Guillermo Marro

Guillermo Marro

Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Osvaldo Marro
Nickname(s)	Magcin, Guille, El Delfin
Born	(1983-07-01) 1 July 1983 Pergamino, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Argentina
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Arthrogryposis
Disability class	S7
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing Argentina Paralympic Games Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 100m backstroke S7 Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Men's 100m backstroke S7 Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100m backstroke S7 World Championships Silver medal – second place 2006 Durban Men's 100m backstroke S7 Bronze medal – third place 2002 Mar del Plata Men's 100m backstroke S7 Parapan American Games Gold medal – first place 2003 Mar del Plata Men's 50m freestyle S7 Gold medal – first place 2003 Mar del Plata Men's 100m backstroke S7 Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Men's 100m backstroke S7 Silver medal – second place 2003 Mar del Plata Men's 50m butterfly S7 Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Men's 100m backstroke S7

Guillermo Osvaldo Marro (born 1 July 1983) is an Argentine Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite events. He specialises in backstroke swimming. He is a triple Paralympic medalist, double World medalist and a triple Parapan American Games champion. He is highly regarded as Argentina's most successful Paralympic swimmer. In 2014, Marro became the first Argentine Paralympic swimmer to cross the English Channel, he completed the swimming course in over fourteen hours. He swam as part of a team with Scott Patterson and Pedro Rangel who were double leg amputees, Moises Fuentes who is a paraplegic and Enrique Guerrero who has a below the knee amputation.