Federica Pellegrini is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she holds the womens 200160m freestyle world records , and won a Gold Medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome, Pellegrini became the first woman ever to breach theminute barrier in 400160m freestyle with the time 359.15. Pellegrini is the first female Olympic champion in the history of Italian swimming she is also the only Italian swimmer to have set world records in more than one event.
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