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Federica Pellegrini
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Personal information
Full name Federica Pellegrini
Nationality  Italy
Stroke(s) Freestyle
Club C.C. Aniene
Date of birth 5 August 1988 (1988-08-05) (age 21)
Place of birth Mirano, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)

Federica Pellegrini (born 5 August 1988) is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she is currently the women's 200 m freestyle (long course and short course) and 400 m (long course) freestyle world record holder. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Pellegrini became the first woman ever to breach the 4 minute barrier in 400 m freestyle with the time 3:59.15. Pellegrini is the first female Olympic champion in the history of Italian swimming; she is also the only Italian swimmer to have set world records in more than one event.

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Medals and world records

Pellegrini's first international podium was at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle at the age of 16, becoming the youngest athlete to have ever won an Olympic medal in an individual event in the history of Italian sports.

Pellegrini's first long course gold medal came at the 2008 European Championships in Eindhoven, where she won the 400 m freestyle setting a world record (4:01.53).

At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, she arrived as the world-record holder and favourite for the gold medal in the 400 m freestyle, but only finished 5th in the final. On the same day, she recovered from the disappointment setting a world record in the heats of the 200 m freestyle; in the final, she broke her own world record (1:54.82) and won her first Olympic gold medal.

Pellegrini proved her strength also in short course events at the 2008 European SC Championships in Rijeka when she won the gold medal in the 200 m freestyle at world-record pace (1:51.85).

At the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Pellegrini broke the world record in the 400 m freestyle with a time of 4:00.41 to better Joanne Jackson's record of 4:00.66.[4]

At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Pellegrini broke the world record again in the 400 m freestyle with a time of 3:59.15, winning the gold medal and in doing so becoming the first female swimmer to break the 4 minute barrier in the event.

Personal bests

She currently holds 3 world records (WR), 3 European records (ER) and 10 Italian records (IR). Her personal bests (as of the 30 July 2009) are:

Event Long course (year) Short course (year)
50 m freestyle 25.47 (2004) 25.02 (2004)
100 m freestyle 53.55 (2009) IR 53.89 (2003)
200 m freestyle 1:52.98 (2009) WR 1:51.85 (2008) WR
400 m freestyle 3:59.15 (2009) WR 3:59.96 (2006)
800 m freestyle 8:29.01 (2007) 8:21.68 (2007)
100 m backstroke 1:00.07 (2009)
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:38.88 (2008) IR
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:40.42 (2008) IR 3:39.18 (2006) IR
4×200 m freestyle relay 7:49.76 (2008) ER 7:50.39 (2006) IR
4×50 m medley relay 1:47:05 (2008) IR
4×100 m medley relay 4:04.90 (2008) IR

References

  1. ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/117BySport.html. Retrieved 2007-07-22.  
  2. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Montreal_2005/results/sw.php. Retrieved 2007-06-09.  
  3. ^ "12th FINA World Championships". http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Melbourne_2007/results/swimming.php. Retrieved 2007-06-09.  
  4. ^ http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21514.asp#RT

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Records
Preceded by
Germany Franziska Van Almsick		 Women's 200 metre freestyle
world record holder (long course)
27 March 2007 – 28 March 2007		 Succeeded by
France Laure Manaudou
Preceded by
France Laure Manaudou		 Women's 200 metre freestyle
world record holder (long course)
11 August 2008 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
France Coralie Balmy		 Women's 200 metre freestyle
world record holder (short course)
14 December 2008 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
United Kingdom Joanne Jackson		 Women's 400 metre freestyle
world record holder (long course)
27 June 2009 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Olympic Champions in Women's 200 m Freestyle

1968: Debbie Meyer | 1972: Shane Gould | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Barbara Krause | 1984: Mary Wayte | 1988: Heike Friedrich | 1992: Nicole Haislett | 1996: Claudia Poll | 2000: Susie O'Neill | 2004: Camelia Potec | 2008: Federica Pellegrini
World Long Course Champions in Women's 200 m Freestyle

 1973: Keena Rothhammer (USA)  •  1975: Shirley Babashoff (USA)  •  1978: Cynthia Woodhead (USA)  •  1982: Annemarie Verstappen (NED)  •  1986: Heike Friedrich (GDR)  •  1991: Hayley Lewis (USA)  •  1994: Franziska Van Almsick (GER)  •  1998: Claudia Poll (CRC)  •  2001: Giaan Rooney (AUS)  •  2003: Alena Popchanka (BLR)  •  2005: Solenne Figues (FRA)  •  2007: Laure Manaudou (FRA)  •  2009: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
World Long Course Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

 1973: Heather Greenwood (USA)  •  1975: Shirley Babashoff (USA)  •  1978: Tracey Wickham (AUS)  •  1982: Carmela Schmidt (USA)  •  1986: Heike Friedrich (GDR)  •  1991: Janet Evans (USA)  •  1994: Ahiua Yang (CHN)  •  1998: Chen Yan (CHN)  •  2001: Yana Klochkova (BLR)  •  2003: Hannah Stockbauer (GER)  •  2005: Laure Manaudou (FRA)  •  2007: Laure Manaudou (FRA)  •  2009: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
European Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

1927: Maria Braun (NED) • 1931: Maria Braun (NED) • 1934: Rie Mastenbroek (NED) • 1938: Ragnhild Hveger (DEN) • 1947: Karen Margrete Harup (DEN) • 1950: Grete Andersen (DEN) • 1954: Agata Sebö (HUN) • 1958: Jans Koster (NED) • 1962: Adrie Lasterie (NED) • 1966: Claude Mandonnaud (FRA) • 1970: Elke Sehmisch (GDR) • 1972: Angela Franke (GDR) • 1977: Petra Thümer (GDR) • 1981: Ines Diers (GDR) • 1983: Astrid Strauss (GDR) • 1985: Astrid Strauss (GDR) • 1987: Heike Friedrich (GDR) • 1989: Anke Möhring (GDR) • 1991: Irene Dalby (NOR) • 1993: Dagmar Hase (GER) • 1995: Franziska van Almsick (GER) • 1997: Dagmar Hase (GER) • 1999: Camelia Potec (ROM) • 2000: Yana Klochkova (UKR) • 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) • 2004: Laure Manaudou (FRA) • 2006: Laure Manaudou (FRA) • 2008: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
European Short Course Champions in Women's 200 m Freestyle

 1996 – 2001: Martina Moravcová (SVK)  •  2002: Alena Popchanka (BLR)  •  2003: Melanie Marshall (GBR)  •  2004: Josefin Lillhage (SWE)  •  2005: Josefin Lillhage (SWE) & Federica Pellegrini (ITA)  •  2006: Alena Popchanka (FRA)  •  2007: Josefin Lillhage (SWE)  •  2008 – 2009: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)
Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 200 m Freestyle

 1979: Annelies Maas (NED) •  1981: Jill Sterkel (USA) •  1983: Irina Laricheva (URS) •  1985: Conny van Bentum (NED) •  1987: Noemi Lung (ROM) •  1991: Karen Kraemer (USA) •  1993: Heike Lünenschloss (GER) •  1995: Lisa Jacob (USA) •  1997: Martina Moravcová (SVK) •  1999: Kim Black (USA) •  2001: Camelia Potec (ROM) •  2003: Yana Klochkova (UKR) •  2005: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) •  2007: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) •  2009: Sara Isakovič (SLO)
Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

 1959: Ludmila Kottková (TCH) •  1961: Hilda Zeier (YUG) •  1963: Ursel Brunner (FRG) •  1965: Hilda Zeier (YUG) •  1967: Linda Gustavson (USA) •  1970: Evelyn Kossner (USA) •  1973: Ann Simmons (USA) •  1977: Bonnie Glasgow (USA) •  1979: Corrina Weinkofsky (USA) •  1981: Kim Linehan (USA) •  1983: Irina Laricheva (URS) •  1985: Patty Sabo (USA) •  1987: Noemi Lung (ROM) •  1991: Trish Noall (CAN) •  1993: Sandra Cam (BEL) •  1995: Emily Peters (USA) •  1997: Eri Yamanoi (JPN) •  1999: Hana Černá (CZE) •  2001: Camelia Potec (ROM) •  2003: Rebecca Cooke (GBR) •  2005: Camelia Potec (ROM) •  2007: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) •  2009: Kevyn Peterson (CAN)
Mediterranean Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle
1971: Novella Calligaris (ITA) · 1975: Eleonora Pandini (ITA) · 1979: Roberta Felotti (ITA) · 1983: Sofia Dara (GRE) · 1987: Tanya Vannini (ITA) · 1991: Cristina Sossi (ITA) · 1993: Audrey Astruc (FRA) · 1997: Laura Roca (ESP) · 2001: Anja Čarman (SLO) · 2005: Laure Manaudou (FRA) · 2009: Federica Pellegrini (ITA)







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