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| Federico
GRABICH |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Argentina
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 26 Mar 1990
in Casilda, ARG |
| Height | 1.93 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Rosario, ARG |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Argentinian swimmer Jose Meolans, Russian swimmer Alexander Popov, Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (Federacion Entrerriana de Natacion, 14 Dec 2010; enganche.com.ar, 01 May 2020) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Monica Gherardi [personal], ARG |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Fede (Federacion Entrerriana de Natacion, 14 Dec 2010) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Spanish |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Coach Monica Gherardi was a friend of his mother and encouraged him to take part in a talent identification programme. He initially combined swimming with basketball. "Although I liked basketball the most, I was not that good at it compared to swimming. That's why I chose swimming." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up swimming at age 10, and began focusing on the sport at age 15. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
In 2021 he was recipient of the Konex Award as Best Swimmer of the Decade [2010-19] in Argentina. (lanuevasenda.com.ar, 15 Mar 2021)
He took part in the Olympic torch relay ahead of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His leg of the relay was in Rosario, Argentina. (elpatagonico.com, 08 Aug 2018)
In 2015 he received the Olimpia de Plata award from the Argentinian Association of Sports Journalists as the best Argentinian swimmer of the year. (radiosudamericana.com, 23 Dec 2015)
He was named Best Athlete of the Year in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, in 2015. (fiestadeldeporte.com.ar, 03 Dec 2018) |
International Debut |
Year |
2010 |
Competing for |
Argentina |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Other information |
CHASING NUMBERS
He says he becomes fixated on his times and that he has an extensive memory of precise results. "It's my obsession. I like statistics, numbers, probabilities. I am very connected to that, and I spend too much time thinking about it. Today I can remember most of my best training sessions in the last 10 years. My coach Monica has them written down, and whenever she comes to ask me about a race I swam in 2016, I know what my time was. I like numbers but at a certain point they become a burden, because this sport is defined by hundredths of a second." (enganche.com.ar, 01 May 2020)
CONNECTION WITH COACH
His coach Monica Gherardi is a friend of his mother and was at the hospital when he was born. Gherardi has coached him since he took up the sport as a child. After the 2012 Olympic Games in London, he was offered the opportunity to train in Spain under French coach Fred Vergnoux, but after nine months there he decided to return to Argentina. "In Spain, I had better facilities but that doesn't help you to improve if you don't have the support of your family and friends. Besides, Monica cares about my well-being. She knows what to do when I'm burned out, and I can't find that with another coach." (sinmordaza.com, 24 Jan 2016; elgrafico.com.ar, 14 Nov 2015; nataccion.com, 18 Nov 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Alumni de Casilda: Argentina |
General Interest |
Injuries |
Injuries to his back and neck prevented him from competing at the 2021 South American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (swimswam.com, 02 Mar 2021)
He was out of training for two weeks after contracting COVID-19 in late 2020. (swimswam.com, 02 Mar 2021)
In 2019 he struggled with an injury to his waist area that affected his preparations for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (enganche.com.ar, 01 May 2020)
In 2017 he fell while in the stands at a Pro Swim Series event in Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. He suffered a left leg injury and required four stitches, but it did not prevent him from competing at the event. (mundod.lavoz.com.ar, 04 Mar 2017) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in the 100m freestyle and silver in the 200m freestyle at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada, and winning bronze in the 100m at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. (enganche.com.ar, 01 May 2020) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.41 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
50m Freestyle |
22.44 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
100m Freestyle |
48.78 |
| 35 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
50m Freestyle |
23.30 |
| 41 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
100m Backstroke |
56.56 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.89 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Freestyle |
22.68 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Freestyle |
49.09 |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Backstroke |
25.60 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.43 |
| 3 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Freestyle |
48.12 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Backstroke |
55.03 |
| Semifinal |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Backstroke |
25.16 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
100m Freestyle |
49.87 |
| Heats |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Freestyle |
23.00 |
| Heats |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
55.93 |
| Heat |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
50m Backstroke |
26.13 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Freestyle |
1:47.23 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
22.10 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
47.97 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:13.53 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:14.91 |
| Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
48.20 |
| Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
200m Backstroke |
1:59.42 |
| Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Freestyle |
21.91 |
| Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Backstroke |
25.50 |
| Heats |
2010 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Backstroke |
53.83 |
Pan American Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
100m Freestyle |
49.88 |
| Heats |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
200m Freestyle |
1:50.83 |
| Final |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
DSQ |
| 5 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:34.87 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:50.53 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Lima, PER |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:38.41 |
| Final |
2015 |
Toronto, ON, CAN |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:39.17 |
| 5 |
2011 |
Guadalajara, MEX |
100m Backstroke |
55.22 |
| 8 |
2011 |
Guadalajara, MEX |
50m Freestyle |
22.97 |
| 3 |
2011 |
Guadalajara, MEX |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:44.51 |
| 4 |
2011 |
Guadalajara, MEX |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:36.37 |
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