Simona Quadarella (; born 18 December 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 ...

. She specializes in long distance freestyle events. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in Women's 800 metre freestyle, and at the 2019 World Championships in

Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial offic ...

, won the gold medal in the

1500 m freestyle Fifteen or 15 may refer to: * 15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music * Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb ...

, and the silver medal in the

800 m freestyle 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

Career

Quadarella competed in the

women's 1500 metre freestyle A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

event at the

2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships ( hu, 2017-es úszó-világbajnokság) were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

, winning the bronze medal. After her international explosion, which took place in 2017 at the age of 19, Simona Quadarella won 9 international medals in the two-year period 2017-2018 (7 gold and 2 bronze), including a trio of gold medals at the

2018 European Aquatics Championships The 2018 European Aquatics Championships took place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Luss in the central belt of Scotland, from 3 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in Sco ...

in 400 m, 800 m and 1500 m freestyle. Than in July 2019, Quadarella won her first world title at the

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

, taking gold in the

1500 m The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

in a time of 15:40.89. She also won a silver medal in the 800 m race in a time of 8:14.99. At the European Championships in Budapest 2020, held in May 2021 due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...

, Quadarella won three gold medals (400 m, 800 m, 1500 m freestyle - the same feat achieved three years earlier in

Glasgow 2018 The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Glene ...

) and a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle. In July 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were also postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic, she won the bronze medal in the 800 metre freestyle with a time of 8:18.35."2020 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming: Women's 800m Freestyle"
''

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

''. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022. For the 1500 metre freestyle at the

2022 World Aquatics Championships The 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 19th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July 2022. In March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FINA banned both the Russian an ...

, Quadarella placed fifth with a time of 16:03.84, finishing over 14 seconds behind bronze medalist

Lani Pallister Lani Pallister (born 6 June 2002) is an Australian competitive swimmer. She is a world record holder in two sports, with a world record in swimming, the short course 4×200-metre freestyle relay, and world records in life saving for the youth ...

of Australia.

FINA FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...

(20 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Results"
''

Omega Timing Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''La Generale Watch Co.'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...

''. Retrieved 26 June 2022.Adami, Davide (20 June 2022)
"Nuoto, Simona Quadarella: "E' stato un incubo, ero irriconoscibile. Devo pensare agli 800 sl""
(in Italian). ''OA Sport''. Retrieved 26 June 2022. She followed her performance up with a bronze medal-winning time of 8:19.00 in the 800 metre freestyle four days later.

(24 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 800m Freestyle Final Results"
''

''. Retrieved 26 June 2022."Mondiali nuoto, i risultati di oggi: Quadarella bronzo negli 800 stile"
(in Italian). '' Sky Sport''. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

2022 European Championships

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 ed ...

, held two months later in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

, Quadarella won the gold medal in the 800 metre freestyle with a time of 8:20.54.

LEN Len or LEN may refer to: People and fictional characters * Len (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lén, a character from Irish mythology * Alex Len (born 1993), Ukrainian basketball player * Mr. Len, American hip hop DJ *L ...

(12 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 800m Freestyle Women Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 12 August 2022."Nuoto: Europei, Simona Quadarella oro negli 800 stile libero"
(in Italian). ''

La Sicilia ''La Sicilia'' is an Italian daily newspaper for the island of Sicily. Published in Catania, it is the second best-selling newspaper in Sicily. It was first published in 1945. History and profile ''La Sicilia'' was founded and first published ...

''. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022."Nuoto, 5 ori azzurri: Quadarella, Martinenghi, Panziera e Ceccon dopo Minisini"
(in Italian). ''

Sky TG24 Sky TG24 is Italy's second all-news channel, owned by Sky Italia. Launched on 31 July 2003, it provides non-stop rolling news, weather forecasts and sports stories with half-hourly updates. Overview Part of Sky TG24's programming is available ...

''. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022. The title was her third-consecutive in the 800 metre freestyle at

LEN European Aquatics Championships The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 2022, ...

and was the first time a female swimmer achieved the title in the event three times in a row.Arcari, Marco (12 August 2022)
"Nuoto - Simona Quadarella de impazzire! Terzo oro Europei di fila negli stile libero: è record"
(in Italian). ''

Eurosport Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia. Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through its international sports unit, it operates two main channels— Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2—across most of its territorie ...

''. Retrieved 15 August 2022. Three days later, she won the gold medal in the 1500 metre freestyle with a time of 15:54.15.

(15 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 1500m Freestyle Women Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 15 August 2022."Risultati Europei nuoto oggi, 3 medaglie d'oro per Italia. Simona Quadarella stellare"
(in Italian). '' Quotidiano.net''. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022. The win marked her third-consecutive gold medal in the event at LEN European Aquatics Championships."Monumentale Quadarella: oro nei 1500 sl. Sincro da record. Storico oro nei tuffi"
(in Italian). ''

Rai News Rai News 24 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's all-news television channel, and is known for its 24-hour rolling news servic ...

''. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022. Her medal also brought her total number of gold medals won at LEN European Aquatics Championships to eight, setting a new record for the most gold medals won by a female Italian swimmer over the course of their career at the Championships.OA Sport (15 August 2022)
a-: doppietta stratosferica nei 1500 sl a Roma"">"Europei Nuoto, Simona Quadarella regina, Martina Caramignoli ^a-: doppietta stratosferica nei 1500 sl a Roma"
(in Italian). ''

''. Retrieved 15 August 2022. The final day, she won the silver medal in the

400 metre freestyle 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smalles ...

, finishing behind gold medalist Isabel Marie Gose of

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

with a time of 4:04.77.

(17 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 400m Freestyle Women Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 17 August 2022.Martínez, Alberto (17 August 2022)
"Italia arrasa en Roma"
(in Spanish). ''

Diario AS ''Diario AS'' () is a Spanish daily sports newspaper that concentrates particularly on football. Profile ''Diario AS'' is part of PRISA which also owns ''El País'' and '' Cinco Días''. The paper particularly covers news of the Community of M ...

''. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

National records

: 8:14.99

, 27 July 2019 - current holder *

: 15:40.89

, 23 July 2019 - current holder

International medals

;Individual

References

External links

*
Simona Quadarella
profile at

FIN A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ...

web site {{DEFAULTSORT:Quadarella, Simona 1998 births Living people Italian female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Universiade medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Championships (multi-sport event) gold medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Universiade gold medalists for Italy Youth Olympic gold medalists for Italy Swimmers from Rome Athletes of Fiamme Rosse Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Olympic swimmers of Italy Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) 21st-century Italian women