Federica Pellegrini

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Federica Pellegrini

Pellegrini in 2009
Personal information
Nickname	la Divina
National team	Italy
Born	(1988-08-05) 5 August 1988 (age 36) Mirano, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Circolo Canottieri Aniene
Coach	Matteo Giunta
Medal record Women's swimming Representing Italy International podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 0 World Championships (LC) 6 4 1 World Championships (SC) 1 2 5 European Championships (LC) 7 6 7 European Championships (SC) 7 4 6 Universiade 2 1 1 Mediterranean Games 2 0 0 Total 26 18 20 By individual race Event 1st 2nd 3rd 200 m freestyle 17 7 1 400 m freestyle 5 2 4 800 m freestyle 1 1 1 Total 23 10 6 By relay race Event 1st 2nd 3rd 4 × 50 m freestyle 1 0 2 4 × 100 m freestyle 0 3 3 4 × 200 m freestyle 2 1 3 4 × 50 m medley 0 1 2 4 × 100 m medley 0 0 2 4 × 50 m mixed freestyle 0 0 1 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle 0 1 1 4 × 200 m mixed freestyle 0 1 0 4 × 100 m mixed medley 0 1 0 Total 3 8 14 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2009 Rome 200 m freestyle 2009 Rome 400 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 200 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 400 m freestyle 2017 Budapest 200 m freestyle 2019 Gwangju 200 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 200 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 200 m freestyle 2015 Kazan 200 m freestyle 2015 Kazan 4 × 200 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2016 Windsor 200 m freestyle 2006 Shanghai 200 m freestyle 2016 Windsor 4 × 100 m freestyle 2006 Shanghai 400 m freestyle 2010 Dubai 400 m freestyle 2014 Doha 4 × 100 m freestyle 2016 Windsor 4 × 50 m freestyle 2018 Hangzhou 4 × 100 m medley European Championships (LC) 2008 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 200 m freestyle 2012 Debrecen 200 m freestyle 2012 Debrecen 4 × 200 m freestyle 2014 Berlin 200 m freestyle 2014 Berlin 4 × 200 m freestyle 2016 London 200 m freestyle 2008 Eindhoven 4 × 100 m freestyle 2016 London 4 × 100 m freestyle 2016 London 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle 2016 London 4 × 100 m mixed medley 2020 Budapest 4 × 200 m mixed freestyle 2020 Budapest 200 m freestyle 2008 Eindhoven 4 × 200 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 800 m freestyle 2012 Debrecen 4 × 100 m freestyle 2014 Berlin 4 × 100 m freestyle 2020 Budapest 4 × 200 m freestyle 2020 Budapest 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle 2020 Budapest 4 × 100 m medley European Championships (SC) 2005 Trieste 200 m freestyle 2008 Rijeka 200 m freestyle 2009 Istanbul 200 m freestyle 2010 Eindhoven 800 m freestyle 2013 Herning 200 m freestyle 2015 Netanya 200 m freestyle 2015 Netanya 4 × 50 m freestyle 2006 Helsinki 400 m freestyle 2007 Debrecen 400 m freestyle 2019 Glasgow 200 m freestyle 2019 Glasgow 4 × 50 m medley 2005 Trieste 400 m freestyle 2008 Rijeka 4 × 50 m medley 2010 Eindhoven 4 × 50 m medley 2011 Szczecin 4 × 50 m freestyle 2013 Herning 400 m freestyle 2017 Copenhagen 4 × 50 m mixed freestyle Universiade 2007 Bangkok 200 m freestyle 2007 Bangkok 400 m freestyle 2007 Bangkok 800 m freestyle 2007 Bangkok 4 × 200 m freestyle Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara 400 m freestyle 2009 Pescara 4 × 100 m freestyle National championships Event 1st 2nd 3rd Absolute 24 6 4 Spring 66 15 9 Winter 39 15 2 Total 129 36 15

Federica Pellegrini Grande Ufficiale OMRI^[1] (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːka pelleˈɡriːni]; born 5 August 1988)^[2] is an Italian retired swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome (long course swimming pool, 50 m), Pellegrini became the first woman ever to break the 4-minute barrier in the 400 m freestyle with a time of 3:59.15.^[3] She also held the women's 200 meters freestyle world record (long course, 50 m).

Pellegrini is the only swimmer − male or female − to have won eight medals in a row in the same event (200 meters freestyle) at the World Championships.^[4][5] She is also the first female Olympic swimming champion from Italy and the only Italian swimmer to have set world records in more than one event. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she became the first female swimmer to qualify for five consecutive Olympic finals in the same specialty (200 m freestyle). She is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).^[6] Pellegrini retired from active competition in 2021. She was nicknamed "La Divina" ("The Divine") by Italian sport journalists.