Rachele Bruni (born 4 November 1990) is an Italian swimmer, specialising in open water long-distance races.
[6] In 2015, Bruni became the first Italian swimmer to win the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Series.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Bruni won the silver medal in the 10 km marathon, behind Sharon van Rouwendaal.
In November 2021 she was inducted into the prestigious International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, entering the list of the best swimmers in the world ever.
[15] This news was deemed by the newspapers more interesting than her Olympic silver medal: instead Bruni tells the true sporting life of a woman.