André Gusperti (born 14 October 1973) is an Italian former

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. He was a world class butterfly swimmer during the 1990s.

Biography

He began swimming in ''Rari Nantes

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'' and later joined ''

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'' (the Athletic Team of

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). During the nineties Gusperti competed in several international events. He swam in the winning 4 × 100 m medley relay at the

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( Merisi, Fioravanti, A. Gusperti, Rosolino). He participated to the world swimming championship in Perth 1998. He is the brother of

René Gusperti René ("Spillo") Gusperti (born 18 March 1971) is an Italian former swimmer. He was a world class freestyle sprinter during the 1990s and unchallenged Italian Champion in the same years. Biography Gusperti was born in Schlanders/Silandro. He beg ...

, another renowned former Italian swimmer.

References

1973 births Living people People from Schlanders Italian male butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming Sportspeople from South Tyrol 20th-century Italian sportsmen 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-swimming-bio-stub