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Lorenzo ZAZZERI
Sport Swimming
NOC Italy   
GenderMen
Born09 Aug 1994
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Florence, ITA
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Rari Nantes Florentia [ITA] / CS Esercito [ITA]:
Further Personal Information
Higher education
Sports Science - University of Florence: Florence, ITA
General Interest
Hobbies
Painting, art. (Instagram profile, 12 Jul 2021)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
"I usually listen to hip hop/rap music [before a race], both Italian and foreign, otherwise I am motivated by thinking about my training path." (sportface.it, 11 Dec 2017)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver in the men's 4x100m relay at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (firenzetoday.it, 26 Jul 2021)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
"I started swimming when I was very young because my mum was a swimming instructor and I immediately showed a good propensity for water, even if initially I didn't attend the courses very willingly. Since I started the pre-competition, however, my competitive character has made me more and more passionate."
General Interest
Hero / Idol
Italian swimmer Filippo Magnini, Russian swimmer Aleksandr Popov, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (swimbiz.it, 16 Dec 2020; sportface.it, 11 Dec 2017)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Paolo Palchetti [personal]
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming competitively at age six.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Italian
General Interest
Nicknames
ZazzArt (swimbiz.it, 16 Dec 2020)
Other information
UNIVERSITY DISSERTATION
He wrote his final year dissertation at university on the differences between competitive swimming in Italy and the United States of America. The dissertation was titled 'Parallelism and comparison in the culture and training methodology of swimming sprinters between the USA and Italy'. "It was a nice thesis to write, because beyond my personal experience in professional swimming, I had the opportunity to compare myself with other athletes. The central objective of the thesis is the comparison between the methodology and the culture with which sport is faced in Italy compared to the United States." (swim4lifemagazine.it, 28 Apr 2021)

ARTIST
He has a passion for art and plans to focus on his artwork in the future. "It's not easy [to balance swimming and art] but I think that if you really like something you will find some time to dedicate to it. It's like dessert at the end of a meal, there is always room for dessert in the stomach. I would like to enrol at an academy of fine art. I just have to be able to balance the commitments of studies with my sporting commitments." (Instagram profile, 12 Jul 2021, 31 Mar 2020; swim4lifemagazine.it, 28 Apr 2021; swimbiz.it, 16 Dec 2020; lungarnofirenze.it, 14 Nov 2017)
Further Personal Information
Family
Partner Emiliana Greco

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2021 Tokyo, JPN 50m Freestyle 21.78
2 2021 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:10.11
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
9 2024 Doha, QAT 50m Freestyle 21.80
5 2024 Doha, QAT 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:24.40
2 2024 Doha, QAT 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:12.08
30 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 50m Freestyle 22.28
2 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:10.49
6 2022 Budapest, HUN 50m Freestyle 21.81
Semifinal 2022 Budapest, HUN 100m Freestyle 47.96
3 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:10.95
1 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
7 2022 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:25.83
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 50m Freestyle 20.94
Semifinal 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 100m Freestyle 47.50
1 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:23.61
3 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:30.78
2 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:03.61
1 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
5 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:30.02
Semifinal 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 100m Freestyle 46.98
Semifinal 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 50m Freestyle 21.32
3 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:22.90
4 2018 Hangzhou, CHN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:05.20
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
6 2022 Rome, ITA 50m Freestyle 21.90
6 2022 Rome, ITA 100m Freestyle 48.10
4 2022 Rome, ITA 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:23.62
1 2022 Rome, ITA 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:10.50
6 2021 Budapest, HUN 50m Freestyle 21.92
Semifinal 2021 Budapest, HUN 100m Freestyle 48.59
3 2021 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:11.87
Heats 2018 Glasgow, SCO 50m Freestyle 22.47
Heats 2018 Glasgow, SCO 100m Freestyle 49.25
4 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:24.94
2 2018 Glasgow, SCO 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:12.90
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
5 2023 Otopeni, ROU 50m Freestyle 20.91
Heats 2023 Otopeni, ROU 100m Freestyle 47.54
1 2023 Otopeni, ROU 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:30.78
2 2023 Otopeni, ROU 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:28.28
2 2023 Otopeni, ROU 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:23.14
4 2021 Kazan, RUS 100m Freestyle 46.19
2 2021 Kazan, RUS 50m Freestyle 20.84
2 2021 Kazan, RUS 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:29.40
1 2021 Kazan, RUS 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1:30.14
2 2021 Kazan, RUS 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:22.92
Semifinal 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 100m Freestyle 47.29
Heats 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 50m Freestyle 21.34
3 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay  
2 2017 Copenhagen, DEN 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1:23.67
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
92 2023   Overall Ranking  
7 2023 Budapest, HUN 50m Freestyle 22.24
2 2023 Budapest, HUN 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:18.53