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Massimiliano Rosolino

Rosolino in 2020.
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Massi, Max
Nationality	Italy
Born	(1978-07-11) 11 July 1978 (age 47) Naples, Campania, Italy
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle and medley
Club	Larus Nuoto, Roma
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Italy Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 2 World Championships (LC) 1 3 1 World Championships (SC) 1 2 7 European Championships (LC) 7 8 6 European Championships (SC) 7 8 5 Mediterranean Games 5 0 0 Olympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney 200 m medley Silver 2000 Sydney 400 m freestyle Bronze 2000 Sydney 200 m freestyle Bronze 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Gold 2001 Fukuoka 200 m medley Silver 1998 Perth 200 m freestyle Silver 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle Silver 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2003 Barcelona 200 m medley World Championships (SC) Gold 2006 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle Silver 2000 Athens 200 m freestyle Silver 2008 Manchester 400 m freestyle Bronze 1999 Hong Kong 400 m freestyle Bronze 2000 Athens 400 m freestyle Bronze 2000 Athens 200 m medley Bronze 2006 Shanghai 400 m freestyle Bronze 2006 Shanghai 200 m freestyle Bronze 2008 Manchester 200 m freestyle Bronze 2008 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Gold 2000 Helsinki 200 m freestyle Gold 2000 Helsinki 200 m medley Gold 2000 Helsinki 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2002 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2004 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2006 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2008 Eindhoven 4×200 m freestyle Silver 1997 Seville 200 m freestyle Silver 1997 Seville 400 m freestyle Silver 1999 Istanbul 200 m medley Silver 2002 Berlin 400 m freestyle Silver 2006 Budapest 200 m freestyle Silver 2006 Budapest 400 m freestyle Silver 2008 Eindhoven 400 m freestyle Silver 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1995 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle Bronze 1999 Istanbul 200 m freestyle Bronze 2002 Berlin 200 m freestyle Bronze 2004 Madrid 200 m freestyle Bronze 2004 Madrid 200 m medley Bronze 2008 Eindhoven 200 m freestyle European Championships (SC) Gold 1999 Lisbon 400 m freestyle Gold 2000 Valencia 200 m freestyle Gold 2000 Valencia 400 m freestyle Gold 2000 Valencia 1500 m freestyle Gold 2000 Valencia 200 m medley Gold 2003 Dublin 400 m freestyle Gold 2004 Vienna 400 m freestyle Silver 1998 Sheffield 200 m freestyle Silver 1998 Sheffield 400 m freestyle Silver 1999 Lisbon 200 m freestyle Silver 2003 Dublin 200 m medley Silver 2004 Vienna 200 m freestyle Silver 2005 Trieste 200 m freestyle Silver 2006 Helsinki 200 m freestyle Silver 2008 Rijeka 400 m freestyle Bronze 1999 Lisbon 200 m medley Bronze 2003 Dublin 1500 m freestyle Bronze 2003 Dublin 400 m medley Bronze 2004 Vienna 1500 m freestyle Bronze 2008 Rijeka 200 m freestyle Mediterranean Games Gold 1997 Bari 200 m freestyle Gold 1997 Bari 4×100 m freestyle Gold 1997 Bari 4×200 m freestyle Gold 1997 Bari 4×100 m medley Gold 2005 Almería 400 m freestyle

Massimiliano Edgar "Massi" Rosolino (born July 11, 1978) is a famous Italian swimmer. He is now retired from competitive swimming. He was known for his amazing skills in freestyle and medley events.

About Massimiliano Rosolino

Massimiliano Rosolino was born in Naples, Italy. His father was Italian and his mother was Australian. When he was three years old, his family moved to Australia. They moved back to Italy when he was six. He started swimming at a very young age and quickly became a talented swimmer. In 2002, he returned to Australia to train with a famous coach, Ian Pope, at the Melbourne Vicentre Club.

Olympic Games Success

Massimiliano represented Italy in four Olympic Games. He competed in the Olympics starting in 1996.

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, he made history. He won a gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley race. This made him only the second Italian swimmer ever to win an Olympic gold medal. He also won two more medals at those games:

• A silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle race. He set a new European record for this event.
• A bronze medal in the 200-meter freestyle race.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Massimiliano won another bronze medal. This was with the Italian team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay race.

World and European Championships

Massimiliano Rosolino is one of the most successful swimmers in Italian history. He has won a total of 60 international medals!

He became a world champion in the 200-meter individual medley at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. He also won three silver medals and one bronze medal at five different World Long Course Championships.

At the World Short Course Championships, he won one gold medal, two silver medals, and seven bronze medals.

He also had great success at the European Championships:

• He won 21 medals at the European Long Course Championships.
• He won 20 medals at the European Short Course Championships.
• Overall, he became a European champion 14 times (7 times in long course and 7 times in short course events).

Personal Life

In 2006, Massimiliano took part in a TV show called Ballando con le stelle (which means "Dancing with the Stars") in Italy. There, he met a Russian dance teacher named Natalia Titova. They started a relationship and now have two daughters together.

Swimming Achievements

Here are some of Massimiliano Rosolino's best times in swimming:

• 100 meter freestyle: 49.35 seconds (in 2007)
• 200 meter freestyle: 1 minute, 46.60 seconds (in 2000, an Italian record)
• 400 meter freestyle: 3 minutes, 43.40 seconds (in 2000, a European record)
• 800 meter freestyle: 7 minutes, 50.40 seconds (in 2005)
• 1500 meter freestyle: 15 minutes, 9.28 seconds (in 2001)
• 200 meter individual medley: 1 minute, 58.98 seconds (in 2000)
• 400 meter individual medley: 4 minutes, 17.30 seconds (in 2003)

See also

In Spanish: Massimiliano Rosolino para niños

• Italian swimmers multiple medalists at the international competitions
• Walk of Fame of Italian sport