Federica Pellegrini

European Championship Start Lists Posted

Katinka Hosszu is one of the few swimmers entered in a full schedule at this week’s European Championships.

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Thorpe Goes 50.84 in First Long Course Race Since Return

Australia’s Ian Thorpe, who is swimming his first long course meet this weekend in Italy, marked a 50.84 to take…

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Thorpe to Make Long Course Debut in Italy on Friday

And at long last, tomorrow we will see Ian Thorpe debut his new, hopefully improved, and older long course freestyle…

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Belmonte-Garcia Takes Win 3; Tons of National Records Go Down On Day 3 of Euro's

The men’s 1500 free was a barn-burner of a race to kick off the 3rd session of the 2011 European…

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Pellegrini, Magnini Headline Italian European SC Champs Squad

The Italians will be sending a large, and largely complete, squad to the 2011 European Short Course Championships from December…

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LEN Shortlists Swimmer of the Year Candidates

LEN, or the Ligue Europeenne de Natation, has shortlisted the top contenders for European Swimmer of the Year award that…

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Federica Chooses Federico to Be her Main Man on Deck

Italian double-World-Champion Federica Pellegrini has named her new coach to be Federico Bonifacenti, with whom she had formerly worked while…

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Federica Pellegrini Again Searching For a New Coach

Italian superstar Federica Pellegrini, who won two gold medals in the 200 and 400 freestyles at the Shanghai World Championships,…

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World Champs Day 4 Swim of the Day: Federica Pellegrini's 200 Free Takes It By a Tweet

There were lots of excellent swims on day 4 of the World Championships. Phelps broke through with his first gold…

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5 Things to Watch for on Day 4 of the World Championships

Day 4 at the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships – Pool Swimming – will feature another very light preliminary schedule. The…

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Shanghai 2011 Day 3 Prelims: Phelps Wins Slow Heat, Takes 11th Seed in 200 Fly; Clary Takes 4th

Men’s 50 breaststroke prelims Felipe Da Silva has improved his skills in the 100 breaststroke, but that hasn’t hurt his…

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Race of the Day: James Magnussen/Australian 400 Free Relay; [Link to Video]

With only four finals on the first evening session, it might seem like there was a derth of candidates for…

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Shanghai 2011: Women's Freestyle, Backstroke, and IM Predictions

As the 2011 FINA World Championships looms now only a week away (with the swimming portion beginning a week later…

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Globe-Trotting the 2011 World Championship Trials

With the majority of the Spring National Championship season over around the World (of course, the US doesn’t have a…

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Pellegrini Wins Fourth Title, Youth Rules on Final Day in Italy

A great Italian Spring Nationals meet came to a bit of an anti-climactic close on the final day, with only…

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