Paolo Barelli

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1954-06-07) 7 June 1954 (age 71)
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record World Championships (LC) 1975 Cali 4×100 m freestyle Mediterranean Games 1975 Algiers 100 m Butterfly

Paolo Barelli (born 7 June 1954 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian Senator and suspended president of the Italian Swimming Federation, and a former swimmer. On 24 July 2009 he was named Honorary Secretary of FINA for the 2009-2013 term.^[1] In October 2012, Barelli was elected president of LEN.

Biography

Paolo Barelli was born in Rome is a former athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.^[2]

Barelli broke 23 times the Italian record in several distances, including the 100m butterfly and relays.^[3]

He swam for Italy at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.^[4][5]

In 1975, he won the 100m butterfly at the 1975 Mediterranean Games (58.10).^[6]

In the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he reached the Olympic final with the 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay (7th) and the 4 × 100 m Medley Relay (8th).^[4]

He was elected president of the Italian Swimming Federation in 2000; he is the first high-level swimmer to cover this position.^[7]

Barelli entered politics with the Silvio Berlusconi's party Forza Italia, was elected to the Italian Senate in 2001^[8] and reelected in 2006.^[9]

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