| Fullname: | Xenia Francesca Palazzo |
| National Team: | Italy |
| Sport: | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability: | Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy |
| Disability Class: | S8 |
| Birth Date: | 29 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Palermo, Italy |
| Residence: | Verona, Italy--> |
| Height: | 1.69m |
Xenia Francesca Palazzo (born 29 April 1998) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer of Russian descent who competes in international level events, She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,[1] and 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 100m Backstroke - S8, Women's 200 individual medley SM8 winning a silver medal, Women's 4×100 freestyle relay P34 winning a gold medal, Women's 400 freestyle S8 winning a bronze medal and in Women's 50 metre freestyle S8, winning a bronze medal.[2]
She was born with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy which has caused her to not have enough oxygen and blood due to disseminated intravascular coagulation and had a brain haemorrhage which has resulted in quadriplegia mainly on the right side of her body.[3] [4]
Her highest achievements are becoming a World silver medalist and a European champion, in 200 meter medley and 400 meter freestyle.