Plauto de Barros Guimarães (25 April 1925 – 10 October 1972) was an

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swimmer from Brazil, who participated in a

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for his native country. He was born in São Paulo. He was a member of Esporte Clube Pinheiros, São Paulo. At the

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in London, he swam the 100-metre freestyle, not reaching the finals. 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. In 1955, he had already retired from swimming.

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1925 births 1972 deaths Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Brazil Brazilian male freestyle swimmers Swimmers from São Paulo 20th-century Brazilian sportspeople {{Brazil-swimming-bio-stub