| Full Name | Linda Cerruti |
| Nation | Italy |
| Birthdate | October 7, 1993 |
| Olympics | 2016, 2020, 2024 |
| Status | Retired (Oct. 2024) |
| Social Media | Facebook | Instagram |
Career Highlights
Three-time Olympian (2016, 2020, 2024)… Has been on the senior national team since 2010… Six-time World medalist… Has earned a total of 26 European medals… Most decorated artistic swimmer at the European level… Competed at eight World Championships (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024) and seven European Championships (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023)… Also two-time bronze medalist in solo and duet at the 2013 Universiade.
2024: Placed eighth in team at the Olympic Games… Had also qualified for the duet event but had to withdraw because of illness… Finished fifth in technical team and free team, sixth in technical duet and acrobatic team, and seventh in free duet at the World Championships… Announced retirement in October.
2023: Won silver in technical duet and technical team at the World Championships… Also placed sixth in free team, ninth in free duet and 12th in acrobatic team there… At the European Games, earned silver in technical team and free team, and bronze in acrobatic team… Also placed eighth in technical duet and free duet… Competed at the Markham World Cup (1G) in free duet only… Did not compete in solo all season.
2022: Won eight medals at the European Championships: six silvers (technical solo, free solo, technical team, free team, free combination and highlight) and two bronze (technical duet, free duet)… Earned silver in highlight, bronze in technical team and free combination at the World Championships… Also placed fourth in technical solo, free solo and free duet, and fifth in technical duet and free team there.
2021: Placed fifth in team and sixth in duet at the Olympic Games… Won the Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in team and secured spot to Tokyo for the country.
2020: Did not compete internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of all meets.
2019: Won silver in highlight at the FINA World Championships, Italy’s first world medal in a team event… Also placed fifth in technical duet, technical team, free team, and free combination, and sixth in technical solo, free solo and free duet in Gwangju…Competed in four FINA World Series – Paris, Alexandroupoli, Kazan, Tokyo – and the Super Final in Budapest in solo and duet.
2018: Earned a medal in all seven events she was entered in at the European Championships for a total of two silver and five bronze…Beat Ukraine in the free solo event for the first time in nine years…Competed extensively in the solo and duet events in the FINA World Series Circuit throughout the season.
2017: Competed at the FINA World Championships where she placed sixth in all solo and duet events, fifth in technical and free team, and fourth in combo…Won two gold at the European Cup in the team events, and silver in the duet events.
2016: Placed fifth at the Olympic Games in team and sixth in duet…Won silver in free team, and bronze in free solo, technical solo, free duet, technical duet, combo and technical team at the European Championships.