Olympic medalist and former World File holder Federica Pellegrini has given beginning to her first baby, alongside husband and longtime coach Matteo Giunta.
Pellegrini introduced the beginning of her daughter, named Matilde by way of Instagram. In line with the submit, Matilde was born at 6:51 AM on January 3.
English Translation:
“Difficult 2 days….
Lastly you arrived !!!!
⏱️6:51
03/01/2024
Matilde 💖
Due to the angels that cared for us throughout this journey, Titty, Marcello, Giada, Alessandra, Massimo and your complete workforce of the Sacred Coronary heart hospital”
Pellegrini, 35, is extensively thought to be Italy’s best feminine swimmer of all-time, profitable 26 worldwide gold medals over her 16-year swimming profession, together with an Olympic gold medal within the 200 freestyle in 2008. That made her the primary Italian lady to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming.
Pellegrini primarily competed within the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle. She was the primary swimmer to interrupt the 4-minute barrier within the 400m freestyle on the 2009 World Championships. On the identical meet, she set the 200m freestyle World File with a time of 1:52.98. Her document stood for over a decade earlier than it was lastly damaged by Australian Mollie O’Callaghan final summer season (1:52.85). Pellegrini was additionally dominant on the World Championship stage within the 200 freestyle, making each World Championship podium within the occasion from 2009 till 2019, together with gold medals in 2009, 2011, 2017, and 2019.
Pellegrini retired on November 30, 2021, solely a month after getting engaged to Giunta. The pair married on August 27, 2022. Giunta was Pellegrini’s private coach from 2014 till her retirement in 2021. He was additionally the pinnacle coach of the Rome-based Aqua Centurions of the Worldwide Swimming League, the workforce that Pellegrini represented throughout her time within the League.
