Anita Bottazzo
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| National team | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 2003 Oderzo, Italy[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Annie Lazor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anita Bottazzo (born 14 December 2003) is an Italian competitive swimmer specializing in sprint breaststroke.
Born in Oderzo, Bottazzo was a rugby player before turning her focus to swimming.[2] At 15 years old, she moved to Imola to train at the Imolanuoto Center under coach Cesare Casella.[2] At the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, she earned a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a bronze medal in the 50-metre breaststroke.[3] At the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, she finished fifth in the 50-metre breaststroke.[4]
In 2024, Bottazzo moved to Gainesville, Florida, where she enrolled at the University of Florida to study genetics and joined the Florida Gators, being trained by Anthony Nesty.[2][5] At the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, she achieved a personal best of 1'05″61, which earned her the access to the final, where she eventually finished sixth.[2][6]
