Egor Tropeano (born 18 September 1992) is an Italian swimmer and swimming coach specializing primarily in winter swimming and ice swimming.
Originally from Mendicino, Tropeano became the first Italian athlete to win world championship titles in both winter swimming and ice swimming in the absolute and elite categories.
Biography Tropeano began swimming at the age of three, when his mother introduced him to the sport at the Campagnano swimming pool in Cosenza, Italy. He trained in competitive pool swimming for several years, participating in national championships and international swimming meets and setting several regional records during his early athletic career.
At the age of 19, he temporarily left competitive swimming to focus on his university studies. He later graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Calabria and currently serves there as a remote Internationalization Tutor. After completing his degree, he moved to London, where he lived for approximately four years and worked as a swimming coach, primarily training masters swimmers and athletes preparing for channel swimming.
Tropeano began practicing winter swimming and ice swimming in late 2023, discovering the discipline at an age considered relatively advanced compared to traditional competitive pathways. His interest in cold-water swimming developed from curiosity toward endurance sports and extreme aquatic environments.
In February 2026, Tropeano set the Guinness World Record for the greatest distance breaststroke swimming in one hour (male), covering 4.245 kilometres in Antalya, Türkiye, in a 25-metre swimming pool.
Tropeano follows a vegetarian diet. Outside of swimming, he practices mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu and is also an endurance runner. He has completed multiple marathons, half marathons, and ultramarathons.
He currently lives and trains in Çanakkale, Turkey.
Competition results +YearMeetPlaceEventResultNotes202414th Winter Swimming World ChampionshipTallinn100 Breaststroke 3ºAbsolute 202414th Winter Swimming World ChampionshipTallinn200 Breaststroke 1ºAbsolute 2024Meis Kaş Swim Race KaşOpen Water 1ºOverall20256th IISA World ChampionshipMolveno100 Breaststroke 1ºElite2025International Antalya Open Water Swimming EventAntalyaOpen Water 1.5km 1ºOverall20261º IISA Italian ChampionshipLago di Cavazzo500 Freestyle 1ºOverall2026Open Masters Games 2026Abu DhabiOpen Water 2.5km 1ºM30-342026Open Master Games 2026Abu DhabiOpen Water 1km1ºM30-34202615th Winter Swimming World ChampionshipOulu100 Breaststroke 1ºAbsolute202615th Winter Swimming World ChampionshipOulu450 Freestyle 3ºAbsolute202615th Winter Swimming World ChampionshipOulu200 Breaststroke 1ºAbsolute202615th Winter Swimming World ChampionshipOulu50 Breaststroke 1ºSuperfinal2026Istanbul Bosphorus AquathlonIstanbulAquathlon2ºOverall2026Hellespont Europe to Asia SwimÇanakkaleOpen Water 3ºOverall2026Dino - Cirella 25k SwimRiviera dei CedriMarathon Swimming 1ºFirst Solo Course Record (5 h 19 min)
Records +YearMeetPlaceSportEventTimeNotes2024Amsterdam Ice SwimAmsterdamIce SwimmingIce Kilometer15:22.20Fastest Breaststroke Ice Kilometer ever recorded2026IISA Italian ChampionshipCavazzo LakeIce SwimmingIce Mile0:27:10Fastest Breaststroke Ice Mile ever recorded2026Guinness World RecordAntalyaSwimmingGreatest distance breaststroke swimming in one hour (male)1 Hour4.245 kilometres, (13927.165 ft)
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