Guilherme Guido

Guilherme Guido

Personal information
Full name	Guilherme Augusto Guido
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1987-02-12) February 12, 1987 Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Backstroke
Medal record World Championships (SC) Bronze 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley Bronze 2012 Istanbul 100 m backstroke Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara 4x100 m medley Bronze 2011 Guadalajara 100 m backstroke South American Games Gold 2010 Medellín 50 m backstroke Gold 2010 Medellín 100 m backstroke Gold 2010 Medellín 4x100 m medley Silver 2006 Buenos Aires 200 m backstroke Bronze 2006 Buenos Aires 100 m backstroke

Guilherme Augusto Guido (born February 12, 1987 in Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian backstroke swimmer who specializes in sprint events.^[1]

When Guido was young, he was a big rival of César Cielo. In the tournaments in the region of Campinas, Guido used to beat Cielo in freestyle, while Cielo won the backstroke, until the age of 15, where Cielo decided to dedicate himself to freestyle and, the situation was reversed. Guilherme Guido focused on backstroke and today both him and Cielo are great Brazilian and South American swimmers.^[2]

International career

2004

At 17 years old, Guido participated in his first major international tournament, the 2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in the city of Indianapolis, in October 2004. He finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley,^[3] breaking the South American record with a time of 3:33.02, along with César Cielo, Kaio Almeida and Eduardo Fischer.^[4] He also finished 13th in the 100-metre backstroke,^[5] 18th in the 50-metre backstroke ^[6] and dropped the 200-metre backstroke.^[7]

2006

At the 2006 South American Games, Guido won a silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke,^[8] and a bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke.^[9]

2008

At the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), he went to the 100-metre backstroke final, finishing in 7th place.^[10] Also ranked 10th in the 50-metre backstroke,^[11] dropped the 200-metre backstroke ^[12] and was a finalist in the 4×100-metre medley ending in 6th.^[13]

In 2008 already held the South American record in the 50-meter backstroke Olympic pool, with 25.10 seconds. In May, improved his record to 25.04 seconds.^[14]

2009

On May 7, 2009, the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Guido got the fifth fastest time in history in the 50-metre backstroke, with a time of 24.71 seconds.^[15]

At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, swam the 50-metre and 100-metre backstroke but did not reach the final. At the 50-metre backstroke, broke the World Championship and South American record with a time of 24.49 seconds, at heats.^[16] He came fourth in the 4×100-metre medley with the Brazil team, in a race where the top four relays beat the world record of the United States from Beijing 2008.^[17][18]

On September 6, 2009, Guido broke the South American record of 100-meter backstroke, which was already his: 53.24 seconds.^[19]

On 21 November 2009, he broke the South American record of 100-meter backstroke in short course: 49.63 seconds.^[20] On 22 November 2009, broke the South American record of 50-meter backstroke in short course: 23.39 seconds, beating the Venezuelan Albert Subirats time, 23.72 seconds.^[21]

2010

At the 2010 South American Games, in Medellín, Guido won three gold medals in the 50-metre^[22] and 100-metre backstroke,^[23] and in the 4×100-metre medley.^[24]

He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley,^[25] 8th in the 50-metre backstroke,^[26] and 8th in the 100-metre backstroke.^[27]

At the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Guido, along with César Cielo, Felipe França and Kaio Almeida, hit the South American record of 4×100-metre medley with 3:23.12 time, getting the bronze medal.^[28] He also went to the 50-metre backstroke final, finishing in 6th place,^[29] and the 100-metre backstroke final, getting in 8th ^[30]

2011

He was at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, in Shanghai, where he finished 19th in the 50-metre backstroke,^[31] 27th in the 100-metre backstroke ^[32] and 14th in the 4×100-metre medley.^[33]

At the 2011 Pan American Games, Guido won gold in the 4×100-metre medley ^[34] and bronze in 100-metre backstroke.^[35]

2012

In August 2012, broke the short-course South American record in 50-metre backstroke, which was already his: 23.31 seconds. His previous mark was 23.39 seconds.^[36] In November, broke the record again: 23.18 seconds.^[37]

At the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Guido won the bronze medal at the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 50.50 seconds.^[38] He also finished in 4th place in 50-metre backstroke ^[39] and the 4×100-metre medley.^[40]

See also

• Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
• List of South American records in swimming
• List of Brazilian records in swimming

References

External links

• NBC profile

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