Federica Pellegrini is an Italian former competitive swimmer born August 5, 1988, in Mirano, Italy, who won Olympic gold in the 200 meter freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Games after taking silver in the event in 2004. She won six long course World Championship gold medals in the 200 meter freestyle plus four more across other events and relays, and in 2009 became the first woman to swim the 400 meter freestyle under four minutes, at one point holding the 200 meter freestyle world record. She was the only swimmer of either sex to win eight consecutive world championship medals in the same event and the first woman to reach five consecutive Olympic finals in one specialty, retiring from competition in 2021.
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Career HighlightWon a gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and in 2009 became the first woman to break four minutes in the 400 meter freestyle. 1 Classification
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What was Federica Pellegrini's nickname?
Italian sports journalists called her La Divina, meaning The Divine.
Italian sports journalists nicknamed Pellegrini La Divina, meaning The Divine. She kept the nickname through a career that ended with her retirement from active competition in 2021.
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Federica Pellegrini (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːka pelleˈɡriːni]; born 5 August 1988) is an Italian retired swimmer.
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August 5, 1988
Introduction
Federica Pellegrini (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːka pelleˈɡriːni]; born 5 August 1988) is an Italian retired swimmer.
Introduction
A native of Mirano, in the former province of Venice (Metropolitan City of Venice since 2015), 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.
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Federica Pellegrini (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːka pelleˈɡriːni]; born 5 August 1988) is an Italian retired swimmer.
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
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).
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