Federica Pellegrini Announces Negative COVID-19 Test; Could Be in Budapest Soon

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Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini could be back with her Aqua Centurions team in the International Swimming League (ISL) in Budapest very soon.

Pellegrini announced on social media that after an earlier positive test, she has now tested negative for COVID-19. If she has undergone all of the ISL protocols, she could be back in action in a matter of days.

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Ciao Maria io esco!!!! E questa volta per davvero!!!???NEGATIVAAAAA?????????????????

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Federica Pellegrini originally tested positive for COVID-19 just before the start of the ISL season.

The 2008 Olympic gold medallist made the tearful announcement on her Instagram story, saying that she left a training session in Italy on Wednesday in pain and with a developing a sore throat.

A test subsequently showed she had the coronavirus which means she will not travel to the Hungarian capital on Monday to join up with the Aqua Centurions.

She said:

“Yesterday during a training session I went out because I was in a lot of pain and returning home in the afternoon I started to have a sore throat, and obviously I didn’t go to the pool any more, and this afternoon I had a swab and the result is positive.

“So I’m positive for Covid. I am very sorry because on Monday I was to leave for the ISL in Budapest starting to compete, which, in short … I needed and wanted to do.

“And yet, of course, I will not.

“I’m really sorry for everything: for me, I had started the year well, I was training well and I couldn’t wait to start a normal season again and instead nothing … We stop again.

“I don’t know whether to laugh or cry, although as you can see I have been crying until now. We will try to look at the bright side of it, even if it escapes me now, and we do these nice 10 days of quarantine at home … Yeah! Happiness….”

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