Alessia Filippi
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Alessia Filippi (born 1987-06-23) is an Italian swimmer.
Born in Rome, Filippi excels in backstroke and medley races, as well as in middle-distance freestyle (400 to 800 m).
She was the first Italian woman to win a gold medal at any international competition, by winning the 400&nbps;m medley at the 2006 European Swimming Championships in Budapest. 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.
[edit] Personal bests
She holds Italian records (long-course swimming pools) in the following races:
- 400 m freestyle: 4:08.83
- 400 m medley: 4:35.80
- 200 m medley: 2:13.75
- 200 m backstroke: 2:09.76
- 100 m backstroke: 1:01.52
