Antonio Fantin

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Nationality Italy
Born (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 24)
Latisana, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Antonio Fantin
Personal information
Nationality Italy
Born (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 24)
Latisana, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle, backstroke
ClubFiamme Oro Nuoto, Aspea Padova, SS Lazio Nuoto
CoachMatteo Poli, Federica Fornasiero
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 2 4 1
World Championships 7 3 4
European Championships 9 2 1
Total 18 9 6
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris100 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoMixed 4 × 50 m freestyle relay 20pts
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo400 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo4×100 m freestyle 34 pts
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris400 m freestyle S6
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo4x100 m medley relay 34pts
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City400 m freestyle SM6
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira400 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira50 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester50 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore400 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore50 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2017 Mexico City4 x 50 freestyle relay 20pts
Silver medal – second place2017 Mexico City4 x 100 freestyle relay 34pts
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester400 m freestyle S6
Bronze medal – third place2017 Mexico City100 m freestyle SM6
Bronze medal – third place2017 Mexico City100 m backstroke SM6
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira100 m backstroke S6
Bronze medal – third place2025 Singapore100 m backstroke S6
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin50 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin100 m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin4 x 50 freestyle relay 20pts
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin4 x 100 freestyle relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place2020 Madeira50 m Freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2020 Madeira100 m Freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2020 Madeira400 m Freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2024 Madeira100 m Freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2024 Madeira400 m Freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2018 Dublin200 m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place2018 Dublin50 m backstroke S5
Bronze medal – third place2020 Madeira100 m Backstroke S6
Fantin awarded by Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in 2021.

Antonio Fantin (born 3 August 2001) is an Italian swimmer who competes in Paralympic S5 and SM5 (individual medley) events.[1] He won the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2022.[2]

Fantin is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[3]

Fantin began swimming at age four in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. He came to international attention when he competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships, at the age of 16, winning the 400 metres freestyle S6 category.[4]

The following year Fantin was reclassified as S5, and represented Italy again at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships in Dublin, Ireland. Fantin won 4 gold medals, and six medals in all, to make the top 5 individual performances of the meet.[1]

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