Delfina Pignatiello (born 19 April 2000) is an Argentine ex-swimmer. She participated in the

2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships The 6th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, was held in Indianapolis, United States. The championships were for girls aged 14–17 and boys age 15–18. Over 600 athletes from 90 different countries competed at the Championships. Host selec ...

. She represented Argentina at the

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Career

She began swimming as a baby, taught by her mother, a swimming coach. She started competing at the age of 12. Delfina participated in two junior World Championships (2015, 2017) and also in a senior short course World Championship (2016). She made an Argentine record in 800 metres at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), where she came in 6th place. She participated in the

held in Indianapolis, USA, where she won two events: the 800 and 1500 metres freestyle. She also won the silver medal in the same competition in the 400 metres. Delfina won two silver medals at the

2018 Summer Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held ...

in the 400 and 800 metres freestyle. In 2019, she won three gold medals at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

in the 400, 800, and 1500 metres freestyle.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pignatiello, Delfina 2000 births Living people Argentine female swimmers Sportspeople from San Isidro, Buenos Aires Argentine people of Italian descent Swimmers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in swimming Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Argentine female freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics