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National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Asti, Italy | 10 February 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Esercito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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