Antonio Fantin
Antonio Fantin (born 3 August 2001) is an Italian swimmer who competes in Paralympic S5 and SM5 (individual medley) events.[1]
Fantin is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[2]
Career history
Fantin began swimming at age four in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. He came to international attention when he competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships, at the age of 16, winning the 400 metres freestyle S6 category.[3]
The following year Fantin was reclassified as S5, and represented Italy again at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships in Dublin, Ireland. Fantin won 4 gold medals, and six medals in all, to make the top 5 individual performances of the meet.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Antonio Fantin, bio, from Paralympic.org
- ^ "Nuoto paralimpico: 21 medaglie mondiali per le Fiamme oro" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "14 risultati per "ANTONIO FANTIN"". ilgazzettino.it. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
External links
- Antonio Fantin at Paralympic.org
- Antonio Fantin at the Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian)
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Italian male swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers of Italy
- S5-classified Paralympic swimmers
- S6-classified Paralympic swimmers
- Swimmers of Fiamme Oro
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Italy
- Paralympic silver medalists for Italy
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Paralympic athletes of Fiamme Gialle
- 21st-century Italian people