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Simona Quadarella

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Simona Quadarella is an Italian swimmer born on 18 December 1998 in Rome who specialises in long distance freestyle events. She won the bronze medal in the 800 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021, and became world champion in the 1500 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, where she also took silver in the 800 metre freestyle. She won the 400, 800 and 1500 metre freestyle golds at the European Aquatics Championships in 2018 and again in 2020, and she holds the European records in the 800 and 1500 metre freestyle, both set in Singapore in 2025. Olympedia also records a gold medal in the 800 metre freestyle at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.

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Birth Year
1998 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 2
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is an Italian swimmer
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1. Olympedia: Simona Quadarella (Olympedia)
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  • Biographical information, birth
    Born 18 December 1998 in Roma, Roma ITA
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Female
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2. Simona Quadarella (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, nationality
    is an Italian swimmer
  • Career, 2017-2018 medals
    Simona Quadarella won 9 international medals in the two-year period 2017-2018 (7 gold and 2 bronze)
  • Plays: Swimming, Lead, sport
    is an Italian swimmer
  • Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games participation
    In July 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were also postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic, she won the bronze medal in the 800 metre freestyle with a time of 8:18.35.
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