BRUNI Rachele

Marathon Swimming

Date of Birth: 4 Nov 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.70/5'6''

Place of birth: FLORENCE

Birth Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Marathon Swimming	Women's 10km	14

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Women's 10km	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	10km
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2

World Championships

Year	Location	5km	10km	5km - TTT X	5km - TR X
2019	Gwangju, KOR	5	3	-	2
2017	Budapest, HUN	-	5	-	3
2015	Kazan, RUS	-	4	4	-
2013	Barcelona, ESP	10	31	5	-
2011	Shanghai, CHN	4	-	4	-
2009	Rome, ITA	10	-	-	-

World Open Water Championships

Year	Location	5km
2008	Seville, ESP	14

European Championships

Year	Location	5km	10km	5km - TR X
2020	Budakalasz, HUN	-	3	1
2018	Glasgow, GBR	3	4	-

World Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	10km
2021	1 x 5th
2020	1 x 6th
2019	1 x 1st, 3 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd
2018	2 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 2 x 5th
2017	1 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 1 x 4th

World Series - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
1	2019	10km	Lac St. Jean, QC, CAN
1	2017	10km	Setubal, POR
2	2019	10km	Ohrid, MKD
2	2019	10km	Lac-Megantic, QC, CAN
2	2019	10km	Setubal, POR
2	2018	10km	Abu Dhabi, UAE
2	2018	10km	Lac-Megantic, QC, CAN
2	2017	10km	Lac-Megantic, QC, CAN
2	2017	10km	Viedma, ARG
3	2019	10km	Nantou, TPE
3	2019	10km	Doha, QAT
3	2018	10km	Balatonfured, HUN

Legend
X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, TR - Team Relay, TTT - Team Time Trial

Occupation:

Armed Forces Athlete

Languages spoken:

English, Italian

CS Esercito [Rome, ITA]

Emanuele Sacchi [personal], from 2020

Other sports:

She has represented Italy in swimming and placed seventh in 1500m freestyle at the 2008 European Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Nov 2018)

2006 for Italy, European Championships in Budapest, Hungary (Athlete, 19 Aug 2016)

She began swimming at age five in Empoli, Italy. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2016)

She was told she had to do some physical activity as a child. She was first enrolled in dance, and later she and her siblings were enrolled in swimming. (Lamezia in strada YouTube channel, 22 Dec 2018; Athlete, 19 Aug 2016)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (raisport.rai.it, 14 Jul 2019)

US swimmer Michael Phelps, Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"I live for myself, for my passion for swimming and for the people who love me." (supereva.it, 20 Nov 2016)

In 2019 she was named the European Swimming League [LEN] Open Water Female Swimmer of the Year. (gonews.it, 10 Jan 2020; len.eu, 09 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
BOOK
Her career as an athlete was featured in the book 'Volevo Solo Nuotare' [I Just Wanted to Swim] by author Luca Farinotti. The book belongs to a series named 'Italia Sul Podio' [Italy on the Podium], about the experiences of top Italian athletes. The book claimed the 2020 Bancarella Sport Award, a literary prize in Italy. (nuoto.com, 12 May 2020; lanazione.it, 07 Jul 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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