Alessia Filippi (born 23 June 1987 in Rome) is a retired Italian swimmer.

Filippi won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships in Rome.

Biography Filippi excels in backstroke and individual medley races, as well as in middle-distance freestyle (400 to 1500 m).

She won 400 m individual medley at the 2006 European Swimming Championships in Budapest.LEN: European Championships Budapest (HUN) Retrieved 30 July 2008. She also won a bronze medal in the same championship, and a silver medal in the 2006 short-course World Championships. In December 2006 she confirmed her title at the 2006 short-course European Championships in Helsinki. In July 2008 she broke the European record in the 1500 m freestyleItalian Championships Retrieved 30 July 2008. (long course). After winning two gold medals in the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven earlier that year. She became champion in the 400 m individual medley and the 800 m freestyle.LEN: European Championships Eindhoven (NED) Retrieved 30 July 2008.

On 12 December 2008, at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships held in Rijeka, she set the new world record in the 800 m freestyle (short course), with the time of 8:04.53.

Retirement On 12 October 2012, at the age of 25 years, she announced her retirement from competitions.

Personal bests She currently holds 1 World record (marked as WR), 3 European records (ER) and 12 Italian records (IR). Her personal bests (as of the 25 April 2009) are:

Event Long course (year) Short course (year) 200 m freestyle 1:58.42 (2008) 1:59.40 (2008) 400 m freestyle 4:07.15 (2009) 3:59.35 (2008) IR 800 m freestyle 8:17.21 (2009) IR 8:04.53 (2008) WR 1500 m freestyle 15:44.93 (2009) ER 16:14.3 (2006) 100 m backstroke 1:01.52 (2006) 1:01.25 (2006) 200 m backstroke 2:08.44 (2009) IR 2:04.55 (2009) IR 200 m individual medley 2:13.08 (2007) 2:11.69 (2008) 400 m individual medley 4:34.34 (2008) IR 4:26.06 (2008) IR 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:39.18 (2006) IR 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:49.76 (2008) ER 7:50.39 (2006) IR 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:04.90 (2008) IR

See also Italian swimmers multiple medalists at the international competitions World record progression 800 metres freestyle

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