Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
AN Brescia: Italy |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Law - Pegaso Online University: Italy |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Reading, watching TV series. (mfsport.net, 18 Oct 2020) |
Injuries |
In 2010 he fractured the tibia and fibula bones in his leg. (lacittadisalerno.it, 14 Dec 2012) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (mfsport.net, 09 May 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"Being born in a seaside town, swimming was something natural that is learned from an early age. Going back and forth in a pool bored me so much. One day they gave us a ball to let us try to make some passes. That ball changed everything." |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Coaches Peppe Fasano and Marco Baldineti. (mfsport.net, 09 May 2020) |
Hero / Idol |
Italian water polo player Maurizio Felugo. (lacittadisalerno.it, 14 Dec 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Alessandro Bovo [club], ITA; Alessandro Campagna [national], ITA |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age nine in Salerno, Italy. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Italian |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2019 he received the Collare d'Oro [Golden Necklace] from the Italian Olympic Committee [CONI]. (ilmattino.it, 26 Nov 2021; coni.it, 01 Jan 2019) |
