Gabriele Detti (born 29 August 1994) is an Italian former competitive swimmer, who is a two-time Olympic medalist and the 2017 world champion of the 800 m freestyle. He competed at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.
Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italian: [ɡreˈɡɔːrjo paltriˈnjɛːri]; born 5 September 1994) 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...
The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 6 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. The winning margin was 0.13 seconds.
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 23 and 24 July 2019. The defending champion was Gabriele Detti, but he finished 5th in the final. The champion, Gregorio Paltrinieri, was the defending bronze...
Daniel Wiffen (born 14 July 2001) is an Irish swimmer. He is an Olympic champion and bronze medalist, two-time world champion and four-time European short course champion. Wiffen won the gold medal in the men's 800 metre freestyle and the bronze...
Italy competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Italy has competed in every Summer Olympics, except the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.
Ahmed Jaouadi, born on (2005-05-30)May 30, 2005, is a Tunisian swimmer specializing in freestyle swimming. In 2025, he became World Champion in the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle events in Singapore.
Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined by the rules of World Aquatics, in which competitors are subject to only a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions,...
