Paolo Barelli (born 7 June 1954 in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, Italy) is an Italian Senator and suspended president of the

Italian Swimming Federation The Italian Swimming Federation () (FIN), founded in 1899 is the governing, organizing, and controlling body of swimming and all other aquatic sports in Italy. The organization is affiliated with the Italian National Olympic Committee and defines ...

, and a former swimmer. On 24 July 2009 he was named Honorary Secretary of

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for the 2009-2013 term.FINA General Congress
release, published 2009-07-24, on the 2009 FINA General Congress held in Rome, Italy. Retrieved 2009-07-24. In October 2012, Barelli was elected president of LEN.

Biography

Paolo Barelli was born in

is a former athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. Barelli broke 23 times the Italian record in several distances, including the 100m

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

and relays. Paolo Barelli, www.agendadiana.com He swam for Italy at the

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

and

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

Summer Olympics."Olympic Reports"
Munich 1972 Official Repors, www.la84foundation.org
from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-24. In 1975, he won the 100m butterfly at the 1975 Mediterranean Games (58.10). 100m butterfly - Algiers 1975, www.agendadiana.com In the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he reached the Olympic final with the 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay (7th) and the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay (8th). He was elected president of the

in 2000; he is the first high-level swimmer to cover this position."Italian Swimming Federation"
Paolo Barelli, www.federnuoto.it Barelli entered politics with the

Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; 29 September 193612 June 2023) was an Italian Media proprietor, media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a mem ...

's party Forza Italia, was elected to the

Italian Senate The Senate of the Republic (), or simply the Senate ( ), is the upper house of the bicameral Italian Parliament, the lower house being the Chamber of Deputies. The two houses together form a perfect bicameral system, meaning they perform iden ...

in 2001"Italian Senate"
Paolo Barelli - 14th Legislature, www.senato.it and reelected in 2006.
Paolo Barelli - 15th Legislature, www.senato.it

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barelli, Paolo 1954 births Living people Politicians from Rome The People of Freedom politicians Forza Italia politicians Olympic swimmers for Italy Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Italian male freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy) Italian sportsperson-politicians Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Swimmers at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers of Fiamme Oro 20th-century Italian sportsmen