Sara Franceschi (born 1 February 1999) is an Italian swimmer. She competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 200 m individual medley and 400 m individual medley.[4][5]

Sara Franceschi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25)
Livorno, Italy[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Italy
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Doha 400 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 400 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 200 m medley
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 400 m medley
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hódmezővásárhely 200 m medley

Career

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On day one of swimming competition at the 2022 Mediterranean Games, held in Oran, Algeria, Franceschi won the gold medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:40.86.[6][7] Three days later, she won her second gold medal of the Games, placing first in the 200 metre individual medley with a time of 2:12.19.[8][9][10] The following month, at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in Rome, she won the bronze medal in the 200 metre individual medley with a time of 2:11.38.[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sara Franceschi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Sara Franceschi". World Aquatics. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Sara Franceschi". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Swimming FRANCESCHI Sara - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Franceschi, Carraro, and Razzetti Bring Italy Up To 13-Strong Olympic Roster". SwimSwam. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. ^ MicroPlus (1 July 2022). "Oran 2022 Swimming: Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results". Oran 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Giochi del Mediterraneo: Sara Franceschi prima col brivido" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  8. ^ Microplus Timing (4 July 2022). "Oran 2022 Swimming: Results 200m Individual Medley Women Final". Oran 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Giochi Mediterranean: nuoto; Italia show con cinque ori" (in Italian). ANSA. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Lisa Angiolini (50 rana), Sara Franceschi (200 mx), Claudio Faraci (200 farfalla) Staffette mix d'oro, Bottazzo, Bianchi Bronzo" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. ^ LEN (16 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Individual Medley Women Final". Microplus. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Europei di nuoto, Sara Franceschi bronzo 200 misti donne" (in Italian). ANSA. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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