Massi Rosolino
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Massimiliano Edgar "Massi"•Rosolino |
| Used name | Massi•Rosolino |
| Born | 11 July 1978 in Napoli, Napoli (ITA) |
| Measurements | 192 cm / 88 kg |
| Affiliations | Larus Nuoto, Roma (ITA) / C. N. Posillipo, Napoli (ITA) |
| NOC |  Italy |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
Son of an Italian father and an Australian mother, Massimiliano Rosolino grew up in Italy, but lived in Australia from the age of 3 to 6, and he often returned there for long periods of training during his competitive career. An excellent middle distance freestyle swimmer, Rosolino reached his greatest heights in the 200 individual medley: he won the event at the 2000 European Championships, the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2001 World Championships. His medal performances span a decade, first medalling at the 1997 European Championships, while winning three medals at the 2008 World Short-Course Championships. In all, Rosolino won 60 medals in international and continental championships, with four Olympic medals, five World Championship medals, 10 World Short-Course Championships medals (1 title in 2006), 21 European Championship medals (7 titles) and 20 European Short-Course medals (7 titles). Rosolino also sports 41 gold medals from Italian Championships between 1995 and 2009, including 13 titles in the 200 m medley.
He received in 2000 the Collare d’Oro for Sporting Merit from the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).
In private life, Rosolino was previously romantically involved with Roberta Capua, Miss Italy of 1986, and second in the 1987 Miss Universe Pageant, but currently has a daughter with dancer Natalia Titova, known for her appearances in the Italian edition of Dancing with the Stars.
Personal Bests: 200 m freestyle – 1:46.60 (2000); 400 m freestyle – 3:43.40 (2000); 200 m IM – 1:58.98 (2000).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | ITA |
Massi Rosolino | |||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 6 | ||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | ITA |
Massi Rosolino | |||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 5 | ||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 4 | ||||
| 200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | ITA |
Massi Rosolino | |||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic) | 11 | |||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | ITA |
Massi Rosolino | |||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 28 | |||||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 13 | |||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Italy | 4 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (400 m freestyle – 14 December 2000 - 8 December 2005: 3:39.59 (14 December 2000; Valencia, ESP); 1500 m freestyle – 16 December 2000 - 14 December 2002: 14:36.93 (16 December 2000; Valencia, ESP); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 6 April 2006 - 10 April 2008: 6:59.08 (6 April 2006; Shanghai, CHN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (7–8–5 1998 Sheffield silver: 200 m freestyle and: 400 m freestyle; 1999 Lisboa gold: 400 m freestyle; 1999 Lisboa silver: 200 m freestyle, bronze: 200 m medley; 2000 Valencia gold: 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, 1500 m freestyle, and 200 m medley; 2003 Dublin gold: 400 m freestyle, silver: 200 m medley, bronze: 1500 m freestyle and 400 m medley; 2004 Wien gold: 400 m freestyle, silver: 200 m freestyle, bronze: 1500 m freestyle; 2005 Trieste silver: 200 m freestyle; 2006 Helsinki silver: 200 m freestyle; 2008 Rijeka silver: 400 m freestyle, bronze: 200 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (1–2–7 1999 Hong Kong bronze: 400 m freestyle; 2000 Athina silver: 200 m freestyle, bronze: 200 m medley and 400 m freestyle; 2006 Shanghai gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle; 2008 Manchester silver: 400 m freestyle, bronze: 200 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (1–3–1 1998 Perth SWI silver: 200 m freestyle; 2001 Fukuoka SWI gold: 200 m medley, silver: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 2003 Barcelona SWI bronze: 200 m medley; 2007 Melbourne SWI silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games (5–3–0 1997 Bari SWI gold: 200 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay, 4×200 m freestyle relay, and 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle, and 200 m medley; 2005 Almería SWI gold: 400 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (7–8–6 1995 Wien SWM bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1997 Sevilla SWM silver: 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle; 1999 İstanbul SWM silver: 200 m medley, bronze: 200 m freestyle; 2000 Helsinki SWM gold: 200 m freestyle, 200 m medley, and gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 2002 Berlin SWM gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 400 m freestyle, bronze: 200 m freestyle; 2004 Madrid SWM gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, bronze: 200 m freestyle, and 200 m medley; 2006 Budapest SWM gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle; 2008 Eindhoven SWM gold: 4×200 m freestyle relay, silver: 400 m freestyle and 4×100 m freestyle relay, bronze: 200 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (400 m freestyle – 16 September 2000 - 26 July 2009: 3:43.40 (16 September 2000; Sydney, AUS); 4×100 m freestyle relay – 25 March 2007 - 19 June 2008: 3:14.04 (25 March 2007; Melbourne, AUS); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 27 July 2001 - 13 August 2008: 7:10.86 (27 July 2001; Fukuoka, JPN), 7:09.60 (5 August 2006; Budapest, HUN), 7:07.84 (12 August 2008; Beijing, CHN))