René Gusperti Explained

René ("Spillo") Gusperti (born 18 March 1971) is an Italian former swimmer. He was a world class freestyle sprinter during the 1990s and unchallenged Italian Champion in the same years.

Biography

Gusperti was born in Schlanders/Silandro. He began swimming in Rari Nantes Trento, there he met his long-lasting coach Walter Bolognani, current head-coach of the Italian Junior National Team. He later joined Fiamme Gialle (the Athletic Team of Guardia di Finanza) and won his first Italian Championship in 1991, from then on ten years of nearly uninterrupted victories follows. During the nineties Gusperti competed in all the major international events, including 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2005 he joined CSI Trento Nuoto where he still swim -as of 2007- and coaches. He is the brother of André Gusperti, another renowned former Italian swimmer.

Major achievements

Personal Bests

TimeDistanceEventCourseVenueDate
22.7750 mFreestyleLongWien28 August 1995
22.2950 mFreestyleShortSalò8 April 2004
49.59100 mFreestyleShortCamogli18 December 2003

International

YearMeetVenueDistanceEventResult
1987 European Youth ChampionshipsRome, Italy50 mFreestyle3rd
1991 Mediterranean GamesAthens, Greece50 mFreestyle1st
Mediterranean GamesAthens, Greece4×100 mFreestyle2nd
1993 Mediterranean GamesLanguedoc-Roussillon, France50 mFreestyle2nd
Mediterranean GamesLanguedoc-Roussillon, France4×100 mFreestyle3rd
1996 European ChampionshipsRiesa, Germany50 mFreestyle2nd
European ChampionshipsRiesa, Germany4×50 mMedley2nd

Italian Championships

YearMeetVenueDistanceEventResult
1991 SummerPesaro50 mFreestyle1st
1992 SpringFlorence50 mFreestyle1st
SpringFlorence4×100 mFreestyle1st
SummerPesaro50 mFreestyle1st
SummerPesaro4 × 100 mFreestyle1st
1993 SpringFlorence50 mFreestyle1st
SpringFlorence4×100 mFreestyle1st
SummerRome50 mFreestyle1st
SummerRoma4×100 mFreestyle1st
1994 SpringFlorence50 mFreestyle1st
SpringFlorence4×100 mFreestyle1st
SummerRiccione50 mFreestyle1st
1995 SpringFlorence50 mFreestyle1st
SummerSan Donato Milanese50 mFreestyle1st
SummerSan Donato Milanese4×100 mFreestyle1st
1993 SpringLivorno50 mFreestyle1st
SpringLivorno4×100 mFreestyle1st
SummerCatania50 mFreestyle1st
SummerCatania4×100 mFreestyle1st
1997 SpringLivorno50 mFreestyle1st
SummerSan Donato Milanese50 mFreestyle3rd
SummerSan Donato Milanese4×100 mMedley2nd
1998 WinterDesenzano50 mFreestyle1st
SpringLivorno4×100 mFreestyle1st
SpringLivorno4×100 mMedley1st
SummerBari4×100 mFreestyle1st
1999 SpringGenoa4×100 mFreestyle1st
SummerAsti4×100 mFreestyle1st
2000 WinterDesenzano4×50 mFreestyle1st
WinterDesenzano50 mFreestyle1st
SummerMonfalcone4×100 mFreestyle1st
2001 WinterImperia4×50 mFreestyle1st
SpringImperia4×100 mFreestyle1st
SummerGenoa50 mFreestyle1st
2002 WinterCamogli4×50 mFreestyle2nd
WinterCamogli50 mFreestyle3rd
SpringBrescia4×100 mFreestyle2nd
SpringBrescia50 mFreestyle2nd
SummerGubbio50 mFreestyle3rd
2003 SummerRiccione50 mFreestyle3rd
2004 SummerPesaro4×100 mFreestyle3rd

Other international participations

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