Nicola Cassio
Encyclopedia
Nicola Cassio (born 9 July 1985 in Trieste
) is an Italian freestyle
swimmer.
Cassio won several medals mainly as a member of the Italian 4 x 200 m freestyle relay. He participated for Italy in the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
) is an Italian 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.
Cassio won several medals mainly as a member of the Italian 4 x 200 m freestyle relay. He participated for Italy in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
.