Tag: Federica Pellegrini
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Federica Pellegrini for Yamamay photoshoot
The queen of Italian swimming is the new testimonial for the Italian underwear brand Yamamay, chosen as an icon of tenacity and determination, qualities you need to succeed during tough swimming training, but also of style and sensuality. Gianluigi Cimmino, head of Inticom Spa, which owns the Yamamay brand, says, “This successful athlete and woman…
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Camille Muffat sets 400 free textile record at French Olympic Trials
At the French Olympic Trials today, Camille Muffat set a new French national in the women’s 400 meter freestyle, with a time of 4:01.13 besting Laure Manaudou’s 4:02.13 from the European Championships in 2006, and the world textile record of 4:01.97 set by Federica Pellegrini at the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. She and Coralie Balmy…
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Trofeo Nuotatori Milanesi 2012
A lot of famous faces in this high quality video from the 2° Trofeo Città di Milano, February 3rd to 5th 2012, including Federica pellegrini, Filippo Magnini, Massimiliano Rosolino and Milorad Cavic. See results on nuotatorimilanesi.it.
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Pellegrini and others want Italian Premier to back Rome 2020 Olympic bid
Sixty of Italy’s elite athletes are appealing Premier Mario Monti to give the government’s support behind the Rome 2020 Olympic bid for the summer Games, with the Italian economic crisis as main obstacle to gaining full support. Read SportsFeatures.com.
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Colors 77 – Federica Pellegrini
A bit old video here, but interesting. Dad sounds like a swell guy, making her swim farther out into the sea than she dared. Colors 77 – Federica Pellegrini from bryce licht on Vimeo.
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Pellegrini selects Claudio Rossetto as her London 2012 coach
The Italian Swimming Federation (FIN) announced yesterday evening following a meeting between Federica Pellegrini and national swimming team coaches that her new coach will be the same as Magnini’s, and that her preparation for the London 2012 Olympics starts with a 20 day long altitude camp in Flagstaff, Arizona on January 8. After the training…
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Federica Pellegrini is the AIPS Europe 2011 Female Athlete of the Year
The International Sports Press Association AIPS announced Monday that Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and Italy’s champion swimmer Federica Pellegrini have won the AIPS Europe 2011 Athletes of the Year Awards. Pellegrini won the women’s Evgen Bergant Trophy with a convincing 71 votes ahead of Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova (50 votes) and Norways ski…
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CONI president Petrucci (now) praises Pellegrini
You might remember the story about Italy’s olympic committee president, Gianni Petrucci, mocking Federica Pellegrini for declining to be flag bearer at the London 2012 opening ceremony because of competition the day after, calling her immature and saying “to carry the flag is not the Way of the Cross”. Well, they’ve made up since then,…
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Pellegrini disappointed of her Szczecin form, blames coach Bonifacenti
Wow, Italy’s star swimmer Federica Pellegrini has certainly taken off her gloves here on her blog, blaming now former coach Federico Bonifacenti (who according to other news dumped her) for her poor form at the Szczecin 2011 Europan Short Course Championships. And boyfriend Magnini agrees, that “I think it’s offensive both for me and for…