Silvia Scalia

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Silvia Scalia
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 28)
Lecco
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Windsor 4×50 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Rome 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Budapest 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Glasgow 4×50 m medley
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Naples 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Naples 100 m backstroke
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tarragona 50 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Tarragona 100 m backstroke

Silvia Scalia (born 16 July 1995) is an Italian swimmer who won two medals at the 2019 Summer Universiade. [1]

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Biography

Scalia won also two medals at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and a medal with the relay team at the Short Course Worlds.

At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in Rome in August, she won the silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke with a time of 27.53 seconds, finishing less than three-tenths of a second behind gold medalist Analia Pigrée of France. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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