Anita Bottazzo
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National team | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Oderzo, Italy[1] | 14 December 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Annie Lazor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anita Bottazzo (born 14 December 2003) is an Italian competitive swimmer specializing in sprint breaststroke.
Career
Born in Oderzo, Bottazzo was a rugby player before turning her focus to swimming.[2] At 15 years old, she moved to Imola to train at the Imolanuoto Center under coach Cesare Casella.[2] At the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, she earned a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a bronze medal in the 50-metre breaststroke.[3] At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, she finished fifth in the 50-metre breaststroke.[4]
In 2024, Bottazzo moved to Gainesville, Florida, where she enrolled at the University of Florida to study genetics and joined the Florida Gators, being trained by Anthony Nesty.[2][5] At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, she achieved a personal best of 1'05″61, which earned her the access to the final, where she eventually finished sixth.[2][6]
International championships (50 m)
Meet | 50 Breaststroke | 100 Breaststroke |
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WC 2024 (age: 21) |
4th | 4th |
References
- ^ "Anita Bottazzo". federnuoto.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Caligaris, Francesco (30 July 2025). "Bottazzo, in Florida per il nuoto e per studiare genetica (in nome di papà)". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Redazione (4 July 2022). "Giochi del Mediterraneo, doppio bronzo nel nuoto per Ilaria Bianchi e Anita Bottazzo". Sabato Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Sorio, Matteo (8 August 2023). "Anita Bottazzo: «Quinta al Mondiale nel mio debutto azzurro, ora voglio solo migliorare. I Giochi? C'è da lavorarci»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Retico, Alessandra (26 July 2025). "Anita Bottazzo: "Per nuotare a rana ho scelto gli Usa, studio la genetica ricordando papà"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Tiseo, Giandomenico (29 July 2025). "Anita Bottazzo sente la pressione e termina lontana dal podio la finale dei 100 rana ai Mondiali". OA Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
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