﻿{"id":316014,"date":"2018-06-28T10:27:03","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T17:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=316014"},"modified":"2018-06-28T10:27:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T17:27:03","slug":"pope-francis-meets-swimmers-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pope-francis-meets-swimmers-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis Meets Swimmers in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pope Francis<\/strong> received a delegation of swimmers in the Vatican on the occasion of the traditional Rome meet Trofeo Sette Colli. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BkkJAabFYyF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by ranomikromo (@ranomikromo)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his speech LEN and FIN President Barelli emphasized that,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>\u201cThe presence of the Italian and international swimming family in this magnificent hall is particularly moving for all of us, who are here in representation of the 1000 participants at the Trofeo Sette Colli who will symbolically unite the whole world in between the lanes of the Foro Italico.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mr Barelli spoke about the values uniting the swimmers around the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>\u201cHoliness, we sportspeople, all speak the same language; we share the same values: the development of mankind, reciprocal tolerance which grows into meaningful solidarity and sustainment, the vanquishing of all barriers, the building of all bridges.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He added, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cwe come from all the Continents, to give witness of the world we wish to see. We will always remember that a year ago quoted the words of San Francesco d\u2019Assisi and to this Holy Father added a thought we all share: \u2018Water is life, no life exists without water.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Barelli thanked Pope Francis for receiving the swimmers in the Vatican. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYour attention strengthens our intentions further; the Blessing we plead you for will further encourage us to follow the road leading us to the values of the faith, of sport and of solidarity amongst peoples.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his message, the Pope began with the following thoughts: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>\u201cLike any sporting activity, if practiced with loyalty, swimming becomes an opportunity for formation in human and social values, to strengthen the body together with character and will power and to learn how to know and accept each other as companions.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He noted that apart from achieving technical results, swimmers also offer a testimony of discipline, healthy competition and teamwork. They demonstrate that goals can be reached through training efforts that call for great commitment and also sacrifices. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll of this,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Pope said, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cis a lesson in life especially for your peers.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While hailing the importance of teamwork, His Holiness also devoted thoughts to other aquatic disciplines like water polo and synchronised swimming. In this regard, the Holy Father recalled Noemi Carrozza, the 20-year old star of the women\u2019s synchro team of Italy who died in a road accident in Rome on June 15. \u00a0The Pope said he prayed for her and her family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stressing that the language of sports is universal and easily reaches new generations, Pope Francis encouraged the swimmers to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201csend positive messages\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through their activity, thus <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201ccontributing to improving the society in which we live.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-316014-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/06\\\/athletes-shake-pope-francis-hands-2018.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;316023&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;athletes-shake-pope-francis-hands-2018&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;athletes-shake-pope-francis-hands-2018&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala\\\/Deepbluemedia&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/06\\\/athletes-at-vatican-2018.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;316024&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;athletes-at-vatican-2018&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;athletes-at-vatican-2018&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala\\\/Deepbluemedia&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/06\\\/swimmers-meeting-pope-francis-2018.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;316025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;swimmers-meeting-pope-francis-2018&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;swimmers-meeting-pope-francis-2018&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala\\\/Deepbluemedia&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/06\\\/pope-francis-talking-to-swimmers-2018.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;316022&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;pope-francis-talking-to-swimmers-2018&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;pope-francis-talking-to-swimmers-2018&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala\\\/Deepbluemedia&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/06\\\/swimmers-meeting-pope-francis-2.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;316021&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;swimmers-meeting-pope-francis-2&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;swimmers-meeting-pope-francis-2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala\\\/Deepbluemedia&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p><em>The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with LEN. 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