Simone Ercoli (born 5 May 1979 in Castelfiorentino, Italy)
[Ercoli's athlete page]
from the Italian Swimming Federation's website; retrieved 2010-02-20. is an Italian male
open water swimmer
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Ercoli is an athlete of the
Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro
The Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro is the sport section of the Italian police force Polizia di Stato.
The color of the competition jerseys of the athletes of the Fiamme Oro is crimson, therefore the athletes of the sports group are sometimes called ...
. He has swum for Italy
at the:
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World Championships
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: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
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Open Water Worlds: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
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European Championships
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In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...
: 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ercoli, Simone
1979 births
Living people
People from Castelfiorentino
Italian male long-distance swimmers
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming
Swimmers of Fiamme Oro
20th-century Italian sportsmen
21st-century Italian sportsmen