Martina Carraro

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Martina Carraro
Martina Carraro 2015.jpg
Carraro on 2015 Summer Universiade podium of the 50 m breaststroke in Gwangju.
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1993-06-21) 21 June 1993 (age 28)
Genoa, Italy[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubFiamme Azzurre[2]
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (LC) 0 0 1
World Championships (SC) 0 1 2
European Championships (LC) 0 2 2
European Championships (SC) 1 1 2
Universiade 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 0 1 0
Total 1 5 8
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gwangju 100 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2016 Windsor 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hangzhou 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hangzhou 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2019 Glasgow 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Glasgow 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netanya 4×50 m medley
Youth level
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore 50 m breaststroke

Martina Carraro (born 21 June 1993) is an Italian swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke.[3]

She was European champion in short course in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[4]

Career[]

2012-2018[]

In 2012, Carraro moved to Bologna, joining the Swimming Club Azzurra 1991 led by the coach Fabrizio Bastelli.[5] On 9 July 2015, at the 2015 Gwangju Universiade, he sets the Italian record in the long course on 50 meters breaststroke, with a time of 30.89 in the semifinal, improving his previous record of 31.00 set in Rome during the  [it] 2015.[4] Subsequently, she still improves this record during the 2015 Kazan World Championships in heats with a time of 30.83, a record that will be later broken by Arianna Castiglioni.[4]

In 2016 she enlisted in the Fiamme Azzurre Sports Group,[4] than competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

2019-present[]

On 23 July 2019, at the Gwangju World Championships, she won the bronze in the 100 meters, with a time of 1:06.36, behind the American Lilly King and the Russian Julija Efimova.[4] In 2020 she qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] In 2021, she won two bronze medals with the relay team at the Swimming European Championships Hungary 2020.[7]

See also[]

  • 50 m breaststroke - Women long course all-time top 25

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martina Carraro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Fiamme Azzurre - Atleti" (in Italian). polizia.penitenziaria.it. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Swimming CARRARO Martina - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Martina Carraro". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ^ "L'Azzurra corte di Fabrizio Bastelli" (in Italian). .swimbiz.it. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Martina Carraro Sets Italian 100Br Record of 1:05.86 In Riccione". Swimming World News. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Europei. Record di medaglie e trofeo per Nazioni. Butini: "Italia impeccabile"". federnuoto.it. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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