Friday
November 13th
18:30
Adults
A freestyle life
She was the "flea" of Italian swimming, and she was an extraordinary athlete: the first Italian swimmer to win Olympic medals, three podium finishes at the 1972 Munich Games and a record that remained unbeaten for over thirty years, world champion and world record holder in Belgrade 1973, and winner of over seventy Italian titles. She dominated the pools with grit and determination. Novella Calligaris (Pulce. My Life Among the Waves, La nave di Teseo) recounts how she swam this far, stroke after stroke and effort after effort, of the early morning wake-ups, the sacrifices, the loves and passions, the dedication of her father who accompanied her to competitions: it is the sporting and human parable of a girl, then a woman, who lived her entire life with the same generous energy. Livio Partiti swims with her through his words.
She was the "flea" of Italian swimming, and she was an extraordinary athlete: the first Italian swimmer to win Olympic medals, three podium finishes at the 1972 Munich Games and a record that remained unbeaten for over thirty years, world champion and world record holder in Belgrade 1973, and winner of over seventy Italian titles. She dominated the pools with grit and determination. Novella Calligaris (Pulce. My Life Among the Waves, La nave di Teseo) recounts how she swam this far, stroke after stroke and effort after effort, of the early morning wake-ups, the sacrifices, the loves and passions, the dedication of her father who accompanied her to competitions: it is the sporting and human parable of a girl, then a woman, who lived her entire life with the same generous energy. Livio Partiti swims with her through his words.
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