medaltemplates article_title birth_date
men 's swimming marco formentini -lrb- swimmer -rrb-
 july 3 , 1970
marco formentini -lrb- swimmer -rrb-

marco formentini -lrb- born july 3 , 1970 in lavagna , genova -rrb- is a male freestyle swimmer from italy .
he also competes in the open water swimming , winning a silver and a bronze medal at the world aquatics championships .
formentini competed for his native country at the 1996 summer olympics in atlanta , georgia , finishing in 18th place in the men 's 1500 m freestyle event .
he was affiliated with gruppo sportivo carabinieri and rari nantes savona in the 1990s .
