Tag: Federica Pellegrini
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Matteo Giunta on Coaching Federica Pellegrini, the ISL, and the State of Italian Swimming | Inside With Brett Hawke
Matteo Giunta is an Italian National swim coach (C.C. Aniene) and the Head Coach of the Aqua Centurians. After spending a few years coaching for Andrea Di Nino’s ADN Project, he moved to Verona in 2012 to work under Philippe Lucas. This is where he began coaching Federica Pellegrini. A decade later, the two are…
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Slurs Against Federica Pellegrini Daubed at Jesolo Beachfront
A series of vulgar slurs against recently retired Italian swim queen were daubed on signs marking the beginning and end of a stretch of beachfront in the northern resort of Jesolo which has been dedicated to the star who was born in nearby Mirano. The offensive language at Jesolo’s ‘Beachfront of the Stars were removed…
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Olympians and Paralympians Call on World Leaders to Ensure Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines | IOC
In a video produced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), athletes are calling on world leaders and decision-makers to ensure free and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. The call comes a few weeks before the start of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, which will take place from 4 to 20 February. Launched today, the…
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Federica Pellegrini | One of Swimming’s Greatest Careers | Propulsion Swimming
The only swimmer − male or female − to have won eight medals in a row, in the same event at the World Championships, the great Federica Pellegrini has decided to hang up her goggles.
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Women’s 200m Freestyle 🏊♀️ Last 5 Champions
Enjoy this look back at the last 5 Women’s 200m Freestyle winners at the Olympics: Susie O’Neill 🇦🇺 / Sydney 2000 Camelia Potec 🇷🇴 / Athens 2004 Federica Pellegrini 🇮🇹 / Beijing 2008 Allison Schmitt 🇺🇸 / London 2012 Katie Ledecky 🇺🇸 / Rio 2016
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European Aquatics Championships, Budapest (HUN) – Day 11, Summary
New stars on the rise: Seemanova, Glinta, Gonzalez make a splash New faces smiled to the cameras while posing with the respective gold medals: Czech Barbara Seemanova earned a stunning win in the women’s 200m free, followed by Romania’s Robert-Andrei Glinta in the men’s 100m back and Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez in the 200m IM. There…
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Federica Pellegrini Announces She Has Tested Positive For Covid-19 On The Eve Of ISL Season
World 200m freestyle champion Federica Pellegrini has tested positive for Covid-19 with the International Swimming League set to start on Friday in Budapest. The 2008 Olympic gold medallist made the tearful announcement on her Instagram story, saying that she left a training session in Italy on Wednesday in pain and with a developing a sore…
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20 Swimmers You MUST Follow on Instagram | MySwimPro
If you aren’t following these swimmers on Instagram…it’s time to change that! See MySwimPro
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Federica Pellegrini breaks her own World Record at Rome 2009! | FINA World Championships
It was at the 2009 edition of the FINA World Championships in Rome, where multiple WR holder Federica Pellegrini sealed the WR for the 200m Free in a time of 01:52.98. Enjoy her spectacular performance and celebratory smile at the end of the race!