René ("Spillo") Gusperti (born 18 March 1971) is an Italian former swimmer. He was a world class freestyle sprinter during the 1990s and unchallenged Italian Champion in the same years.
Biography Gusperti was born in Schlanders/Silandro. He began swimming in Rari Nantes Trento, there he met his long-lasting coach Walter Bolognani, current head-coach of the Italian Junior National Team. He later joined Fiamme Gialle (the Athletic Team of Guardia di Finanza) and won his first Italian Championship in 1991, from then on ten years of nearly uninterrupted victories follows. During the nineties Gusperti competed in all the major international events, including 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2005 he joined CSI Trento Nuoto where he still swim -as of 2007- and coaches. He is the brother of André Gusperti, another renowned former Italian swimmer.
Major achievements
Personal Bests TimeDistanceEventCourseVenueDate 22.77 50 m Freestyle Long Wien 28 August 1995 22.29 50 m Freestyle Short Salò 8 April 2004 49.59 100 m Freestyle Short Camogli 18 December 2003
International YearMeetVenueDistanceEventResult 1987European Youth ChampionshipsRome, Italy50 mFreestyle 3rd 1991Mediterranean GamesAthens, Greece50 mFreestyle 1stMediterranean GamesAthens, GreeceFreestyle 2nd 1993Mediterranean GamesLanguedoc-Roussillon, France50 mFreestyle 2ndMediterranean GamesLanguedoc-Roussillon, FranceFreestyle 3rd 1996European ChampionshipsRiesa, Germany50 mFreestyle 2ndEuropean ChampionshipsRiesa, Germany4×50 mMedley 2nd
Italian Championships YearMeetVenueDistanceEventResult 1991SummerPesaro50 mFreestyle 1st 1992SpringFlorence50 mFreestyle 1stSpringFlorenceFreestyle 1stSummerPesaro50 mFreestyle 1stSummerPesaro4 × 100 mFreestyle 1st 1993SpringFlorence50 mFreestyle 1stSpringFlorenceFreestyle 1stSummerRome50 mFreestyle 1stSummerRomaFreestyle 1st 1994SpringFlorence50 mFreestyle 1stSpringFlorenceFreestyle 1stSummerRiccione50 mFreestyle 1st 1995SpringFlorence50 mFreestyle 1stSummerSan Donato Milanese50 mFreestyle 1stSummerSan Donato MilaneseFreestyle 1st 1993SpringLivorno50 mFreestyle 1stSpringLivornoFreestyle 1stSummerCatania50 mFreestyle 1stSummerCataniaFreestyle 1st 1997SpringLivorno50 mFreestyle 1stSummerSan Donato Milanese50 mFreestyle 3rdSummerSan Donato MilaneseMedley 2nd 1998WinterDesenzano50 mFreestyle 1stSpringLivornoFreestyle 1stSpringLivornoMedley 1stSummerBariFreestyle 1st 1999SpringGenoaFreestyle 1stSummerAstiFreestyle 1st 2000WinterDesenzano4×50 mFreestyle 1stWinterDesenzano50 mFreestyle 1stSummerMonfalconeFreestyle 1st 2001WinterImperia4×50 mFreestyle 1stSpringImperiaFreestyle 1stSummerGenoa50 mFreestyle 1st 2002WinterCamogli4×50 mFreestyle 2ndWinterCamogli50 mFreestyle 3rdSpringBresciaFreestyle 2ndSpringBrescia50 mFreestyle 2ndSummerGubbio50 mFreestyle 3rd 2003SummerRiccione50 mFreestyle 3rd 2004SummerPesaroFreestyle 3rd
Other international participations Summer Olympic Games: Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996. World Long Course Championships: Rome 1994. World Short Course Championships: Rio de Janeiro 1995, Gothenburg 1997. European Long Course Championships: Athens 1991, Sheffield 1993, Vienna 1995, Seville 1997, Istanbul 1999. European Short Course Championships: Gelsenkirchen 1991, Espoo 1992, Gateshead 1993, Riesa 1996. Mediterranean Games: Athens 1991, Languedoc-Roussillon 1993, Bari 1997.
External links , René Gusperti page RAI Profile