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The two-time reigning world champion in the 200 freestyle, as well as 2008 Olympic gold medalist,\u00a0Federica Pellegrini\u00a0<\/strong>has indicated in an interview that she may end her swimming career if Italy has to undergo another coronavirus lockdown.<\/p>\n

“If there is another lockdown I will stop swimming,” she said in an interview by \u201cIl Fatto Quotidiano<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the event of a new postponement<\/a> of the Tokyo Games, already postponed to 2021 due to a pandemic, she would back down: “I know what I am saying, the Olympics with a new lockdown will be canceled and I will no longer swim in three years.”<\/p>\n

Federica Pellegrini is currently at her home in Italy recovering from a positive COVID-19 test<\/a>, as she was forced to stay home and not participate in the 2020 International Swimming League season.<\/p>\n

She said:<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday 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\u2019t go to the pool any more, and this afternoon I had a swab and the result is positive.<\/p>\n

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Federica Pellegrini. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cSo I\u2019m 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 \u2026 I needed and wanted to do. And yet, of course, I will not.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really sorry for everything: for me, I had started the year well, I was training well and I couldn\u2019t wait to start a normal season again and instead nothing \u2026 We stop again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t 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 \u2026 Yeah! Happiness\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pellegrini has threatened retirement before, in late 2018 after the European Championships<\/a> when she dropped the 200 freestyle from her program, before ultimately picking it back up the next year. Then, she said her heart was telling her to stop, but her head was telling her to continue. Less than a year later, she won the 2019 World title in the 200 freestyle<\/a> in her fastest time in ten years.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter Tokyo, I will take some time to see what is better for my life because I don\u2019t want to think about it right now,” Federica Pellegrini said in February during a training camp when the Olympics were still on in 2020. “I want to be focused on training and preparation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to have any pressure,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to do it with a big smile on my face.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regardless of future decisions, Federica Pellegrini’s passion for swimming remains unchanged, the secret ingredient of a long and successful career. She tells Il Fatto Quotidiano: \u201cI have a disproportionate love for this sport and for how it makes me feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Italy has had a spike in coronavirus cases. In September, daily cases were plateauing at around 1500 a day in the country, but got as high as 19,000+ on October 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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