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Filippo Magnini, world champion swimmer, ends 3-year retirement

World champion swimmer Filippo Magnini of Italy ended a three-year retirement at age 38, according to his social media.

“I decided to get back in the water as a winner, because inside I’ve already won it all,” was posted on his Instagram.

Magnini, a four-time Olympian, won the 100m freestyle at the world championships in 2005 and 2007. He earned an Olympic bronze medal in the 4x200m free relay in 2004 and had a best individual finish of fifth in the 100m free at the Athens Games.

Magnini announced his retirement in December 2017.