Emiliano Brembilla

Emiliano Brembilla (born 21 December 1978) is a freestyle swimmer from Italy who was five-time individual European Champion, four in 400 m freestyle (1997, 2000, 2002 and 2004) and one in 1500 m freestyle (1997).^[1]

Emiliano Brembilla

Emiliano Brembilla, Atlanta 1996
Personal information
Full name	Emiliano Brembilla
Nationality	Italy
Born	(1978-12-21) 21 December 1978 (age 46) Ponte San Pietro, Bergamo, Italy
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships (LC) 0 2 1 World Championships (SC) 0 0 1 European Championships (LC) 10 3 0 European Championships (SC) 5 0 1 Mediterranean Games 5 0 0 Total 20 5 4 Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1998 Perth 1500 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle 2001 Fukuoka 400 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2008 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1997 Seville 400 m freestyle 1997 Seville 1500 m freestyle 2000 Helsinki 400 m freestyle 2000 Helsinki 4×200 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 400 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4×200 m freestyle 2004 Madrid 400 m freestyle 2004 Madrid 4×200 m freestyle 2006 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle 2008 Eindhoven 4×200 m freestyle 1999 Istanbul 400 m freestyle 2000 Helsinki 1500 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 200 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 1996 Rostock 400 m freestyle 1998 Sheffield 400 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 400 m freestyle 2002 Riesa 400 m freestyle 2002 Riesa 200 m freestyle 1998 Sheffield 1500 m freestyle Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari 400 m freestyle 1997 Bari 1500 m freestyle 2001 Tunis 200 m freestyle 2001 Tunis 400 m freestyle 2005 Almería 4×200 m freestyle

Career

He won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.^[2] A long-distance specialist, he made his first mark at the 1997 European Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain, where he won three titles. Brembilla competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.

Personal bests

Individual long course

• 100 m freestyle: 50.58
• 200 m freestyle: 1:46.29
• 400 m freestyle: 3:45.11
• 800 m freestyle: 7:55.17
• 1500 m freestyle: 14:58.65

National titles

Brembilla won 41 national championships at individual senior level.^[3]

• Absolute (18)
  • 200 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008 (7)
  • 400 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 (6)
  • 800 freestyle: 2002, 2004, 2005 (3)
  • 1500 freestyle: 1996, 2000 (2)
• Winter (16)
  • 200 freestyle: 2000, 2002, 2003 (3)
  • 400 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (8)
  • 800 freestyle: 2006 (1)
  • 1500 freestyle: 1997, 1999, 2000 2002 (4)
• Spring (7)
  • 200 freestyle: 1998, 2002 (2)
  • 200 freestyle: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 (4)
  • 800 freestyle: 1998 (1)

See also

• European Aquatics Championships - Multiple medalists in swimming
• Italian swimmers multiple medalists at the internetional competitions