Federica Pellegrini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Federica Pellegrini

Italian swimmer

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1988

Place of Birth: Mirano, Veneto, Italy

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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Federica Pellegrini (Italian pronunciation: [fede'ri?ka pelle'gri?ni]; born 5 August 1988) is an Italian swimmer.
A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she holds the women's 200 m freestyle world record (long course), and won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Pellegrini became the first woman ever to break the 4 minute barrier in the 400 m freestyle with a time of 3:59.15.Pellegrini is the only swimmer - male or female - to have won eight medals in a row in the same event (200 meters freestyle) at the World Championships.
She is also the first female Olympic champion in the history of Italian swimming and the only Italian swimmer to have set world records in more than one event.