2018 European Champion Piero Codia Joins Aqua Centurions For International Swimming League

2018 European Champion Piero Codia from Italy will swim with the Aqua Centurions later this fall as a part of the debut season of the International Swimming League. Codia was a late addition to the roster that was announced last week. The roster includes many of the best swimmers from Europe including Gabriele Detti, Kristian Gkolomeev, Alessandro Miressi and Federica Pellegrini with Pellegrini serving as the team captain.

Codia was the European Champion in 2018 in the 100 butterfly, which he won from lane eight. His time of 50.64 was the second fastest in the world for 2018 behind only Caeleb Dressel’s (50.50) time from Nationals. Codia had the fastest time from anyone at any of the major international meets last summer including the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and Pan Pacs. He also sits ninth all-time in the 100 fly and has the fourth fastest time of anyone in Europe.

Codia is 29-years-old and is joining a team that is primarily made up of Italians. He is currently 12th in the world rankings in the 100 fly at 51.75. He will be competing with his ISL team at the first two scheduled stops in Indianapolis and Naples in October.

The updated roster for the Aqua Centurions is below.

Men’s roster

Apostolos Christou, GRE
Piero Codia, ITA
Santo Condorelli, ITA
Breno Correia, BRA
Laszlo Cseh, HUN
Gabriele Detti, ITA
Luca Dotto, ITA
Kristian Gkolomeev, GRE
Philip Heintz, GER
Nicolo Martinenghi, ITA
Luiz Altamir Melo, BRA
Alessandro Miressi, ITA
Fabio Scozzoli, ITA

Women’s Roster

Ilaria Bianchi, ITA
Georgia Bohl, AUS
Martina Carraro, ITA
Ilaria Cusinato, ITA
Silvia Di Pietro, ITA
Franziska Hentke, GER
Sarah Köhler, GER
Kaylee McKeown, AUS
Larissa Oliveira, BRA
Margherita Panziera, ITA
Federica Pellegrini, ITA

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