Federica Pellegrini is mom, Matilde is born

Federica Pellegrini celebrates the birth of little Matilde

Federica Pellegrini è mom: on Wednesday, January 3, the former swimming champion and her husband Matteo Giunta announced the happy news with a post on Instagram. The new mother gave birth to a baby girl, whom the couple named Matilde. The little girl è was born precisely at 6:51 a.m. on January 3, 2024.

"2 complicated days… You finally arrived!!! 6:51 a.m. – 03/01/2024, Matilde – these are the words, posted on Instagram, by Matteo Giunta, in the post shared with his wife -. Thank you to the angels who cared for us during this journey, Titty, Marcello, Giada, Alessandra, Massimo and the whole team of the’Sacred Heart Hospital".

Among the comments, the best wishes of the entire sports world: from soccer clubs, such as Juventus, to athletes from other disciplines, such as tennis player Fabio Fognini or high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi, passing unfailingly from the Federnuoto and Pellegrini’s former colleagues, such as Gregorio Paltrinieri, to name but a few.

Federica Pellegrini, born in 1988, è was one of the most representative and most successful athletes in Italian sports. Her palmares è is enormous and counts, among other trophies, an Olympic gold and silver medal, six world titles (plus one at the World Championships in short track), seven European titles (and seven more in short track), as well as no less than one hundred and thirty gold medals at the Italian championships.