Giovanni Franceschi (born 25 April 1963 in Milan) is an Italian swimmer who won two five medals in medley disciplines at European Championships of 1981–1983. He also competed in three events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of eights place in the 400 m medley in 1984.[1] During his career, Franceschi won 41 national titles in various freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and medley events. At the 1983 European Championships, held in Rome, he won both the 200 and 400 medley events, setting a European record in both finals.[2]
His elder brother, Raffaele Franceschi, is also a retired Olympic swimmer.[1] He encouraged Giovanni to start swimming in a pool, which was located just meters from their home.[2]
Franceschi is currently leading a project, SwimCamp, which aims to improve swimming technique of any participant older than 8 years old.[3]
References
^ abGiovanni Franceschi 6 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
^ abTHE CHALLENGES OF YESTERDAY. giovannifranceschi.it
giovanni, franceschi, born, april, 1963, milan, italian, swimmer, five, medals, medley, disciplines, european, championships, 1981, 1983, also, competed, three, events, 1980, 1984, summer, olympics, with, best, achievement, eights, place, medley, 1984, during,. Giovanni Franceschi born 25 April 1963 in Milan is an Italian swimmer who won two five medals in medley disciplines at European Championships of 1981 1983 He also competed in three events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of eights place in the 400 m medley in 1984 1 During his career Franceschi won 41 national titles in various freestyle backstroke butterfly and medley events At the 1983 European Championships held in Rome he won both the 200 and 400 medley events setting a European record in both finals 2 Giovanni FranceschiPersonal informationFull nameGiovanni FranceschiNickname s Long John NationalityItalyBorn 1963 04 25 25 April 1963 age 59 Milan ItalyHeight1 92 m 6 ft 4 in Weight78 kg 172 lb SportSportSwimmingMedal record European Championships1983 Rome 200 m medley1983 Rome 400 m medley1981 Split 200 m medley1981 Split 400 m medleyWorld Championships1982 Guayaquil 200 m medleyMediterranean Games1983 Casablanca 400 m medley1979 Split 400 m medleyBiography EditHis elder brother Raffaele Franceschi is also a retired Olympic swimmer 1 He encouraged Giovanni to start swimming in a pool which was located just meters from their home 2 Franceschi is currently leading a project SwimCamp which aims to improve swimming technique of any participant older than 8 years old 3 References Edit a b Giovanni Franceschi Archived 6 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine sports reference com a b THE CHALLENGES OF YESTERDAY giovannifranceschi it Nuoto SwimCampExternal links EditOfficial site This biographical article related to an Italian swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanni Franceschi amp oldid 1123822008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
