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Emiliano Brembilla

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Emiliano Brembilla
Emiliano Brembilla, Atlanta 1996
Personal information
Full nameEmiliano Brembilla
Nationality Italy
Born (1978-12-21) 21 December 1978 (age 46)
Ponte San Pietro, Bergamo, Italy
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Emiliano Brembilla (born 21 December 1978) is a freestyle swimmer from Italy who was five-time individual European Champion, four in 400 m freestyle (1997, 2000, 2002 and 2004) and one in 1500 m freestyle (1997).[1]

Career

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He won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[2] A long-distance specialist, he made his first mark at the 1997 European Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain, where he won three titles. Brembilla competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.

Personal bests

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Individual long course
  • 100 m freestyle: 50.58
  • 200 m freestyle: 1:46.29
  • 400 m freestyle: 3:45.11
  • 800 m freestyle: 7:55.17
  • 1500 m freestyle: 14:58.65

National titles

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Brembilla won 41 national championships at individual senior level. [3]

  • Absolute (18)
    • 200 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008 (7)
    • 400 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 (6)
    • 800 freestyle: 2002, 2004, 2005 (3)
    • 1500 freestyle: 1996, 2000 (2)
  • Winter (16)
    • 200 freestyle: 2000, 2002, 2003 (3)
    • 400 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (8)
    • 800 freestyle: 2006 (1)
    • 1500 freestyle: 1997, 1999, 2000 2002 (4)
  • Spring (7)
    • 200 freestyle: 1998, 2002 (2)
    • 200 freestyle: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 (4)
    • 800 freestyle: 1998 (1)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ALBO D'ORO DELLA NAZIONALE ITALIANA DI NUOTO" (in Italian). nuotounostiledivita.it. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emiliano Brembilla". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Emiliano Brembilla - Scheda" (PDF) (in Italian). federnuoto.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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