"Born in Milan in 2000, Paralympic swimmer Simone Barlaam, is a 13-time world champion who won three golds and a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He's a torchbearer and ambassador for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, which run from 6-22 February (the Paralympic Games run from 6-15 March) at sites across Lombardy and north-east Italy (with events such as speed skating, figure skating and ice hockey in the city). He also worked as a graphic designer for the games."
"If I'm training, there's this beautiful pastry shop next to my pool that I go to with my teammates after a long, hard session: Pasticceria Grossi in Piazzale Udine. It's the best coffee place. I like Panificio Storico Vailati on Via Vitruvio because the pastries are lovely, and it's welcoming and warm they treat you as if they've known you for the last 30 years."
Simone Barlaam was born in Milan in 2000 and became a 13-time world champion Paralympic swimmer, winning three gold medals and a silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He serves as a torchbearer and ambassador for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games and also worked as a graphic designer for the event. Barlaam grew up in Milan and lives in NoLo, a vibrant, artistic neighbourhood. He highlights favourite local spots beyond tourist landmarks, naming bakeries, a pizzeria, budget student eateries and a friend’s restaurant, and mentions personal connections, training routines and family memories linked to these places.
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