A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page.(December 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Alessia Zecchini
Born
(1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 31)
Nationality
Italian
Occupation
Professional Freediver
Alessia Zecchini (born 30 June 1992) is an Italian freediver who has set world and Italian records in freediving.[1][2]
At the age of 13, Zecchini completed her first federal apnea course in A.s.d. "Apnea Blu Mare". In 2009 she changed clubs and became an athlete of Dive Free Roma and Nuoto Belle Arti.
Since 2012, Zecchini has been part of the indoor and outdoor Italian national freediving team, so far winning 16 gold medals, five silver and two bronze at the World Championships[3] and three golds, six silvers and one bronze at the European Championships.[3]
On 18 October 2019, Zecchini became the first woman to have reached a depth of −100m[4][2] exclusively with the use of her arms (free immersion), during the "Nirvana Oceanquest" in Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean.[5]
Zecchini became the subject of the 2023 biographical documentary film The Deepest Breath directed by Laura McGann.[6]
^Cite error: The named reference MPC-asteroid was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ab"Apnea Records". www.cmas.org. CMAS. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ ab"Apnea Championship Archives". www.cmas.org. CMAS. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^"Seven Records in seven months: an amazing 2019 for Alessia Zecchini". www.swimbiz.it. Swimbiz. 19 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^"Free Immersion From CMAS Records For Alessia Zecchini". www.fipas.it. CMAS. 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^Koe, Francesca (31 January 2023). "'The Deepest Breath': What You Need To Know About The Sundance Freediving Documentary". Deeper Blue. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
AlessiaZecchini (born 30 June 1992) is an Italian freediver who has set world and Italian records in freediving. At the age of 13, Zecchini completed...
Competitions. Keenan died during a rescue in an attempt to assist freediver AlessiaZecchini to the surface from a depth of 50 metres in Dahab's Blue Hole in 2017...
Italian gymnast Alessia Tuttino (born 1983), Italian football midfielder AlessiaZecchini (born 1992), Italian free-diver This page or section lists people that...
Look up zecchini or Zecchini in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zecchini is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: AlessiaZecchini (born...
directed and written by Laura McGann that profiles Italian freediver AlessiaZecchini on her quest to break a world record with the help of safety diver[clarification...
documentary written and directed by Laura McGann about Italian freediver AlessiaZecchini and Irish safety diver Stephen Keenan. In the film Mission: Impossible...
July 19, 2023 The Deepest Breath Laura McGann A documentary about AlessiaZecchini and her quest to break the diving record. Produced by A24; distributed...
Global Information
