| Intro | Olympic swimmer | ||
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Athlete Swimmer Model |
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| From | Italy | ||
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Fashion Sports |
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| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 28 November 1957, Rome | ||
| Age: | 62 years | ||
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Elisabetta Dessy (born 28 November 1957) is an Italian former model, actress and swimmer who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
She trained for the Aniene Rowing Club, is trained with Roberto Pangaro. She was a member of the national swimming team from 1971 to 1976, with more than 15 caps for the national team. She performed the 100 m breaststroke and 100 m freestyle at the Vienna European Championship in 1974. She was part of the national team in the Latin Cup: in Marseille in 1974, in Las Palmas in 1975, in Acapulco in 1976; she participated in the Five Nations – in Järfälla, in Minsk, in Erfurt and in Nice.
She was on the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay team that won the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in 1975 in Algiers, while in the 100 m freestyle, she won the bronze medal.
She took part in the 4×100 m mixed relay in the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976, setting a new Italian record in the semifinals.
She was Italian champion in the 100 m freestyle in 1974, 1975 and 1976, in the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay in 1972 and 1973, and in the mixed relay 4 x 100 .