Anita Bottazzo

Anita Bottazzo

Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	(2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 (age 21) Oderzo, Italy [1]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coach	Annie Lazor
Medal record Women's swimming Representing   Italy Event 1st 2nd 3rd European 25m Championships 0 1 0 Mediterranean Games 0 1 1 Total 0 2 1 European 25m Championships 2023 Otopeni 4×50 m medley

Anita Bottazzo (born 14 December 2003) is an Italian competitive swimmer specializing in sprint breaststroke.

Career

Born in Oderzo, Bottazzo was a rugby player before turning her focus to swimming. ^[2] At 15 years old, she moved to Imola to train at the Imolanuoto Center under coach Cesare Casella. ^[2] At the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, she earned a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a bronze medal in the 50-metre breaststroke. ^[3] At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, she finished fifth in the 50-metre breaststroke. ^[4]

In 2024, Bottazzo moved to Gainesville, Florida, where she enrolled at the University of Florida to study genetics and joined the Florida Gators, being trained by Anthony Nesty. ^{[2] [5]} At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, she achieved a personal best of 1'05″61, which earned her the access to the final, where she eventually finished sixth. ^{[2] [6]}

International championships (50 m)

Meet	50 Breaststroke	100 Breaststroke
WC 2024 (age: 21)	4th	4th

References

1. "Anita Bottazzo". federnuoto.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
2. Caligaris, Francesco (30 July 2025). "Bottazzo, in Florida per il nuoto e per studiare genetica (in nome di papà)". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
3. Redazione (4 July 2022). "Giochi del Mediterraneo, doppio bronzo nel nuoto per Ilaria Bianchi e Anita Bottazzo". Sabato Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
4. Sorio, Matteo (8 August 2023). "Anita Bottazzo: «Quinta al Mondiale nel mio debutto azzurro, ora voglio solo migliorare. I Giochi? C'è da lavorarci»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
5. Retico, Alessandra (26 July 2025). "Anita Bottazzo: "Per nuotare a rana ho scelto gli Usa, studio la genetica ricordando papà"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
6. Tiseo, Giandomenico (29 July 2025). "Anita Bottazzo sente la pressione e termina lontana dal podio la finale dei 100 rana ai Mondiali". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.

External links

• Anita Bottazzo at World Aquatics