LEONARDO DEPLANO
Date of Birth: 21/07/1999
Place of Birth: Firenze
Weight x Height: 85 x 1,93
Speciality: 100m Freestyle, 4x100m Freestyle Relay, 50m Freestyle
First Club: Esseci Nuoto
Club: Carabinieri
First Coach: Sandra Michelini
Coach: Sandra Michelini
Hobby: Moto GP
Relationship Status: Single
Olympic Club: Yes
Olympic Appearances:
1 (Parigi 2024)
Biography
A great motorbike enthusiast, his swimming career began and developed under the guidance of Sandra Michelini. A pure sprinter, in 2017 he became European champion at junior level by triumphing in the 50 metres freestyle. As a senior, he won three European medals between Budapest 2021 and Rome 2022. In March 2024, he shone at the spring Open Championships in Riccione, where he secured a pass for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in both the 50 and 100 freestyle, as well as securing a place in the fast relay.
Palmares
Olympic Games
7° Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 50 stile libero
23° Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 100 stile libero
3° Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 4x100 stile libero
World Championships
7° Budapest (HUN) 2022 - 4x100 stile libero mista
8° Fukuoka (JAP) 2023 - 50 stile libero
10° Doha (QAT) 2024 - 50 stile libero
European Championships
3° Budapest (HUN) 2021 – 4x100 stile libero
11° Budapest (HUN) 2021 - 50 stile libero
48° Budapest (HUN) 2021 - 100 stile libero
1° Roma (ITA) 2022 - 4x100 stile libero
2° Roma (ITA) 2022 - 50 stile libero
2° Roma (ITA) 2022 - 4x100 misti mista