Plauto Guimarães
Plauto de Barros Guimarães (25 April 1925 – 10 October 1972) was an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in a Summer Olympics for his native country. He was born in São Paulo.[2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Plauto de Barros Guimarães |
| Nationality |  |
| Born | 25 April 1925 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | October 10, 1972 (aged 47)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
He was a member of Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo.[4]
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he swam the 100-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals.[3] He was also ranked to compete in the 4×200-metre freestyle, but at the Brazilian trials, Willy Otto Jordan persuaded the Brazilian principals to make a new classification proof, where Willy took the vacancy of Plauto.[4]
In 1955, he had already retired from swimming.[2]
References
- Plauto Guimarães at Olympedia
- "OUR FASTEST SWIMMER OF THE WORLD - PART I". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- "Sports Reference Profile". Sports Reference. 2013. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- "THE CAREER OF OUR JOHNNY WEISSMULLER - PART II". Best Swimming (in Portuguese). March 20, 2008. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
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