Emiliano Brembilla

Emiliano Brembilla (born 21 December 1978) is a freestyle swimmer from Italy who was five-time individual European Champion, four in 400 m freestyle (1997, 2000, 2002 and 2004) and one in 1500 m freestyle (1997).

Career

He won the bronze medal with the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. A long-distance specialist, he made his first mark at the 1997 European Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain, where he won three titles. Brembilla competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.

Personal bests

Individual long course

100 m freestyle: 50.58
200 m freestyle: 1:46.29
400 m freestyle: 3:45.11
800 m freestyle: 7:55.17
1500 m freestyle: 14:58.65

National titles

Brembilla won 41 national championships at individual senior level.

Absolute (18)
- 200 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008 (7)
- 400 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 (6)
- 800 freestyle: 2002, 2004, 2005 (3)
- 1500 freestyle: 1996, 2000 (2)
Winter (16)
- 200 freestyle: 2000, 2002, 2003 (3)
- 400 freestyle: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (8)
- 800 freestyle: 2006 (1)
- 1500 freestyle: 1997, 1999, 2000 2002 (4)
Spring (7)
- 200 freestyle: 1998, 2002 (2)
- 200 freestyle: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 (4)
- 800 freestyle: 1998 (1)