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  • Federica Pellegrini ‘dumped’ by coach Bonifacenti

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    Warning, my Italian is really lousy (/non-existant), but according to Taiwan News, Federica Pellegrini has split from her coach Federico Bonifacenti, third coach since the death of her former trainer and mentor Alberto Castagnetti in October 2009, adding a quote from her website: “Unfortunately it is not easy to work with me”. Google Translate quotes…

  • Pellegrini, Payne, Lurz and Alex are the 2011 LEN swimmers of the year

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    The European Swimming Federation LEN today announced the 2011 Len Athletes of the Year, elected by representatives of the 51 LEN Member Federations as well as aquatic journalists from all over Europe. In the pool swimming category, the men’s award was decided by a margin of very few votes in favour of Norway’s Alexander Dale…

  • President mocks Pellegrini for declining to be Italy’s London 2012 flag bearer

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    It has not fallen well with the Italian olympic committee that Federica Pellegrini doesn’t want to server as flag bearer for Italy at the London 2012 Games, with the excuse that she doesn’t want to stand in a stadium for up to eight hours the night before her first race. Gazzetta dello Sport reports the…

  • Lucas speaks on silence of Pellegrini, jealousy of Horter

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    Hot gossip here on SwimNews: “Federica Pellegrini has refused to return calls and has not spoken to French coach Philippe Lucas since the last day of her racing schedule at the world championships in Shanghai in July, the coach claims today.” … (Commercial featuring Lucas and something Pellegrini-similar. Was it an omen?)

  • Luca Marin on how Federica Pellegrini split up with him

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    Ouch, a hard moment in Shanghai this summer: “On the day when [Pellegrini] won the 400 freestyle, I rushed to her to talk to her and compliment her. We met in her room, but from her mouth came less than I expected – ‘Luca, I do not love you anymore’. She spoke to me, asking…

  • Busted: Magnini caught kissing with Pellegrini

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    Ouch, read SwimNews.com and see the video below … Former world 100m freestyle champion Filippo Magnini is back in the news after being photographed flirting with Federica Pellegrini at world titles last month. No consequence for the Italian Olympic champion but for Magnini the moment has cost him the woman he might have married. Italian…

  • Adlington vs Pellegrini

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    Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington cracked 4.03 this weekend, winning the British national championships in Manchester with a time of 4:02.84. Speed Endurance Swimming Blog asked if she was the best 400m freestyler in the World, but then Italy’s Federica Pellegrini responds with a sizzling 3:57.89 in the 400 SCM free, breaking the first national records…

  • Pellegrini Sets 200 Freestyle World Record

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    Italy’s Federica Pellegrini improved upon her short course 200 freestyle world record, with a time of 1:51.17 at the 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, where her world record from the European Championships in Rijeka last year was 1:51.85.

  • Pellegrini Sets 400 Freestyle WR

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    Italy’s Federica Pellegrini set a new 400 meter freestyle long course world record today, at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara, with a time of 4:00.41 where Joanne Jackson’s world record from march 2009 was 4:00.66. Read SwimInfo.com