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Alessia Filippi

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Alessia Filippi
Filippi at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships.
Personal information
NationalityItalyItaly
Born(1987-06-23)23 June 1987(age 37)
Rome,Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
WebsiteAlessiaFilippi.it
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle,Backstrokeandmedley
ClubAurelia Nuoto
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships (LC) 1 0 1
World Championships (SC) 0 1 0
European Championships (LC) 3 0 2
European Championships (SC) 3 1 2
Mediterranean Games 5 0 3
Total 12 3 8
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 800 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome 800 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai 400 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 4×200 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Helsinki 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Rijeka 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Debrecen 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Rijeka 400 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería 4×100 m medley

Alessia Filippi(born 23 June 1987 inRome)[1]is a retiredItalianswimmer.

Filippi won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships in Rome.

Biography

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Filippi excels inbackstrokeand individual medley races, as well as in middle-distance freestyle (400 to 1500 m).

She won 400 m individual medley at the2006 European Swimming ChampionshipsinBudapest.[2]She also won a bronze medal in the same championship, and a silver medal in the 2006 short-course World Championships.[3]In December 2006 she confirmed her title at the 2006 short-course European Championships inHelsinki.In July 2008 she broke the European record in the 1500 m freestyle[4](long course). After winning two gold medals in the2008 European Aquatics ChampionshipsinEindhovenearlier that year. She became champion in the 400 m individual medley and the 800 m freestyle.[5]

On 12 December 2008, at the2008 European Short Course Swimming Championshipsheld inRijeka,she set the new world record in the 800 m freestyle (short course), with the time of 8:04.53.

Retirement

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On 12 October 2012, at the age of 25 years, she announced herretirementfrom competitions.[6]

Personal bests

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She currently holds 1World record(marked as WR), 3European records(ER) and 12Italian records(IR). Her personal bests (as of the 25 April 2009) are:

Event Long course (year) Short course (year)
200 m freestyle 1:58.42 (2008) 1:59.40 (2008)
400 m freestyle 4:07.15 (2009) 3:59.35 (2008)IR
800 m freestyle 8:17.21 (2009)IR 8:04.53 (2008)WR
1500 m freestyle 15:44.93 (2009)ER 16:14.3 (2006)
100 m backstroke 1:01.52 (2006) 1:01.25 (2006)
200 m backstroke 2:08.44 (2009)IR 2:04.55 (2009)IR
200 m individual medley 2:13.08 (2007) 2:11.69 (2008)
400 m individual medley 4:34.34 (2008)IR 4:26.06 (2008)IR
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:39.18 (2006)IR
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:49.76 (2008)ER 7:50.39 (2006)IR
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:04.90 (2008)IR

See also

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References

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  1. ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Alessia Filippi".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2020.Retrieved22 July2012.
  2. ^LEN: European Championships Budapest (HUN)Retrieved 30 July 2008.
  3. ^"Shanghai 2006 results".Archived fromthe originalon March 6, 2007.Retrieved24 July2007.
  4. ^Italian ChampionshipsRetrieved 30 July 2008.
  5. ^LEN: European Championships Eindhoven (NED)Archived2015-04-02 at theWayback MachineRetrieved 30 July 2008.
  6. ^"Swimming: Alessia Filippi to retire".agi.it. Archived fromthe originalon 18 February 2013.Retrieved13 October2012.
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