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Alberto Castagnetti
Alberto Castagnetti (3 February 1943, in Verona – 12 October 2009) was an Italian Swimming (sport), swimming Coach (sport), coach and Freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer. As a swimmer, Castagnetti won several Italian titles swimming in relays. He swam at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade. He coached the Italian national swimming team from 1987 until his death from the consequences of a heart operation in October 2009. Notable athletes he coached include Giorgio Lamberti, Domenico Fioravanti and Federica Pellegrini. He has 4 daughters. They all love swimming and have taken after him References External linksAgenda Diana Alberto Castagnetti's page 1943 births 2009 deaths Italian male swimmers Italian swimming coaches Olympic swimmers for Italy Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Verona Italian male freestyle swimmers {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the second largest in northeastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of and has a population of 714,310 inhabitants. It is one of the main tourist destinations in northern Italy because of its artistic heritage and several annual fairs and shows as well as the Opera, opera season in the Verona Arena, Arena, an ancient Ancient Rome, Roman Amphitheatre, amphitheater. Between the 13th and 14th century the city was ruled by the Scaliger, della Scala Family. Under the rule of the family, in particular of Cangrande I della Scala, the city experienced great prosperity, becoming rich and powerful and being surrounded by new walls. The Della Scala era is survived in numerous monuments around Verona. Two of William Shakespeare's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
