Simone Ruffini (born 7 December 1989) is an Italian swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming.[1] He won the gold medal in the Men's 25 km open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships.

Simone Ruffini
Personal information
Full nameSimone Ruffini
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-12-07) 7 December 1989 (age 34)
Tolentino, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesOpen water, freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan 25 km
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest Team 5 km
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 5 km
European Open Water Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hoorn team 5 km
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen 10 km open water

References edit

  1. ^ "Simone Ruffini". www.federnuoto.it. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01.