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Arianna BRIDI
Sport Open Water Swimming
NOC Italy   
GenderWomen
Born06 Nov 1995 in Trento, ITA
 Human Interest 
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
 Rari Nantes Trento [ITA] / CS Esercito [ITA]:
General Interest
Hobbies
 Reading, listening to music. (corriere.it, 07 Sep 2020)
Famous relatives
 Her mother played volleyball for Trentino Volley in Italy. (lavocedeltrentino.it, 24 Aug 2018)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
 Fabrizio Antonelli [personal], ITA, from 2015
Training Regime
 She trains in the water for five hours a day, swimming up to 15 kilometres. She swims up to 120 kilometres per week.
When and where did you begin this sport?
 She began swimming at age six at Rari Nantes Trento swimming club in Italy, and took up open water swimming in 2006.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
 Armed Forces Athlete
Languages
 Italian
General Interest
Other information
 RAISING AWARENESS
She would like to raise the profile of open water swimming in Italy. "Our sport is little-known, even though we are among the strongest nations in the world. It is a pity that in Italy there is no prominence because it is beautiful and it is very well known especially in the rest of the world, almost like cycling. It is strange to have this popularity in Trentino [Italy] because doing 25 kilometres of swimming does not seem possible in an area without sea." (lavocedeltrentino.it, 24 Aug 2018)

FATHERLY INFLUENCE
She says her father Marino instilled in her the value of hard work from a young age, which enables her to endure the fatigue experienced in open water swimming. "My father Marino, a hard worker, electrician and farmer, taught me about hard work. He used to tell me repeatedly that if you want to get there you have to work hard and you have to love what you do, even the effort. He taught me to love fatigue." (corriere.it, 07 Sep 2020)
Injuries
 She withdrew from the 2020 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, which took place in May 2021, due to mild myocarditis [inflammation of the heart]. (swimswam.com, 27 Apr 2021)

 Competition Highlights
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
8 2024 Doha, QAT 10km 1:57:33.2
2 2024 Doha, QAT 6km - Team Relay 1:03:28.2
7 2019 Gwangju, KOR 25km 5:11:52.6
13 2019 Gwangju, KOR 10km 1:54:52.0
3 2017 Budapest, HUN 25km 5:22:08.2
3 2017 Budapest, HUN 10km 2:00:17.2
9 2015 Kazan, RUS 5km 59:12.9
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
8 2018 Glasgow, SCO 10km 1:57:27.1
4 2018 Glasgow, SCO 5km 56:58.8
1 2018 Glasgow, SCO 25km 5:19:34.6
3 2016 Hoorn, NED 10km 2:07:03.6
4 2016 Hoorn, NED 25km 5:26:57.3
World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2023   10km  
12 2023 Funchal, POR 10km 1:58:15.6
18 2023 Golfo Aranci, ITA 10km 1:57:40.0
2 2023 Setúbal, POR 10km 2:01:13.0
13 2021   10km  
6 2021 Doha, QAT 10km 2:01:34.4
  2020   10km  
4 2020 Doha, QAT 10km 1:56:42.4
3 2019   10km  
2 2019 Balatonfüred, HUN 10km 1:58:46.2
1 2019 Beau Vallon, SEY 10km 2:01:33.90
8 2019 Doha, QAT 10km 2:04:00.2
1 2019 Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN 10km 2:24:30.0
2 2019 Nantou, TPE 10km 2:02:40.0
3 2019 Ohrid, MKD 10km 2:11:41.3
1 2019 Qiandaohu, CHN 10km 2:04:05.44
4 2019 Setúbal, POR 10km 1:41:19.01
7 2018   10km  
1 2018 Abu Dhabi, UAE 10km 2:00:21.8
  2018 Balatonfüred, HUN 10km  DNS
1 2018 Beau Vallon, SEY 10km 1:58:32.30
7 2018 Doha, QAT 10km 2:02:28.3
14 2018 Setúbal, POR 10km 2:07:09.07
1 2017   10km  
3 2017 Abu Dhabi, UAE 10km 1:52:35.6
1 2017 Hong Kong, CHN 10km 2:02:12.6
1 2017 Lac St. Jean, QC, CAN 10km 2:03:15.5
3 2017 Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN 10km 2:06:14.87
2 2017 Qiandaohu, CHN 10km 1:37:29.2
4 2017 Setúbal, POR 10km 1:37:37.90
1 2017 Viedma, ARG 10km 2:11:30.42
15 2015 San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX 10km 1:48:45.00