{"id":612519,"date":"2025-05-29T09:13:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=612519"},"modified":"2025-05-29T09:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:25:04","slug":"gregorio-paltrinieri-ginevra-taddeucci-claim-italian-double-at-european-open-water-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/gregorio-paltrinieri-ginevra-taddeucci-claim-italian-double-at-european-open-water-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregorio Paltrinieri & Ginevra Taddeucci Claim Italian Double At European Open Water Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gregorio Paltrinieri & Ginevra Taddeucci Claim Italian Double At European Open Water Championships<\/h4>\n

Gregorio Paltrinieri<\/strong> and Ginevra Taddeucci<\/strong> claimed double gold for Italy with victory in their respective 5k races at the the\u00a0European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Championships<\/strong>\u00a0in Croatia.<\/p>\n

Paltrinieri finished fourth, a sliver off the podium in the 10k in the opening men’s race in Stari Grad but he returned to take his place among a 28-strong field. He was in the top three throughout and was second, 1.31secs behind 10k winner Kristof Rasovszky<\/strong> at the end of the third of four 1.25km laps. Paltrinieri came past and pulled away to touch the panel in 52:05.79 with David Betlehem<\/strong> moving into second place in 52:08.07. Rasovszky – who added his first European 10k title to his world and Olympic crowns on Wednesday – finished 5.50secs behind his fellow Hungarian in 52:13.57, more than eight seconds ahead of next finisher Sacha Velly<\/strong> in fourth.<\/p>\n

Paltrinieri – the Tokyo bronze medallist over 10k – made it three European titles in the 5k following his success at Budapest in 2021 and Roma 2022 as he became a 13-time continental champion over pool and water.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great race,” Paltrinieri told European Aquatics. \u201cToday felt great, I wanted to put my pace in the water and I did it. I trained a lot for this copmpetition, so I\u2019m glad I can stand on the podium. This place [Stari Grad] is amazing. It\u2019s one of the best places I\u2019ve ever been to. I would even come here on vacation! The water is pretty cold but I still enjoy this place and it\u2019s very good to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taddeucci had already paid a visit to the Stari Grad podium by finishing second in the 10k. Spain’s Maria De Valdes Alvarez<\/strong> had a narrow 0.26 lead going into the final lap which saw her overhauled by the Italian and Vikt\u00f3ria Mih\u00e1lyv\u00e1ri-Farkas,\u00a0<\/strong>winner of the women’s 10k. Taddeucci got her hand to the board in 59:51.95 with the Hungarian second in 59:53.94 and De Valdes Alvarez third in 59:55.03, a day after being DQd in the 10k. It has been a fine meet for Taddeucci – the Olympic bronze medallist – and Mih\u00e1lyv\u00e1ri-Farkas who both have a gold and silver medal from two events with Thursday’s race just the third the latter has competed in.<\/p>\n

It was Taddeucci’s first individual title. \u201cI\u2019m very happy, because I always struggle in the final part of the race since I\u2019m not very fast, so I didn\u2019t really expect it. I didn\u2019t think this gold would come, especially since yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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