Antonio Fantin

Antonio Fantin (born 3 August 2001) is a swimmer from Italy who competes in Paralympic S5 and SM5 (individual medley) events.[1]

Antonio Fantin
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001
Latisana, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesS5 freestyle, backstroke
ClubFiamme Oro Nuoto, Aspea Padova
CoachMatteo Poli, Federica Fornasiero
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Italy
World Championships
2017 Mexico City 400 m freestyle - SM6
2017 Mexico City 4 x 50 freestyle relay 20pts
2017 Mexico City 4 x 100 freestyle relay 34pts
2017 Mexico City 100 m freestyle - SM6
2017 Mexico City 100 m backstroke - SM6
European Championships
2018 Dublin50 m freestyle S5
2018 Dublin100 m freestyle S5
2018 Dublin4 x 50 freestyle relay 20pts
2018 Dublin4 x 100 freestyle relay 34pts
2018 Dublin200 m freestyle S5
2018 Dublin50 m backstroke S5

Fantin is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[2]

Career history

Fantin began swimming at age four in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. He came to international attention when he competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships, at the age of 16, winning the 400 metres freestyle S6 category.

The following year Fantin was reclassified as S5, and represented Italy again at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships in Dublin, Ireland. Fantin won 4 gold medals, and six medals in all, to make the top 5 individual performances of the meet.[1]

References
  1. Antonio Fantin, bio, from Paralympic.org
  2. "Nuoto paralimpico: 21 medaglie mondiali per le Fiamme oro" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 17 March 2020.


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