Federica Pellegrini

Federica Pellegrini
Pellegrini in 2009
Personal information
Nicknamela Divina
National teamItaly Italy
Born (1988-08-05) 5 August 1988 (age 36)
Mirano, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCircolo Canottieri Aniene
CoachMatteo Giunta
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Italy 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
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2016 Windsor 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Windsor 4 × 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Shanghai 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dubai 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Doha 4 × 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Windsor 4 × 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hangzhou 4 × 100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Budapest 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2012 Debrecen 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2012 Debrecen 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin 4 × 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 4 × 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 4 × 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 4 × 100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 4 × 200 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Debrecen 4 × 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin 4 × 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 4 × 100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Istanbul 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Herning 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Netanya 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Netanya 4 × 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Helsinki 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Debrecen 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow 4 × 50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Trieste 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rijeka 4 × 50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 4 × 50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szczecin 4 × 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Herning 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Copenhagen 4 × 50 m mixed freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok 4 × 200 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 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.

  1. ^ "Pellegrini Sig.ra Federica" (in Italian). Presidency of the Italian Republic. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Federica Pellegrini". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Federica Pellegrini". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Nuoto, Mondiali: Fede nella leggenda: è oro! Settima medaglia mondiale di fila
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2019 Gwangju was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Mrs Federica Pellegrini". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 August 2021.