Martina Carraro

Martina Carraro (born 21 June 1993) is an Italian swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke.[3] She was European champion in short course in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[4]

Martina Carraro
Carraro on 2015 Summer Universiade podium of the 50 m breaststroke in Gwangju.
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1993-06-21) 21 June 1993
Genoa, Italy[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubFiamme Azzurre[2]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (LC) 0 0 1
World Championships (SC) 0 1 2
European Championships (LC) 0 3 2
European Championships (SC) 1 1 2
Universiade 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 0 1 0
Total 1 6 8
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gwangju100 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2016 Windsor4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2018 Hangzhou50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2018 Hangzhou4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2016 London4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2016 London4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place2022 Rome200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2020 Budapest100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2020 Budapest4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place2019 Glasgow 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2019 Glasgow50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2019 Glasgow200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2015 Netanya4×50 m medley
Youth level
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place2010 Singapore50 m breaststroke

Career

2012–2018

In 2012, Carraro moved to Bologna, joining the Swimming Club Azzurra 1991 led by the coach Fabrizio Bastelli.[5] On 9 July 2015, at the 2015 Gwangju Universiade, he sets the Italian record in the long course on 50 meters breaststroke, with a time of 30.89 in the semifinal, improving his previous record of 31.00 set in Rome during the Seven Trophy Colli 2015.[4] Subsequently, she still improves this record during the 2015 Kazan World Championships in heats with a time of 30.83, a record that will be later broken by Arianna Castiglioni.[4]

In 2016 she enlisted in the Fiamme Azzurre Sports Group,[4] than competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

2019–present

On 23 July 2019, at the Gwangju World Championships, she won the bronze in the 100 meters, with a time of 1:06.36, behind the American Lilly King and the Russian Julija Efimova.[4] In 2020 she qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] In 2021, she won two bronze medals with the relay team at the Swimming European Championships Hungary 2020.[7]

At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in Rome, she won the silver medal in the 200 metre breaststroke with a time of 2:23.64, finishing 0.37 seconds behind gold medalist Lisa Mamié of Switzerland.[8][9]

See also
  • 50 m breaststroke - Women long course all-time top 25

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martina Carraro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. "Fiamme Azzurre - Atleti". polizia.penitenziaria.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. "Swimming: CARRARO Martina". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. "Martina Carraro". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. "L'Azzurra corte di Fabrizio Bastelli". swimbiz.it (in Italian). 28 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. "Martina Carraro Sets Italian 100Br Record of 1:05.86 In Riccione". Swimming World News. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. "Europei. Record di medaglie e trofeo per Nazioni. Butini: "Italia impeccabile"". federnuoto.it. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. LEN (15 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Breaststroke Women Final". Microplus. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  9. "Europei nuoto, ancora medaglie azzurre: oro nel Team Event, argento per Martina Carraro e libero a squadre" (in Italian). Leggo. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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