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Marco DE TULLIO
Sport Swimming
NOC Italy   
GenderMen
Born21 Sep 2000 in Bari, ITA
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Rome, ITA
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
GS Fiamme Oro [ITA] / Sport Project [ITA]:
General Interest
Hobbies
Fashion, playing video games. (repubblica.it, 03 May 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal in the 400m freestyle at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (repubblica.it, 03 May 2021)
Famous relatives
His brother Luca has competed in swimming at an elite level. His father Simone De Tullio represented Italy in handball. (bari.repubblica.it, 07 Apr 2021; lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it, 13 Aug 2020)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport?
His parents wanted him to get involved in a sport, so they enrolled him and his brother Luca in swimming lessons.
General Interest
Hero / Idol
Italian swimmers Massimiliano Rosolino and Gabriele Detti. (borderline24.com, 21 Nov 2020)
Awards and honours
In 2018 he received an acknowledgement from the city of Bari, Italy, in recognition of his performances at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (borderline24.com, 21 Nov 2020)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach
Christian Minotti [personal], from 2021
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport at age four in Bari, Italy.
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Police Athlete
Languages
English, Italian
General Interest
Other information
TATTOO
He has a tattoo of the Greek victory goddess Nike in his left arm. "It helps me to give my best from a mental point of view because her image also appears on the Olympic medal." (repubblica.it, 03 May 2021)

OCCUPATION
He is a member of the Italian state police sports group GS Fiamme Oro. (poliziadistato.it, 24 Jun 2021)

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
10 2021 Tokyo, JPN 400m Freestyle 3:45.85
  2021 Tokyo, JPN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay  
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2024 Doha, QAT 400m Freestyle 3:49.44
29 2024 Doha, QAT 200m Freestyle 1:48.46
5 2024 Doha, QAT 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:07.00
10 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 200m Freestyle 1:46.05 
Heats 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 400m Freestyle 3:47.23
5 2023 Fukuoka, JPN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:03.95
5 2022 Budapest, HUN 400m Freestyle 3:44.14
Semifinal 2022 Budapest, HUN 200m Freestyle 1:46.29
5 2019 Gwangju, KOR 400m Freestyle 3:44.86
World Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 200m Freestyle 1:45.63
4 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 400m Freestyle 3:37.83
4 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay  
European Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Heats 2022 Rome, ITA 400m Freestyle 3:48.38
4 2022 Rome, ITA 200m Freestyle 1:46.37
2 2022 Rome, ITA 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:06.25
5 2021 Budapest, HUN 400m Freestyle 3:46.36
Heats 2021 Budapest, HUN 800m Freestyle 8:01.33
Heats 2021 Budapest, HUN 200m Freestyle 1:48.05
3 2021 Budapest, HUN 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:06.05
European Championships Short Course
Rank Year Venue Event Result
Semifinal 2023 Otopeni, ROU 200m Freestyle 1:44.62
Heats 2023 Otopeni, ROU 400m Freestyle 3:40.41
3 2021 Kazan, RUS 400m Freestyle 3:38.80
8 2021 Kazan, RUS 200m Freestyle 1:44.04
Heats 2019 Glasgow, SCO 400m Freestyle 3:43.42