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Paolo Barelli is an Italian Senator and suspended president of the Italian Swimming Federation, and a former swimmer. On 24 July 2009 he was named Honorary Secretary of FINA for the 2009-2013 term.[1] In October 2012 Barelli was elected president of LEN.
Biography
Paolo Barelli was born in Rome is a former athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[2]
Barelli broke 23 times the Italian record in several distances, including the 100m butterfly and relays.[3]
He swam for Italy at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[4][5]
In 1975 he won the 100m butterfly at the 1975 Mediterranean Games (58.10).[6]
In the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he reached the Olympic final with the 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay (7th) and the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay (8th).[4]
He was elected president of the Italian Swimming Federation in 2000; he is the first high-level swimmer to cover this position.[7]
Barelli entered politics with the Silvio Berlusconi's party Forza Italia, was elected to the Italian Senate in 2001[8] and reelected in 2006.[9]
References
- ↑ FINA General Congress[permanent dead link] release, published 2009-07-24, on the 2009 FINA General Congress held in Rome, Italy. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
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- ↑ "www.agendadiana.com" Paolo Barelli, www.agendadiana.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Olympic Reports" Archived 2007-06-12 at the Wayback Machine Munich 1972 Official Repors, www.la84foundation.org
- ↑ Barelli's entry from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ↑ "www.agendadiana.com" 100m butterfly - Algiers 1975, www.agendadiana.com
- ↑ "Italian Swimming Federation" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Paolo Barelli, www.federnuoto.it
- ↑ "Italian Senate" Paolo Barelli - 14th Legislature, www.senato.it
- ↑ "Italian Senate" Paolo Barelli - 15th Legislature, www.senato.it
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