Sara Franceschi (born 1 February 1999) 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 ...

. She competed in the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the

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. She competed at the

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in 200 m individual medley and 400 m individual medley.

Career

On day one of swimming competition at the

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, held in

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, Franceschi won the gold medal in the 400 metre individual medley with a time of 4:40.86.MicroPlus (1 July 2022)
"Oran 2022 Swimming: Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results"
'' Oran 2022''. Retrieved 4 July 2022."Giochi del Mediterraneo: Sara Franceschi prima col brivido"
(in Italian). ''

Corriere dello Sport ''Corriere dello Sport – Stadio'' is an Italy, Italian national sports newspaper published in Rome. It was founded in 1924 and renamed ''il Littoriale'' by the Fascist regime from 1927 until July 1943. Its current name dates back to 1977 after ...

''. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022. Three days later, she won her second gold medal of the Games, placing first in the 200 metre individual medley with a time of 2:12.19.Microplus Timing (4 July 2022)
"Oran 2022 Swimming: Results 200m Individual Medley Women Final"
'' Oran 2022''. Retrieved 4 July 2022."Giochi Mediterranean: nuoto; Italia show con cinque ori"
(in Italian). ''

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''. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022."Lisa Angiolini (50 rana), Sara Franceschi (200 mx), Claudio Faraci (200 farfalla) Staffette mix d'oro, Bottazzo, Bianchi Bronzo"
(in Italian). ''

Italian National Olympic Committee The Italian National Olympic Committee (, CONI), founded in 1914 and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is responsible for the development and management of sports activity in ItalyWithin Italy, CONI recognizes 48 national ...

''. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022. The following month, 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 ...

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, she won the bronze medal in the 200 metre individual medley with a time of 2:11.38. LEN (16 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Individual Medley Women Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
(in Italian). ''

''. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Franceschi, Sara 1999 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Italy Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Livorno Italian female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Italy Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming 21st-century Italian sportswomen European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Career

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