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Sara Curtis Rattles New Italian 50 Free Record; Carlos D'Ambrosio Clinches Freestyle Double Results Day 1 report Day 2 report Day 3 report Sara Curtis Takes Down Italian 50 Free Record In Prelims Sara Curtis and Carlos D’Ambrosio each paid another trip to the top of the podium on the penultimate nig...

BOLZANO - Natalie Coughlin and Ryan Lochte are set to compete at the Bolzano International Swim Meet this weekend on Nov. 8-9. Some of the top talent from around Europe will be in place at the always fun competition. "Ryan Lochte is without doubt the exceptional all-rounder par excellence in the act...

By Taylor Covington, Swimming World College Intern. The 2019 Italian Swimming Championships entered its fourth day of competition on Friday, but the athletes appeared fresher than ever. Delivering impressive performances across the board, the country's top swimmers made waves in Riccione despite the...

Gabriele Detti, the Olympic double bronze medallist for Italy at the Rio 2016 Games, just punched a ticket to the European Short-Course Championships in Glasgow next month with a 3:40.47 victory over 400m freestyle at the 43rd Mussi Lombardi Femiano Trophy in Massarosa, Lucca. Detti emerged fro...

RICCIONE, Italy, April 12. THE super fast Italian Spring Nationals ended on a high note with Niccolo Bonacchi claiming the mens' 50-meter backstroke Italian record in Riccione. Bonacchi broke the Italian record in the men's 50-meter back with a 24.65. That performance eclipsed the 24.77 previously s...

Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom topped the field in the women's 50-meter butterfly prelims posting a time of 25.43. While this may not be as quick as her 2015 world best of 24.69 from the Swim Cup Eindhoven, Sjostrom is sure to turn on the heat in semi-finals. Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen turned in a quick 25...

It was a thrilling night of racing to cap the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships on Sunday. Kelsi Worrell got touched out by Katinka Hosszu in the butterfly, then was injured in a collision during her warm down. Worrell received stitches above her right eye and came back to lead Team USA to ...

The men's 200-meter back proved to be the race to watch during day six of the Hungary National Championships with all three top finishers posting times that fit into the world rankings. First in the men's 200-meter back went to Radoslaw Kawecki who finished with a time of 1:56.87, a time that would ...

Teen Star Lorenzo Galossi Unleashes Final-50 Blast For 1:47.42 Italian Junior Record In 200 Free Lorenzo Galossi followed up his 7:46.28 scorcher in the 800 free with a national junior record of 1:47.42 in the 200 at the Italian Summer Championships. Results The 16-year-old has cut a swathe through ...

Thomas Ceccon & Lorenzo Mora Among The Winners At Nico Sapio Swimming Trophy Thomas Ceccon rattled the Italian 200IM short-course record and Lorenzo Mora claimed double backstroke gold on the first day of the 49th Nico Sapio Swimming Trophy in Genoa. The three-day competition doubles as a selection ...

European S/C Championships, Day 3 Finals: Marrit Steenbergen Sets ERs in 100 IM, 200 Free The finals of the 100 individual medley at the 2025 European Short-Course Championships didn’t disappoint Thursday, as an opener to the third night of the meet. Marrit Steenbergen set the European record in win...

Budapest 2024, Day 4 Finals: Sara Curtis Anchor Leg Rallies Italy to 200 Mixed Free Gold It’s been a breakout year for young Italian Sara Curtis, a campaign that has continued with a world junior record in the women’s 50 backstroke at the 2024 World Short-Course Championships in Budapest this week. ...

Nicolo Martinenghi Wins 200 Breast at Italian Champs; Gregorio Paltrinieri Goes 14:45 in 1500 The last day of the Italian Championships in Riccione concluded on Saturday with Nicolo Martinenghi headlining the action with a victory in the 200-meter breaststroke. Martinenghi had no trouble prevailing ...

Andrea Camozzi Sets 200 Fly EJR As Italian Championships Wrap Up Results Lisa Angiolini Sets Italian 200m Breaststroke Record Andrea Camozzi wrote his name in the record books with a European junior record in the 200 fly as the Italian Championships wrapped up in Riccione. The 20-year-old from Berga...

RICCIONE, Italy, April 9. A day after Federica Pellegrini demonstrated that she's still a legitimate threat in the middle distance events, Italy's Martina Rita Caramignoli inserted herself into the distance freestyle competition with a top-ranked swim in the 1500 at the Italian Spring Nationals. Car...

European S/C Championships: Day 1 Prelims, Women: Isabel Gose & Simona Quadarella Get Meet Underway The European Short Course Championships got underway with the first session of prelims in Lublin, Poland. The six-day meet started with the women's 400 free featuring Isabel Gose and Simona Quadarella...

By Taylor Covington, Swimming World College Intern.  The 2019 Italian Swimming Championships entered its last day of competition on Saturday, and its athletes gave spectators quite the finale. The country has shown depth in all events, with new stars surfacing each day. A dark horse in international...

By Taylor Covington, Swimming World College Intern. The 2019 Italian National Swimming Championships entered its third day of competition, offering a wide array of events ranging from the 100 to 1500 free to flex its muscle in both sprint and distance events. Spectators were not disappointed, as a f...

BOLZANO - Marco Orsi had a strong day, moving to fifth in the world in the 50 free, as the highlight swim of day two at the Bolzano International Swim Meet. Orsi took down the men's 50-meter free title in 21.23.  That swim jumped him to fifth in the world rankings.  Steffen Deibler, who posted a 21....

Gabriele Detti raced his way to second in the world in the men's 400-meter free at the 2016 City of Milan Trophy meet.  The event was a two-day timed final long course competition. Detti posted a 3:46.59 to move to second in the world behind only David McKeon's 3:46.48 from the NSW Championships. Di...