About Gregorio Paltrinieri
Gregorio Paltrinieri is an Italian competitive swimmer. He is a former world record holder in the short course 1500-meter freestyle. He holds the European record in the long course 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle events with times of 7:39.27 and 14:32.80, respectively. In the 1500-meter freestyle, he is a 2016 Olympic, three-time world long course, two-time world short course, three-time European long course, and three-time European short course champion. In the 800-meter freestyle, he is a 2019 world long course, 2022 world short course, three-time European long course, and 2021 European short course champion. In the 10 kilometre open water swim, he is a 2022 world and 2020 European champion. In the 5 kilometre open water swim, he is a two-time European champion. His first international success came as a 16-year-old at the 2011 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade, where he won the 1500-meter gold and an 800-meter bronze. His time of 14:48.92 qualified him for the Olympics and, at the time, was the year's second-fastest 1500-meter swim, breaking the championship record.
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