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| Benedetta
PILATO |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Italy
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 18 Jan 2005
in Taranto, ITA |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Taranto, ITA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
CC Aniene: Rome, ITA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Nail care, listening to music. (raiplay.it, 15 May 2021; tokyo2020.coni.it, 01 Jan 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Recording a qualifying standard in the 100m breaststroke for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo while triumphing at the Italian national championships in December 2020. (swimmingpoolsdaily.com, 08 Feb 2021; swimswam.com, 17 Dec 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Coach Vito D'Onghia persuaded her parents to let her become a competitive swimmer at age four. "My dad had swam at a competitive level and absolutely didn't want me to follow this path. He wanted me to play tennis, but Vito came to my home one afternoon on his moped to talk to my parents so I could compete in meetings. In the end he managed to convince them." |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Vito D'Onghia. (laringhiera.net, 26 Aug 2019) |
Milestones |
She became the first female Italian swimmer to swim the 50m breaststroke in a time under 30 seconds when she swam 29.98s during the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (swimswam.com, 08 Oct 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Vito D'Onghia [personal] |
Training Regime |
She is based in Taranto, Italy, but trains twice a week in either Rome or Bari where she has access to a 50-metre pool. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age two and competing at age four. "After the first race, and then the second and third, I got a taste for competing." |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
English, Italian |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Benny the Rocket, Benny (Instagram profile 24 Feb 2021; swimswam.com, 24 Aug 2020) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Age doesn't matter unless you're a cheese." (Instagram profile, 18 Jan 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Breaststroke |
DSQ |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Breaststroke |
30.01 |
| 9 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Breaststroke |
1:06.70 |
| 6 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
4:00.34 |
| 3 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
50m Breaststroke |
30.04 |
| 1 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.93 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
29.80 |
| 7 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:58.86 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
50m Breaststroke |
30.00 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
50m Breaststroke |
29.48 |
| Semifinal |
2022 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.46 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
50m Breaststroke |
29.50 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
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European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.97 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
50m Breaststroke |
29.71 |
| 4 |
2022 |
Rome, ITA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:57.23 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:06.34 |
| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
29.35 |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
100m Breaststroke |
1:03.76 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
50m Breaststroke |
28.86 |
| 2 |
2023 |
Otopeni, ROU |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:43.97 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.23 |
| 2 |
2021 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Breaststroke |
29.75 |
| 1 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
50m Breaststroke |
29.32 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
100m Breaststroke |
1:06.07 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:44.92 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 43 |
2023 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 1 |
2023 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Breaststroke |
1:05.83 |
| 1 |
2023 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Breaststroke |
30.04 |
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