Christian Minotti
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Christian Minotti (born May 12, 1980 in Rome
) is a long-distance
freestyle
swimmer from Italy
, who won the silver medal in the men's individual 1500 metres freestyle event at the 2002 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) is a long-distance
Long-distance swimming
The distances that distinguish long distance swimming from ordinary swimming are those distances that are longer than are typically swum in pool competitions. When a given swim calls more on endurance than outright speed, the more likely it is to be considered a long distance swim...
freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, who won the silver medal in the men's individual 1500 metres freestyle event at the 2002 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.