Alessia Filippi
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| Nationality |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1987 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | AlessiaFilippi.it | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, Backstroke and medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Aurelia Nuoto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alessia Filippi (born 23 June 1987 in Rome)[1] is a retired Italian swimmer.
Filippi won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships in Rome.
Biography
[edit]Filippi excels in backstroke and individual medley races, as well as in middle-distance freestyle (400 to 1500 m).
She won 400 m individual medley at the 2006 European Swimming Championships in Budapest.[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 in Helsinki. In July 2008 she broke the European record in the 1500 m freestyle[4] (long course). After winning two gold medals in the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven earlier that year. She became champion in the 400 m individual medley and the 800 m freestyle.[5]
On 12 December 2008, at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships held in Rijeka, she set the new world record in the 800 m freestyle (short course), with the time of 8:04.53.
Retirement
[edit]On 12 October 2012, at the age of 25 years, she announced her retirement from competitions.[6]
Personal bests
[edit]She currently holds 1 World record (marked as WR), 3 European records (ER) and 12 Italian 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
[edit]- Italian swimmers multiple medalists at the international competitions
- World record progression 800 metres freestyle
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alessia Filippi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ LEN: European Championships Budapest (HUN) Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on March 6, 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
- ^ Italian Championships Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ LEN: European Championships Eindhoven (NED) Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 July 2008.
- ^ "Swimming: Alessia Filippi to retire". agi.it. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
External links
[edit]- Alessia Filippi at World Aquatics
- Alessia Filippi at SwimRankings.net
- Alessia Filippi at Olympics.com
- Alessia Filippi at Olympedia
- Alessia Filippi at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Swimmers from Rome
- Italian female medley swimmers
- Italian female freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for Italy
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- World record setters in swimming
- Italian female backstroke swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in swimming
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Swimmers at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming
- 21st-century Italian sportswomen