Bio Athlete

date of birth: august 5, 1988/ from: mirano, venezia/ sport: swimming

federica pellegrini

biography

honors

"In Italy there is a need to change the vision of sport: it is not only and always football, football, football."

>In 2004, she won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle, becoming at the time the youngest Italian athlete to stand on an individual Olympic podium.>In 2008, at the Beijing Games, she won the gold medal in the same race, giving Italy the first women's Olympic success in the history of swimming.>She was world champion in the 200 metre and 400 metre freestyle in both 2009 and 2011.

16

At

>In 2004, she won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle>In 2008, at the Beijing Games, she won the gold medal in the same race>She was world champion in the 200 metre and 400 metre freestyle in both 2009 and 2011.