Antonio Fantin (born 3 August 2001) is an Italian

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S5 and SM5 (individual medley) events. He won the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2022. Fantin is an athlete of the

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Career history

Fantin began swimming at age four in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. He came to international attention when he competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships, at the age of 16, winning the 400 metres freestyle S6 category. The following year Fantin was reclassified as S5, and represented Italy again at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships in

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. Fantin won 4 gold medals, and six medals in all, to make the top 5 individual performances of the meet.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fantin, Antonio 2001 births Living people Italian male freestyle swimmers S5-classified para swimmers S6-classified para swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Italy Paralympic gold medalists for Italy Paralympic silver medalists for Italy Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Swimmers of Fiamme Oro Paralympic athletes of Fiamme Gialle People from Latisana Sportspeople from the Province of Udine 21st-century Italian sportsmen

Career history

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