Barbara Pozzobon

Barbara Pozzobon (born 17 September 1993) is an Italian swimmer competing in open water competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's 25 km event at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Pozzobon represented Italy at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 25 km event and she finished in 13th place.

Career
In 2016, Pozzobon competed in the women's 25 km event at the European Open Water Championships held in Hoorn, Netherlands. The following year, she competed in the women's 10 kilometre marathon event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan. Pozzobon competed in the women's 25km event at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.

In 2021, Pozzobon won the bronze medal in the women's 25km event at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She also finished in 9th place in the women's 5km event. She represented Italy at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She finished in 4th place in the women's 25km event. In 2023, Pozzobon won the gold medal in the team event at the World Aquatics Championships held in Fukuoka, Japan. She also finished in 5th place in the women's 5km event.

Pozzobon competed in the women's 5km event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. A few months later, she won two medals at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships: she won the gold medal in the women's 25km event and the silver medal in the women's 10km event.