Piero Codia (born 22 October 1989) is an Italian competitive swimmer who specializes in butterfly. He holds the national records in the 50 and 100 meter butterfly events (long course).[1][2]

Piero Codia
Personal information
National teamItaly Italy
Born (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 34)
Trieste
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Italy
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2016 London 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2013 Herning 4×50 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Copenhagen 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m medley

Olympics edit

He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 meter butterfly.[2] He swam the 6th time in the heats and qualified for the semifinals, where he placed 11th and was eliminated.

References edit

  1. ^ Anderson, Jared (20 April 2016). "Piero Codia Breaks Italian 100 Fly Record At National Prelims". Swimswam. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Piero Codia". Rio 2016 Organization. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.