Monica Boggioni (born 5 August 1998) is an Italian

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...

who competes in international level events. She competed at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

, winning bronze medals in the 100 metre freestyle S5, and 200 metre freestyle S5.

Career

She graduated from

University of Pavia The University of Pavia ( it, Università degli Studi di Pavia, UNIPV or ''Università di Pavia''; la, Alma Ticinensis Universitas) is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. There was evidence of teaching as early as 1361, making it one ...

. She competed at the

2017 World Para Swimming Championships The 2017 World Para Swimming Championships was an international swimming competition for athletes with a disability. It was held in Mexico City, Mexico and took place from 2 to 7 December. Around 304 athletes from around 70 different countries com ...

, and

2019 World Para Swimming Championships The 2019 World Para Swimming Championships is the 2019 edition of the World Para Swimming Championships run by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The championships were held from February to June in seven countries across five continent ...

. She was recently reclassified to an S5 swimmer.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boggioni, Monica 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Pavia Italian female freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Italy Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy Paralympic medalists in swimming University of Pavia alumni Italian female medley swimmers Italian female backstroke swimmers Italian female breaststroke swimmers S5-classified para swimmers 21st-century Italian women People with dystonia