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Federico Poggio (born 24 April 1998) is an Italian
swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
. He competed at the
2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
in Tokyo, Japan, where he placed 15th in the semifinals of the 100 metre breaststroke event with a time of 59.91 seconds after qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 59.33 seconds in the preliminary heats."2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming: Men's 100m Breaststroke"
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''. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
In February 2022, he announced he was refocusing on coursework in
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as he worked through some physical injuries that were affecting his swimming performances.Race, Retta (22 February 2022)
"Italy's Federico Poggio Talks Post-Tokyo Injuries & Difficulties"
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''. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
At the
2022 European Aquatics Championships The 2022 European Aquatics Championships took place in Rome, Italy, from 11 to 21 August 2022. The event exactly coincided with, but was not officially part of, the 2022 European Championships. This diverged from the joined format of the 2018 Eu ...
, held in August 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, ...
, Poggio won the silver medal in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 58.98 seconds.
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(12 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Breaststroke Men Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
Denina, Davide (12 August 2022)

(in Italian). ''
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''. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
"Nuoto, argento europeo per Federico Poggio dell'Imolanuoto: "Dopo un anno molto difficile sono felicissimo di questa medaglia""
(in Italian). ''corriereromagna.it''. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
"Nuoto, 5 ori azzurri: Quadarella, Martinenghi, Panziera e Ceccon dopo Minisini"
(in Italian). ''
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''. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.


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* * * * * 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Voghera Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Italy Italian male breaststroke swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub