User:Federicobicelli/sandbox
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 february 1999 (age 25) Brescia, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S7, SB6, SM7 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Federico Bicelli (born 5 February 1999 in Brescia) is European Paralympic swimming champion and swims in the Italian national swimming team.
Biography[edit]
Born in Brescia, Federico is suffering from a spinal cord injury, called spina bifida, which is why he approached swimming from an early age. Federico graduated in 2017 from the Abba Ballini commercial technical institute, now he attends the second year at the Catholic university with a computer address. Competitive swimming began in 2009 with the Polisportiva Bresciana No Frontiere sector Paralympic swimming. Specialized in 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle.
In 2017 he participated in the European youth championships in Genoa, winning a gold medal in the 100 backstrokes, a silver medal in the 400 freestyle and a bronze medal in the 100 freestyle.
In 2018 he participated in the European Championship in Dublin winning a gold medal in the 100 freestyle, a silver medal in the 100 backstroke, a bronze medal in the 50 freestyle and finally a gold medal in the relay 4X100 mixed.
In 2019 he won a gold medal in the 100 freestyle at the Settecolli Trophy in Rome and participated in the London World Championship winning a silver medal in the mixed 4x100 relay, freestyle fraction. />