Guilherme Augusto Guido (born 12 February 1987) is a Brazilian

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who specializes in sprint events. He was twice a finalist in the 100 metre backstroke at World Championships When Guido was young, he was a big rival of

César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho (, born 10 January 1987) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint events. He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, having obtained three Olympic medals, winning six individual World ...

. In the tournaments in the region of

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, Guido used to beat Cielo in freestyle, while Cielo won the backstroke, until the age of 15 when Cielo decided to dedicate himself to freestyle, and the situation was reversed. Guilherme Guido focused on backstroke, and today both he and Cielo are great Brazilian and South American swimmers. He is a member of the London Roar team, competing in Season 2 of the International Swimming League (ISL). The ISL is an annual professional swimming league featuring a team-based competition format with fast-paced race sessions. Ten teams featuring the world’s best swimmers will compete for the ISL title in 2020.

International career

2004

At 17 years old, Guido participated in his first major international tournament, the

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, in the city of Indianapolis, in October 2004. He finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley, breaking the South American record with a time of 3:33.02, along with

, Kaio Almeida and Eduardo Fischer. He also finished 13th in the 100-metre backstroke, 18th in the 50-metre backstroke and dropped the 200-metre backstroke.

2006

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

2008

At the

2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 9th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m) were held at the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, United Kingdom 9–13 April 2008. The United States topped the medal table with 10 gold medals, though host team Great Britain took home the mos ...

, he went to the 100-metre backstroke final, finishing in 7th place. Also ranked 10th in the 50-metre backstroke, dropped the 200-metre backstroke and was a finalist in the 4×100-metre medley ending in 6th. In 2008 already held the South American record in the 50-meter backstroke Olympic pool, with 25.10 seconds. In May, he improved his record to 25.04 seconds. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Guido finished 20th in the Men's 100 metre backstroke and 14th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay.

2009

On May 7, 2009, at the

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, Guido got the fifth fastest time in history in the 50-metre backstroke, with 24.71 seconds. At the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...

, 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. 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. On September 6, 2009, Guido broke the South American record for 100-meter backstroke, which was already his: 53.24 seconds. On 21 November 2009, he broke the South American record for 100-meter backstroke in a short course: 49.63 seconds. On 22 November 2009, he broke the South American record for 50-meter backstroke in a short course: 23.39 seconds, beating the Venezuelan Albert Subirats's time of 23.72 seconds.

2010

At the

2010 South American Games The IX South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') was a multi-sport event held between 19 and 30 March 2010 in Medellín, Colombia. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Org ...

, in

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, Guido won three gold medals in the 50-metre and 100-metre backstroke, and in the 4×100-metre medley. He was at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in

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, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre medley, 8th in the 50-metre backstroke, and 8th in the 100-metre backstroke. At the

2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15–19 December 2010. This swimming-only championships took place in the Dubai Sports Complex; all events were swum in a 25-meter ( short-course) p ...

, Guido, along with

, Felipe França and Kaio Almeida, hit the South American record of 4×100-metre medley with 3:23.12 time, getting the bronze medal. He also went to the 50-metre backstroke final, finishing in 6th place, and the 100-metre backstroke final, getting in 8th

2011

He was at the

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, in

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, where he finished 19th in the 50-metre backstroke, 27th in the 100-metre backstroke and 14th in the 4×100-metre medley. At the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

, Guido won gold in the 4×100-metre medley and bronze in 100-metre backstroke.

2012

In August 2012, he 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. In November, broke the record again: 23.18 seconds. On 7 November 2012, he broke the South American record for 50-meter backstroke in a short course: 23.18 seconds. At the

2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) was held in Istanbul, Turkey on 12–16 December 2012. This swimming-only championships took place in the Sinan Erdem Dome; all events were swum in a 25-meter ( short-course) pool. The United S ...

, Guido won the bronze medal in the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 50.50 seconds. He also finished in 4th place in 50-metre backstroke and the 4×100-metre medley.

2014

At the

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, Australia, he finished 4th in the 4x100-metre medley relay, along with Marcelo Chierighini, Felipe França and Thiago Pereira, and 8th in the 100-metre backstroke. At the

2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) were held in Doha, Qatar on 3–7 December 2014. The Hamad Aquatic Centre in the Aspire Zone hosted the event. Host selection On 14 December 2010, FINA announced that Catania, Italy would host the ...

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, Guido won a gold medal in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, formed by Guido,

Felipe França Silva Felipe Alves França da Silva (born 14 May 1987) is a Brazilian breaststroke swimmer, who competed for his country in three Olympic Games. He started swimming at Esporte Clube União Suzano when he was just three years old. At age 13, he became t ...

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and

, considered the "Dream Team" by Cielo (formed only by medalists or world champions in their respective individual events). Brazil won the gold shattering the world record with a time of 1:30.51. On December 7, Guido won his second gold in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, along with

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, with a time of 3:21.14, South American record. Guido also finished 5th in the Men's 100 metre backstroke and 9th in the Men's 50 metre backstroke.

2015

At the

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, Canada, Guido won the gold medal in the 4×100-metre medley relay, where he broke the Pan American Games record with a time of 3:32.68, along with

Marcelo Chierighini Marcelo Chierighini (born 15 January 1991) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer. In the 100 metre freestyle, he was an Olympic finalist at the Rio 2016 Games, and four times in a row a finalist at the World Championships in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 20 ...

and Arthur Mendes. Guido opened the relay with a time of 53.12, a new Pan Am Games and South American record in the 100-metre backstroke. Before, he had already won a silver medal in the 100-metre backstroke. At the

2015 World Aquatics Championships The 16th FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. T ...

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, Guido finished 14th in the Men's 100 metre backstroke. He went to the semifinals but made only a time of 53.88, far below his South American record of 53.12 obtained at the Pan American Games a few days before. In the Men's 50 metre backstroke, he finished 16th in the Heats, tied with Spanish Miguel Ortiz-Cañavate with a time of 25.29. It was established that there would be a swim-off between them; however, Guido chose not to swim the race, preferring to rest and focus on the 4 × 100 medley relay. He also finished 10th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay. At the Open tournament held in Palhoça, Guido broke the South American record in the 100-metre backstroke with a time of 53.08.

2016

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Guido finished 6th in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, and 14th in the Men's 100 metre backstroke.

2017

At the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

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, in the Men's 100 metre backstroke, he went to the first World Championship individual final of his career, finishing in 7th place. He also finished 12th in the Men's 50 metre backstroke, and 5th In the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, along with Henrique Martins, João Gomes Júnior and

2018

At the 2018 José Finkel Trophy in São Paulo, Brazil, he broke the South American record of 50-meter backstroke (22.68 seconds) and 100-meter backstroke (49.62 seconds) in short course. At the

2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) were held from 11 to 16 December 2018 in Hangzhou, China. These championships featured swimming events in a 25-meter ( short-course) pool. Medal table Results Men's events Women's events ...

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, China, Guido won a bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay, along with

, Felipe Lima and

. In the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, he finished 4th. In the Men's 50 metre backstroke, he finished 5th, just 0,03 seconds to win a bronze medal. In the Men's 100 metre backstroke, he broke two times the South American record in short course: 49.57 at heats and 49.45 at semifinals, finishing 5th in the final.

2019

At the

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, he reached his second World Championships final in the Men's 100 metre backstroke, finishing 7th. Guido broke the South American record at heats, with a time of 52.95. He was the first South American to swim the race under 53 seconds. In the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, he finished 6th, helping Brazil qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He also finished 9th in the Men's 50 metre backstroke. At the

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held in

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, he won a gold medal in the Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay, and a silver medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay and in the Men's 100 metre backstroke.

Personal bests

Guilherme Guido is the current holder, or former holder, of the following records: Long Course (50 meters): * Former South American record holder of the 50m backstroke: 24.49, time obtained on August 1, 2009 * South American record holder of the 100m backstroke: 52.95, time obtained on July 22, 2019 * South American record holder of the 4 × 100 m medley: 3:29.16, time obtained on August 2, 2009 with

Henrique Barbosa Henrique Ribeiro Marques Barbosa (born July 5, 1984) is an international swimmer from Brazil. Barbosa was born in Belo Horizonte. He has a degree in International relations from the University of California, Berkeley. Inn 2008 Henrique Barbo ...

Gabriel Mangabeira Gabriel Semain Vasconcellos Mangabeira (born 31 January 1982) is a Brazilian competition swimmer who qualified for the men's 100-metre butterfly at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Mangabeira also won a silver medal in ...

and

Short course (25 meters): * South American record holder of the 50m backstroke: 22.55, time obtained on October 26, 2019 * South American record holder of the 100m backstroke: 48.95, time obtained on September 3, 2021 * Former World record holder of the 4x50m medley: 1:30.51, time obtained on December 4, 2014 with

and

* South American record holder of the 4 × 100 m medley: 3:21.14, time obtained on December 7, 2014 with

and

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