Alice Franco

Alice Franco at the 2013 King and Queen of the Sea in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach

Alice Franco with Italian teammate Valerio Cleri at the 2013 King and Queen of the Sea in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach after the grid race

Alice Franco (born 1989) is a world-class professional marathon swimmer from Asti, Piemonte in northern Italy. She is on the Italian national open water swimming team. Léandre Lapointe is her coach.

Open Water Swimming Career

• She finished second overall in the 2016 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional marathon swimming circuit.
• She participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China winning a bronze medal in the 25 km race.
• She finished fourth at the 2014 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
• She followed up that performance by earning a gold medal in the 25 km race at the 2011 European Open Water Swimming Championships in Eilat, Israel.
• She competes on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup pro circuit.
• She finished second the 4 km swim at the 2014 Rei e Rainha do Mar (King and Queen of the Sea) on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 December 2014.
• She won the opening leg of the 2015 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix at the Maratón Internacional Aguas Abiertas Villa Urquiza - Paraná in Argentina.
• She won the 2015 Ohrid Lake Swimming Marathon (Macedonian: Охридски Пливачки Маратон, Ohridski Plivački Maraton) in Macedonia.
• She finished 4th in the 42 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Lac St-Jean, Quebec, Canada in 6:59:44.50 on 28 July 2018.
• She won the 46 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy on 9 September 2018.
• She finished 3rd in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada on 27 July 2019 in 8 hours 23 minutes.
• She participated in the 2019 Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada on 21 July 2019.
• On 31 August 2019, she finished 2nd in the 20 km FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series in Novi, Croatia in 4:28:27.
• On 7 September 2019, she finished 2nd in the 36 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy in 7 hours 25 minutes 42.00 seconds.
• She finished 3rd in the 2019 FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series.

2019 FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series Rankings

1. Pilar Geijo (Argentina) 365 points
2. Romina Imwinkelriedt (Argentina) 296 points
3. Alice Franco (Italy) 261 points
4. Daira Marin (Argentina) 248 points
5. Erika Yenssen (Argentina) 227 points
6. Martina Oriozabala (Argentina) 214 points
7. Marie-Laurence Lortie (Canada) 205 points
7. Barbara Pozzobon (Italy) 205 points
9. Rita Vanesa Garcia (Argentina) 181 points
10. Sandra Frimerman-Bergquist (USA) 101 points
11. Angela Maurer (Germany) 70 points
11. Cecilia Biagioli (Argentina) 70 points
11. Morgane Dornic (France) 70 points
14. Julia Lucila Arino (Argentina) 61 points
15. Vicenia Navarro (Venezuela) 52 points
16. Ivana Prizmic (Croatia) 40 points

Events

• FINA World Championships - 2014 - Barcelona Spain
• European Open Water Swimming Championships - 2011 - Eilat, Israel
• King and Queen of the Sea - 2014 - Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• Maratón Internacional Aguas Abiertas Villa Urquiza - Paraná - 2015 - 1st women
• FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix - 15 km in Playa del Carmen - 2015
• She won the 50th edition of the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in Italy as part of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
• She finished second in the 2015 [{FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix]] professional marathon swimming circuit
• She finished seventh in the 25 km FINA World Championships event
• She won the 2015 25 km Villa Urquiza-Parana in Argentina
• She won the 2015 44 km Ohrid Lake Swim Marathon in Macedonia
• She participated in the 2014 and 2015 King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
• She finished second in the 2016 56 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda, the opening stage on the 2016 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit
• On 29 July 2016, she finished third in the 64rd 42 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec, Canada in 6 hours 59 minutes 14 seconds.
• On 19 August 2016, she finished second in the 44 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Ohrid Lake, Macedonia (Ohrid Lake Swimming Marathon).
• She finished second in the 16 km Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit on 4 September 2016.

Videos

Alice Franco at the 2016 Traversée internationale du Lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada

Alice Franco at the 2018 Traversée internationale du Lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada

External links

• Pros on the Podium – Women
• Pros on the Podium – Men
• Will the 25K Race At FINA World Championships Be Cancelled?
• Massimo Giuliani Discusses His Career On WOWSA Live
• Pilar Geijo Talks About Her Long Career On WOWSA Live
• Déjà Vu For Angela Maurer In Novi, Croatia
• Barbara Pozzobón Earns Upset Win In Santa Fe-Coronda
• World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
• Marathon Swimming
• Open Water Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Valerio Cleri And Alice Franco Suit Up For Italy
• Ashley Twichell Is Queen Of The Sea
• Alice Franco's Odyssey In The Open Water
• Split Times, Average Times Of King And Queen Of The Sea
• Alice Franco Has 10 Million Meters Left In Her Odyssey
• Who Will Be Standing On The 2016 Rio Olympics Podium?
• Cool Challenge In Copacabana
• Sights From The King & Queen of the Sea - Part 1
• Sights From The King & Queen of the Sea - Part 2
• Italians Fly Fast Over 22 km
• Sharon van Rouwendaal Continues To Roll Towards Kazan
• Alice Franco Win Easily In Ohrid Lake Swim Marathon
• Damián Blaum, Alice Franco Win 50th Capri-Napoli
• Pilar Geijo WIns Her Fifth Grand Prix Title
• Martina Grimaldi Wins 2016 Traversée du lac St-Jean
• Is FINA's Open Water Swimming Rule Fair Or Not?
• Shoulder Strong Studzinski Succeeds
• Italy's 1-2-4 Are 45-64-114 Sporty Ladies
• Barbara Pozzobon Blossoms And Wins FINA Grand Prix Title
• Defending Champions, Damián Blaum & Barbara Pozzobón
• Barbara Pozzobon Wins FINA Ultramarathon Swim Series
• Swim Caps On Professional Marathon Swimmers
• Views Of Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
• Open Water Swimming