Simona Quadarella

Simona Quadarella (born 18 December 1998) is an Italian swimmer. She specializes in long distance freestyle events, and at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, won a gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle, and a silver medal in the 800 m freestyle.[1]

Simona Quadarella
Simona Quadarella with her gold medal won at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998
Rome, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubFiamme Rosse
Canottieri Aniene
CoachChristian Minotti
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (LC) 1 1 1
World Championships (SC) 0 1 0
European Championships (LC) 3 0 0
European Championships (SC) 2 0 1
Total 6 2 2
Representing  Italy
World Championships (LC)
2019 Gwangju1500 m freestyle
2019 Gwangju800 m freestyle
2017 Budapest1500 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
2018 Hangzhou800 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
2018 Glasgow400 m freestyle
2018 Glasgow800 m freestyle
2018 Glasgow1500 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
2019 Glasgow400 m freestyle
2019 Glasgow800 m freestyle
2017 Copenhagen800 m freestyle

Biography

She competed in the women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships,[2][3] winning the bronze medal.[4] After her international explosion, which took place in 2017 at the age of 19, Simona Quadarella won 9 international medals in the two-year period 2017-2018 (7 gold and 2 bronze), including a trio of gold medals at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships in 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle.[5] Than in July 2019, Quadarella won her first world title at the World Championships in Gwangju, taking gold in the 1500 m in a time of 15:40.89.[1] She also won a silver medal in the 800 m race in a time of 8:14.99.

National records

International medals
Championship 400 free 800 free 1500 free
WC 2017
Universiade 2017
EC 2017 (SC)
Mediterranean Games 2018
EC 2018
WC 2018 (SC)
WC 2019
EC 2019 (SC)

See also

References
  1. "Italian Simona Quadarella Crushes Decade-Old National Record in 1500 Win". SwimSwam. 23 July 2019.
  2. "Heats results". FINA. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. Final results
  5. "Simona Quadarella - Biography". federnuoto.it. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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