Guillermo Marro Explained

Guillermo Marro
Fullname:	Guillermo Osvaldo Marro
Nickname:	Magcin, Guille, El Delfin
Sport:	Paralympic swimming
Disability:	Arthrogryposis
Disability Class:	S7
Birth Date:	1 July 1983
Birth Place:	Pergamino, Argentina
Height:	1.69m

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 15 March 2021. Guillermo Marro - IPC Athlete Bio. ipc.infostradasports.com. 15 March 2021. 30 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220630124535/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=681346&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1. dead.
2. Web site: 19 September 2017. Guillermo Marro: a swimmer with no limits (in Spanish). Universidad.
3. Web site: 10 November 2020. Guillermo Marro: I dream of my sixth Paralympic Game in Tokyo (in Spanish). Rugido Sagrado.
4. Web site: 1 September 2016. Marro and his fifth Paralympics (in Spanish). paradeportes.com.
5. Web site: 22 July 2014. Local swimmer makes history. The Drayton Valley Western Review.