Personal information | |
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National team | Italy |
Born | Reggio Emilia, Italy [1] | 8 March 2003
Height | 1,72 m |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | C.S. Esercito |
Coach | Stefano Franceschi [1] |
Sofia Morini (born 8 March 2003) is an Italian competitive swimmer specializing in sprint freestyle. [1]
Morini competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and before at the 2022 European Swimming Championships in Rome, 2023 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka and 2024 World Swimming Championships in Doha. [2]
Meet | 100 freestyle | 4×100 freestyle | 4×200 freestyle | 4×100 mixed |
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EC 2022 (age: 19) | 10th | 4th | ||
WC 2023 (age: 20) | 9th | 12th | 11th | |
WC 2024 (age: 21) | 5th | 10th | ||
OG 2024 (age: 21) | 8th |
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