Luca Marin (born 9 April 1986 in Vittoria,

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) is a former

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medley swimmer. He specialized in the 400 m medley, and won ten medals at European and World Championships in this event. At the

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he won a gold medal, beating

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, the

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. At the top of his career, he was trained by the Albanian coach Gjon Shyti.

Biography

He participated at the

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for Italy, reaching 10th place in the 400 m medley. At the

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he finished in 5th place in the same event, and 12th at the

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. Luca Marin was engaged to

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and

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Curiosity

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in the

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) within the communication code the duo formed by pro players ''Febo'' and ''Rico'' elaborated for their games since the mid-2000s during the

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Tournament.

References

External links

Luca Marin
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's website 1986 births Living people People from Vittoria, Sicily Italian male swimmers Olympic swimmers of Italy Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from the Province of Ragusa {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub