Marco Formentini is a male freestyle

Freestyle swimming

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 swimmer from Italy

Italy

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. He also competes in the open water

Open Water

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 swimming, winning a silver and a bronze medal at the World Aquatics Championships.

Formentini competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

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 in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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, finishing in 18th place in the men's 1500 m freestyle event. He was affiliated with Gruppo Sportivo Carabinieri and Rari Nantes Savona in the 1990s.