Federico Poggio

Federico Poggio (born 24 April 1998) is an Italian swimmer. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he placed 15th in the semifinals of the 100 metre breaststroke event with a time of 59.91 seconds after qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 59.33 seconds in the preliminary heats.[2][3] In February 2022, he announced he was refocusing on coursework in sports science as he worked through some physical injuries that were affecting his swimming performances.[4]

Federico Poggio
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (1998-04-24) 24 April 1998
Voghera, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men’s swimming
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships (LC) 1 1 0
European Championships (SC) 1 0 0
Total 2 1 0
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2022 Roma4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2022 Rome100 m breaststroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 4×50 m medley

At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in August in Rome, Poggio won the silver medal in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 58.98 seconds.[5][6][7][8]

References
  1. "Federico Poggio". Federation Italiana Nuoto. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. "Swimming POGGIO Federico - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  3. "2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming: Men's 100m Breaststroke". ESPN. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. Race, Retta (22 February 2022). "Italy's Federico Poggio Talks Post-Tokyo Injuries & Difficulties". SwimSwam. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. LEN (12 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Breaststroke Men Final". Microplus. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. Denina, Davide (12 August 2022). "Poggio brilla d'argento, finale per Miressi" (in Italian). Rai News. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  7. "Nuoto, argento europeo per Federico Poggio dell'Imolanuoto: "Dopo un anno molto difficile sono felicissimo di questa medaglia"" (in Italian). corriereromagna.it. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  8. "Nuoto, 5 ori azzurri: Quadarella, Martinenghi, Panziera e Ceccon dopo Minisini" (in Italian). Sky TG24. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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