Guilherme Roth dos Santos (born 11 October 1982 in

Caxias do Sul Caxias do Sul (), is a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil, situated in the state's mountainous Serra Gaúcha region. It was established by Italian immigrants on June 20, 1890. Today it is the second largest city in the state of Rio Gr ...

) is a Brazilian competitive

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He swam at the

2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The ninth edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in 2002 in Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama, Japan, from August 24–29. One world record A world record is usually th ...

, where he finished 4th in the 4×100-metre freestyle, and 14th in the 50-metre freestyle. At the

2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The 8th FINA World Swimming Championships ( 25 m) swam April 5–9, 2006 at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities o ...

, in

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, he was a finalist in the 4×100-metre freestyle, finishing 5th, and in the 50-metre freestyle, finishing 8th. He also ranked 19th in the 100-metre freestyle, and 9th in the 4×100-metre medley. He joined the Brazilian national delegation who attended 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 ...

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, where he competed in the 4×100-metre freestyle, along with

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 ...

, Fernando Silva and

Nicolas Oliveira Nicolas Nilo César de Oliveira (born 4 August 1987) is a Brazilian former freestyle swimmer who specialized in sprint events. International career 2006–2008 Oliveira swam at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, where he finished ...

. The team finished the final in fourth place, with a time of 3:10.80, South American record. 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 Organi ...

, Roth won the silver medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle. Participating in 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 St ...

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, he went to the 4×100-metre medley final, finishing 4th, and the 4×100-metre freestyle final, finishing 6th. He was also 15th in the 100-metre freestyle.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roth, Guilherme 1982 births Living people People from Caxias do Sul Brazilian male freestyle swimmers South American Games silver medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Sportspeople from Rio Grande do Sul 21st-century Brazilian people 20th-century Brazilian people