Novella Calligaris, born on 27 December 1954, is a retired Italian swimmer who became the first Italian to win an Olympic medal in swimming. She first swam at the Olympics in 1968 at the age of thirteen, entering the 200, 400 and 800 metre freestyle but going out in the heats. Four years later at the 1972 Summer Olympics she reached the podium in every event she entered, taking silver in the 400 metre freestyle and bronze in both the 800 metre freestyle and the 400 metre individual medley. In 1973 she won the 800 metre freestyle at the first FINA World Championships in Belgrade in a world record time of 8:52.97. Her elder brother Mauro Calligaris also swam at the Olympics. After retiring she coached, including work with the Italian junior national team, and she entered the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Novella Calligaris (born 27 December 1954) is a retired Italian swimmer, and the first Italian to win an Olympic medal in swimming.
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Novella Calligaris (born 27 December 1954) is a retired Italian swimmer
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Her elder brother Mauro Calligaris was also an Olympic swimmer.
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics, she won a medal in every event she competed: a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle, a bronze in the 800 m freestyle, and another bronze in the 400 m individual medley.
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Novella Calligaris (born 27 December 1954) is a retired Italian swimmer, and the first Italian to win an Olympic medal in swimming.
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Novella Calligaris (born 27 December 1954) is a retired Italian swimmer
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Aged 13 Calligaris competed at the 1968 Olympics in the 200 m, 400 m and 800 m freestyle, but was eliminated in the heats of all events.
Competed In: 1972 Summer Olympics, Biography, 1972 Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, she won a medal in every event she competed: a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle, a bronze in the 800 m freestyle, and another bronze in the 400 m individual medley.
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