Federico Burdisso Explained

Federico Burdisso
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Swimming
Event:	Butterfly
Universityteam:	Northwestern University
Club:	Mount Kelly Swimming
Coach:	Emma Collings-Barnes
Birth Date:	20 September 2001
Birth Place:	Pavia, Italy
Height:	1.80 m
Weight:	73 kg
Country:	Italy

Federico Burdisso (born 20 September 2001) is an Italian swimmer. He won a bronze medal in Men's 200 metre butterfly, and Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Career

He won a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships.^[2]

He qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, Burdisso split a 50.63 for the butterfly leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay in the final to help win the gold medal in a European record and Italian record time of 3:27.51.^{[4] [5]}

Background

He studied and trained at Mount Kelly School from 2017 to 2019.^[6] He currently competes collegiately for Northwestern University.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming BURDISSO Federico. dead. 2021-09-18. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817203315/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1350398-burdisso-federico.htm.
2. Web site: Nation Medallist by Sport - Italy. europeanchampionships.com. 6 August 2018. 5 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180805112720/https://www.europeanchampionships.com/results/en/all-sports/nation-medallist-by-sport-italy.htm. dead.
3. Web site: 2021-04-01. Day Two of Italian Trials Produces No New Olympic Roster Spots. 2021-04-11. SwimSwam. en-US.
4. [FINA]
5. https://www.wfmj.com/story/46761746/italy-pips-us-men-to-relay-gold-in-swimming-worlds-finale "Italy pips US men to relay gold in swimming worlds finale"
6. Web site: Results & Records Independent School Tavistock Mount Kelly. 2021-07-28. www.mountkelly.com. en-GB.
7. Web site: Federico Burdisso. 2021-04-11.