René Cavalero
René Cavalero was a French swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships.
Career
He finished fourth in the same event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.He also played water polo with the team Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille.
Cavalero-Champion company
In 1941, he invented the underwater speargun Champion, which soon became popular and was produced by his company Cavalero; its U. S. Cavalero Corp. branch was registered in 1975 in California.The image on the right illustrates three models of swimming fins manufactured by the company during the 1950s and the 1960s:
- A. Newer black Cavalero-Champion Super Hydro swimming fins with closed heels and open toes.
- B. Older black Cavalero-Champion Hydromatic swimming fins with closed heels and toes.
- C. Newer yellow Cavalero-Champion Hydromatic swimming fins with closed heels and toes.
After several decades of competition the company was absorbed by Beuchat in 1992.