We will never see Federica Pellegrini in the pools again.
The 33-year-old Transalpine, Olympic champion in 200 m freestyle and eleven times world champion, has decided to turn her back on competition.
To mark the occasion, she organized her jubilee on Tuesday in Riccione, in her country.
A big party during which the Italian paid a tribute to Camille Muffat, French swimmer tragically disappeared in a helicopter accident while taking part in the filming of a program, Dropped, in 2015.
In memory of the Olympic champion who often crossed paths in the 200m and 400m pools, Federica Pellegrini made sure there was an empty water line in lane n ° 1 of the pool where she swam on a 50 m in the company of friends.
The champion also symbolically deposited a pink cap in the name of Camille Muffat, who disappeared at only 26 years old, on the starting block.
The two athletes were rivals on numerous occasions in major competitions, Muffat having succeeded the Transalpine in the Olympic 200m prize list in London in 2012. The pass of arms was notably extended a year later on the occasion. of the 2013 Worlds with the silver medal for Pellegrini and bronze for Muffat.
