The Column of Life

In honor of the ending summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the one about to happen in the Southern Hemisphere.

Alessandro Terrin Born 11 July 1985 (1985-07-11) (age 26) Dolo, Italy Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Weight 95 kg (210 lb; 15.0 st) Alessandro Terrin (born 11 July 1985) is a male Italian swimmer. He represented Italy at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 100 m breaststroke and the 4×100 medley relay swimming events. His favourite event is the 50 m breaststroke: he won several medals in this event and became European champion at the 2006 European LC Championships in Budapest together with Oleg Lisogor; he also won a silver medal at the 2006 SC World Championships in Shanghai. At the 2008 European SC Championships in Rijeka he won a gold medal in the 4×50 m medley relay event, where the Italian team set the current European record and world's best performance.[wikipedia]