Leonardo Deplano (born 21 July 1999) is an Italian swimmer.[1][2] He competed in the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), winning gold in the men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay event.[3]

Leonardo Deplano
Personal information
Born (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 25)
Florence, Italy[1]
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2023 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m mixed medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kazan 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Glasgow 4×50 m freestyle
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Netanya 50 m freestyle

At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in Rome in August, Deplano won the silver medal in the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 21.60 seconds, finishing 0.02 seconds behind gold medalist Ben Proud of Great Britain.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Leonardo Deplano". EuroSport. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Leonardo Deplano campione olimpico". MET. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Swimming, world championships in short course: gold to Italy in the 4×50 freestyle". Italy24 News. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ LEN (17 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Freestyle Men Final". Microplus. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ^ Martínez, Alberto (17 August 2022). "Italia arrasa en Roma" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Nuoto: Europei. Deplano argento nei 50 stile libero" (in Italian). Il Giornale d'Italia. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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