We don’t need to look back over the border. The more glamorous couple in swimming is here and wait you at the 51st edition of Trofeo Settecolli Clear: the super champion Federica Pellegrini and the two times world champion and three times European champion in 100m freestyle Filippo Magnini. Two hearts. Two styles. Two swimmers who honour the Italian sport in the world.

Federica Pellegrini was born in Milan on 5 August 1988 and lives between Spinea and Verona, at two steps from the federal centre where she trains. She is the Divina of Italian swimming, the woman who will break all the records and win any medal. One Olympic gold and silver; four World gold, two silver and one bronze medals; four European gold, one silver and three bronze, in addition to 15 medals in World and European competitions in short course and eleven world records. A swimmer like her wasn’t born in Italy before. Federica Pellegrini won the first Olympic gold in female swimming in Beijing Olympic Games on 13 August 2008 in 200m freestyle. She doubled 200m and 400m freestyle in two successive editions of World Championships in Rome 2009 and Shanghai 2011, establishing the still not broken world records with 1’52”98 and 3’59”15. She also overcame the great slam of Massimiliano Rosolino in 200m medley, winning in 200m freestyle in Beijing Olympic Games 2008, World Championships 2009 in Rome, in European Championships 2010 in Budapest, in World Championships 2011 in Shanghai and in European Championships 2012 in Debrecen. The carrier of our national Fede is growing in emotions and successes from her first conquered Italian title when she was only 14 years old. During her carrier three clubs – Serenissima in Mestre, DDS in Milan and CC Aniene in Rome – and eight coaches with various vicissitudes, among them the premature passing away of TC Alberto Castagnetti: “a master, a second father”. Aspired by sponsors, catwalks and television programs, she often at the centre of gossip. She is in relationship with Filippo Magnini – two times world champion in 100m freestyle and reigning European champion – from three years. Recently Mondadori has published her third book, four-hands-written with the Technician Matteo Giunta, assistant of her mentor Philippe Lucas: “Il mio stile libero”, following “Mamma posso farmi il piercing” and “Io nuoto per amore”. She loves her tattoos, that she calls life photos, such as her nail polishes, shoes, plants, food – like her mom’s Parmisan – plush lion cubs of her teenage and her secret love, the white and little cat called Neve.

Filippo Magnini was born in Pesaro on 2 February 1982. As well as Matt Biondi and Alexander Popov, he is two times world champion in 100m freestyle in two different editions, three times European champion, moreover reigning. He conquered 42 international medals (21 gold), despite the use of superbody that had heavily influenced his carrier during his maximum growth in the biennium 2008-2009. During that time he could be qualified neither in Olympic nor in World finals in Rome because of few hundredths. Super-muscles physical athletes that were favoured by using swimsuits, helping floatation and making the aquatic skills difficult, preceded him. Just during that time he hunted the world record of Pieter Van Den Hoogenband of 47"84 and he tried to break the wall of 48”. These times have not yet reached. Grown in Vis Sauro Nuoto, also dedicating himself to breaststroke, then he trained in RN Torino and Larus Nuoto with the coach Claudio Rossetto obtaining great success. After the London Olympic Games, he moved to Team Lombardia and shared his technical choices with his fiancée Federica Pellegrini. Good dancer and beach-volley player, in September 2008 was the correspondent from Honduras in the sixth edition of Raidue reality show “L’isola dei famosi” with Simona Ventura. In 2011, acting himself, he participated in the fiction “Come un delfino” with Raoul Bova. He is a good friend of Valentino Rossi and Daniel Hackett, champions from his land. He loves cinema, music, play station, motors and he is a fan of Inter football team. Sensitive to social problems, Magnini is testimonial of AIL, Friend and Ambassador of Fondazione LAUREUS and SOS Children’s Villages. The last winter he launched the campaign “I'm doping free”.