Carlotta Gilli

Carlotta shows her five medals won in Tokyio 2020. She was the most decorated athlete of the Italian team at the event.

Carlotta Gilli (born 13 January 2001) is a partially sighted Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She holds twelve world records in her class. She won five medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. She repeated this feat by winning five medals at the 2024 Summer Paralympics too.

Biography She studied at the University of Turin. She competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships.

Achievements

Records Gilli is the holder of 7 world records in the long course, 5 world records in the short course, and 2 European records in the long course:

World record in long course 50 freestyle 26”67 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 29/6/2018) 100 backstroke 1’05”76 (European Championships Dublin 17/8/2018) 100 butterfly 1’02”22 (World Series Lignano Sabbiadoro 27/5/2018) 100 freestyle 57”34 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 30/6/2018) 50 butterfly 27”98 (IDM Berlin 9/7/2017) 200 butterfly 2’24”07 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 1/7/2018) 400 Mixed 5’08”86 (IDM Berlin 7/6/2018)

European record in long course 200 freestyle 2’08”01 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 23/6/2018) 200 mixed 2’22”12 (European Championships Dublin 15/8/2018)

World record in short course 100 freestyle 59”30 (Italian Championships FINP, Loano, 2/12/2018) 100 butterfly 1’03”92 (Italian Championships FINP, Loano, 2/12/2018) 100 backstroke 1’06”44 (Italian Championships FINP, Portici, 30/11/2019) 50 freestyle 27”07 (Italian Championships FINP, Portici, 30/11/2019) 50 butterfly 29”43 (Italian Championships FINP, Portici, 30/11/2019)