ALESSANDRO MIRESSI
Date of Birth: 02/10/1998
Place of Birth: Torino
Weight x Height: 100 x 2,02
Speciality: 100m Freestyle, 4x100m Medley Relay, 4x100m Freestyle Relay
First Club: Polisp. UISP River Borgaro
Club: Fiamme Oro
First Coach: Giuseppe Dichiara
Coach: Antonio Satta
Other Sports: Basketball, football
Hobby: NBA, videogames, manga
Relationship Status: Single
Olympic Club: Yes
Olympic Appearances:
2 (Tokyo 2020, Parigi 2024)
Biography
Born into a family of athletes: his father Elio played baseball, while his mother Piera was in the national softball team, and his cousin Maria Clara Giai Pron participated in the slalom canoe at the London 2012 Games. With his height, he could have played basketball, which however went no further than a fan's passion, while in his early days in football, he was a defender. Later on, it was his mother who took him to the swimming pool, where his sister was already training. At 19, he became European champion of the “Gara Regina” race, the 100m freestyle, and a few days later at the national championships, he set a new Italian record of 47”92. Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science in Turin, at Tokyo 2020 he won two medals. Paris 2024 will be his second Olympics.
Palmares
Olympic Games
3° Tokyo (JPN) 2020 – 4x100 misti
6° Tokyo (JPN) 2020 – 100 stile libero
2° Tokyo (JPN) 2020 – 4x100 stile libero
9° Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 100 stile libero
3° Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 4x100 stile libero
9° Parigi (FRA) 2024 - 4x100 misti
World Championships
5° Budapest (HUN) 2017 – 4x100 stile libero mista
4° Gwangju (KOR) 2019 – 4x100 stile libero
9° Gwangju (KOR) 2019 – 100 stile libero
8° Gwangju (KOR) 2019 – 4x100 stile libero mista
1° Budapest (HUN) 2022 - 4x100 mista
3° Budapest (HUN) 2022 - 4x100 stile libero
7° Budapest (HUN) 2022 - 4x100 stile libero mista
8° Budapest (HUN) 2022 - 100 stile libero
2° Fukuoka (JAP) 2023 - 4x100 stile libero
2° Doha (QAT) 2024 - 4x100 stile libero
2° Doha (QAT) 2024 - 100 stile libero
3° Doha (QAT) 2024 - 4x100 misti
European Championships
1° Glasgow (GBR) 2018 – 100 stile libero
2° Glasgow (GBR) 2018 – 4x100 stile libero
3° Glasgow (GBR) 2018 – 4x100 misti mista
4° Glasgow (GBR) 2018 – 4x100 stile libero mista
3° Budapest (HUN) 2021 – 4x100 stile libero
2° Budapest (HUN) 2021 – 100 stile libero
3° Budapest (HUN) 2021 – 4x100 misti mista
3° Budapest (HUN) 2021 – 4x100 stile libero mista
8° Budapest (HUN) 2021 – 50 stile libero
3° Budapest (HUN) 2021 – 4x100 misti
1° Roma (ITA) 2022 - 4x100 stile libero
1° Roma (ITA) 2022 - 4x100 mista
3° Roma (ITA) 2022 - 100 stile libero
4° Roma (ITA) 2022 - 4x100 stile libero mista
Other Games
Giochi Europei - European Games
2° Baku (AZE) 2015 – 100 stile libero
2° Baku (AZE) 2015 – 4x100 stile libero
4° Baku (AZE) 2015 – 4x100 misti
5° Baku (AZE) 2015 – 4x200 stile libero