Federico Bicelli

Federico Bicelli (born 5 February 1999) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer who won a medal at 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Federico Bicelli
Bicelli in 2021
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1999-02-05) February 5, 1999
Brescia, Italy
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS7, S8
ClubPolisportiva Bresciana No Frontiere[1]
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympics 0 0 1
World Championships 1 3 2
European Championships 5 4 1
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo4x100m Medley Relay 34 pts
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester400 m freestyle S7
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira100 m backstroke S7
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira100 m freestyle S7
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester100 m freestyle S7
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira50 m freestyle S7
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester100 m backstroke S7

He won a silver medal at the World Para Swimming Championships and 10 medals at the IPC Swimming European Championships.[3]

Career

Born in Brescia, Federico has spina bifida, which is why he approached swimming from an early age. Federico graduated in 2017 from the Abba Ballini commercial technical institute, now he attends the second year at the Catholic university with a computer address. Competitive swimming began in 2009 with the Polisportiva Bresciana No Frontiere sector Paralympic swimming. Specialized in 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle.

In 2017 he participated in the European youth championships in Genoa, winning a gold medal in the 100 backstrokes, a silver medal in the 400 freestyle and a bronze medal in the 100 freestyle.

In 2018 he participated in the European Championship in Dublin winning a gold medal in the 100 freestyle, a silver medal in the 100 backstroke, a bronze medal in the 50 freestyle and finally a gold medal in the relay 4X100 mixed.

In 2019 he won a gold medal in the 100 freestyle at the Settecolli Trophy in Rome and participated in the London World Championship winning a silver medal in the mixed 4x100 relay, freestyle fraction.

References
  1. "Federico Bicelli - Nuoto paralimpico". abilitychannel.tv (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. "Federico Bicelli". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. "Federico Morlacchi - Para swimming". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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