Davide Belletti
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| Native name | Davide Belletti | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Parma, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 Kg (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long distance swimmer and Winter swimmer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 3rd - 1000 m M50-55 Ice Swimming World Championship (Molveno 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | 2° - 1500 m M40 Regional Masters Championships (Bologna 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Davide Belletti Davide Belletti (born in Parma, Italy) is an Italian swimmer specializing in long-distance and cold water swimming.
In 2023, he was awarded the "Best Athlete of the Month"[1] by the National Union of Sports Veterans and Panathlon.[2]
Career
Early career and transition to long distance
Belletti began swimming in 2014 during rehabilitation following a shoulder injury. He joined Villa Bonelli Nuoto ASD and competed in regional freestyle events before moving to open water competitions.[3][4]
Open water and marathon swimming
- In 2015, he participated in the Byron Cup in the Gulf of La Spezia.
- From 2015 to 2017, he competed in the "Oceanman Lake Orta" (14 km), placing 14th in 2017.
- In September 2017, he completed a solo crossing of the Strait of Bonifacio (15 km) under FINA rules.[5][6]
Charity and endurance events
- In 2018, he organized a 22 km swim from Portovenere to Monterosso[7][8][9][10] to support a humanitarian project in Ethiopia.[11][12][13]
- In 2020, he won the “Longest Distance” category at the 6-Hour Swim in Castelnuovo ne’ Monti and swam the full perimeter of Lake Orta (29 km).[14]
- In 2021, he swam 30 km during a 12-hour charity event [15] and joined the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA).
Ice swimming
- In 2021, he placed 1st in both the 800 m and combined ranking at a cold water event in Lake Avigliana.[16]
- In 2022, he finished 6th (250 m) and 7th (500 m) at the IISA World Championships in Głogów, Poland.[17][18][19][20][21]
- In 2023, he was 8th in the 1000 m at the World Championships in Samoëns, France.[22]
- In 2025 he earned 3rd place in the 1000 m (M50–55) category at the World Championships in Molveno, Italy[23] with a time achieved in 1.94 °C water that was also recognized as an IISA world record.[24]
Coaching and technical roles
Since 2022, Belletti has worked as a certified swimming instructor and, from 2024, as a licensed coach for the Italian Swimming Federation (FIN). He also collaborates with the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) as observer.[25] and event director.
Palmares
| Year | Meet | Host city | Ranking | Distance | Cat. |
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| 2019 | Regional Masters Championships |  Riccione
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4º | 1500 m | M. 40 |
| 2019 | Regional Masters Championships | Bologna
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2º | 1500 m | M. 40 |
| 2022 | Ice Swimming World Championships |  Glogow
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6º | 250 m | M. 45-49 |
| 2022 | Ice Swimming World Championships | Glogow
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7º | 500 m | M. 45-49 |
| 2023 | Ice Swimming World Championships |  Samoëns
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7º | 500 m | M. 45-49 |
| 2023 | Ice Swimming World Championships | Samoëns
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8º | 1000 m | M. 45-49 |
| 2025 | Ice Swimming World Championships | Molveno
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10° | 250 m | M. 50-55 |
| 2025 | Ice Swimming World Championships | Molveno
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9° | 500 m | M. 50-55 |
| 2025 | Regional Masters Championships | Riccione
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2º | 1500 m | M. 50 |
| 2025 | Ice Swimming World Championships | Molveno
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3° | 1000 m | M. 50-55 |
References
- ^ "L'elenco dei vincitori: Davide Belletti (nuoto in acque gelide-gennaio)". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ 12 TV Parma - Gazzetta di Parma - Redazione Web (15 February 2023). "Torna il premio dell'Unione Nazionale Veterani dello Sport". www.gazzettadiparma.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "FIN Emilia Romagna - Stagione 2017/2018". www.federnuoto.it. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "Atto N. 2875 di Determinazione Dirigenziale del 08/11/2019" (PDF and DOC documents available in the page). atti.comune.parma.it. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11.
- ^ "Belletti si «mangia» le Bocche di Bonifacio". www.gazzettadiparma.it (in Italian). Gazzetta di Parma. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^ "Attraversa a nuoto le Bocche di Bonifacio". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-09-23.
- ^ "22 km a nuoto per una buona causa | Fondazione Opera Don Bosco ONLUS". www.operadonbosco.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "Belletti, da Portovenere a Monterosso a nuoto per l'Etiopia". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
- ^ "A nuoto da Porto Venere a Monterosso per aiutare i bambini etiopi". Citta della Spezia (in Italian). 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
- ^ "22 km A NUOTO, da Portovenere a Monterosso, per "una Mensa per Dilla" al TG3 RAI". News Report on Italian National State Television (in Italian). 8 July 2018. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "Ventidue km a nuoto per aiutare 300 bambini". Corriere della Sera: 14. 2018-07-03.
- ^ "Nuota in mare 8 ore per... solidarietà". La Nazione (in Italian). 2018-07-10.
This article is no longer available online. A scan of the printed version is privately archived by the contributor.
- ^ "Da Porto Venere a Monterosso a nuoto per la solidarietà, la sfida di Davide Belletti". Città della Spezia (in Italian). 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "Altra impresa di Belletti: il giro del Lago d'Orta". www.gazzettadiparma.it (in Italian). Gazzetta di Parma. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "Per Davide Belletti la storia si chiama «Swim for them»: fatte mille vasche". Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian). 2021-08-23. p. 23. Archived from the original (Print (private scan held by contributor)) on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
This article is no longer available online. A scan of the printed version is privately archived by the contributor.
- ^ "Davide Belletti trionfa alla «Extreme Swim Brulè»". Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian). 2021-11-25. p. 38. Archived from the original (Print (private scan held by contributor)) on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
This article is no longer available online. A scan of the printed version is privately archived by the contributor.
- ^ "IISA 4th World Championship". IISA International Ice Swimming Association. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ "IISA Member Bio | International Ice Swimming Association". 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ Redazione (2022-02-14). "Acque gelide, 13 medaglie per gli Ice Swimmer italiani ai Mondiali 2022". Corsia4 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Davide Belletti sesto di categoria e 30esimo assoluto ai Campionati del mondo in acque gelide". Gazzetta di Parma - Inserto Sport: 13. 2022-02-14. Archived from the original (Print (private scan held by contributor)) on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
This article is no longer available online. A scan of the printed version is privately archived by the contributor.
- ^ Simon, Holliday. "Davide Belletti - Openwaterpedia". www.openwaterpedia.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "5th World Championship (Samoens 2023) - Results".
- ^ "Belletti, lo squalo delle acque gelide: "Fino a 12 anni fa non sapevo nuotare"". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ "IISA 1km World Records". International Ice Swimming Association. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "IISA Officials". 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2022-11-07.