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2017-18 Swimming & Diving Roster

Sveva Schiazzano

Sveva Schiazzano

  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Highschool:
    Liceo Scientifico Gaetano Salvemini
  • Hometown:
    Sorrento, Italy

Summary

Biography

SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER
  • 1000 Freestyle | 9:45.34 (2018, Big Ten Championships)
  • 1650 Freestyle | 16:11.92 (2018, Big Ten Championships)

2017-18 (Freshman)
  • Two-event qualifier at the 2018 NCAA Championships, finishing 30th in the nation in the 1650 Free and 61st in the 500 Free
  • Broke two 16-year-old program records while placing eighth at the 2018 Big Ten Championships (2/17) in the 1650 Free, resetting the records for the mile (16:11.92) and the 1000 (9:45.34)
  • Posted first collegiate event victory in the 1,650-yard freestyle against Nebraska (1/27), while adding a runner-up finish in the 500
  • Made collegiate debut in Ohio State quad-meet with Michigan and Virginia Tech, placing 10th in the 1000 Free and 13th in the 500. 

Prior to Rutgers
  • A gold medalist in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the inaugural European Games in Baku in 2015
  • Bronze medalist in the 1500 Free at the 2016 European Junior Swimming Championships in Hódmezovásárhely
  • Earned bronze medals in the 800 Free at the European Youth Olympic Festival in 2013 and in the 5000 Free at the Comen Cup Open Water Championships in 2014 
  • At Liceo Scientifico Gaetano Salvemini, a four-time regional champion and four-time qualifer for the Italian Championships

Personal
  • Daughter of Mariarosaria and Maurizio
  • Works as a trainer in youth swimming
  • Greatest sports influences are Federica Pellegrini and Gregorio Paltrinieri

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