{"id":619274,"date":"2025-07-30T21:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T04:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=619274"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T04:43:42","slug":"world-championships-italys-matteo-santoro-chiara-pellacani-win-thrilling-synchro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-italys-matteo-santoro-chiara-pellacani-win-thrilling-synchro\/","title":{"rendered":"World Championships: Italy\u2019s Matteo Santoro, Chiara Pellacani Win Thrilling Synchro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>World Championships: Italy\u2019s Matteo Santoro, Chiara Pellacani Win Thrilling Synchro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Italian duo of <strong>Matteo Santoro<\/strong> and <strong>Chiara Pellacani<\/strong> won a thriller of a final in mixed 3-meter synchro Wednesday at the World Aquatics Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Santoro and Pellacani finished with 308.13 points, 0.87 ahead of the Aussie duo <strong>Cassiel Rousseau<\/strong> and <strong>Maddison Keeney<\/strong> and 2.43 up on the Chinese duo of <strong>Cheng Zilong<\/strong> and <strong>Li Yajie,<\/strong> who slid to third.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d Pellacani said. We just started screaming because it was crazy to see on the board that we were first. It\u2019s just emotions that are hard to describe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The medal is the first gold and sixth all-time medal for Pellacani at Worlds. She earned bronze on 1-meter earlier this week. It\u2019s the fourth straight edition that this duo has medaled in this event, with two silvers and a bronze.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s because we\u2019ve known each other for so long,\u201d Pellacani said. \u201cHe was four years old and I was eight years old, and we started diving together. We grew up together, and it\u2019s like a brother-sister relationship. I think this really helped us on the board because we trust each other and it just makes everything easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Quick Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2025-world-aquatics-championships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2025\/world-aquatics-championships-div-live-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-to-follow-the-world-championships-links-for-streaming-results-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldaquatics.com\/competitions\/4725\/world-aquatics-championships-singapore-2025\/schedule?phase=All&amp;disciplines=DV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 World Championships Diving Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-maddison-keeney-wins-1-meter-americans-open-with-two-4th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diving Day 1 Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-china-takes-both-golds-led-by-zheng-jiuyuan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diving Day 2 Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-veterans-wang-zongyuan-chen-yuxi-add-synchro-golds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diving Day 3 Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-china-sweep-golds-with-bronze-for-u-s-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diving Day 4 Recap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Santoro and Pellacani were fifth after two rounds and 11.7 points back after three. But a score of 75.33 on the 107B in the fourth round was the second-highest dive of the entire final to vault them into the lead.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_619278\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-619278\" data-attachment-id=\"619278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-italys-matteo-santoro-chiara-pellacani-win-thrilling-synchro\/mixed-3m-synchronised-_-final-_-day-20-_-world-aquatics-championships-singapore-2025_original-image_m139031\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Matteo Santoro and Chiara Pellacani celebrate upon finding themselves in gold-medal position; Photo Courtesy: World Aquatics\/Singapore 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-619278\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031.jpg\" alt=\"Matteo Santoro and Chiara Pellacani\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mixed-3m-Synchronised-_-Final-_-Day-20-_-World-Aquatics-Championships-Singapore-2025_Original-Image_m139031-533x355.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-619278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matteo Santoro and Chiara Pellacani celebrate upon finding themselves in gold-medal position; Photo Courtesy: World Aquatics\/Singapore 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Italians scored 69.30 on the final dive, third-best in the field. And since the two best dives in that fifth and final round came from the teams directly behind them, things got tight in a hurry.<\/p>\n<p>Rousseau and Keeney were in medal position the whole way, finishing with 307.26. They had the best dive of the entire competition with a tally of 79.56 on their concluding 5154B, getting within a point of the summit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really excited,\u201d Keeney said. \u201cThis is the first time we&#8217;ve competed in this event together, and we did not really train (for) it, and Cassiel doesn&#8217;t have as much experience on springboard. But it was so much fun. The competition was really close, which made it really thrilling for the spectators and for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese duo, meanwhile, was first through three rounds it what appeared to be a repeat of seven of the first eight finals in Singapore that led to Chinese dominance. But their 205B netted only 58.50 points, sixth-best in the round and dropping them to third in 305.70. They scored 72.00 in the fifth round, which narrowed their gap on the leading Italians but saw the Aussies leapfrog them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had some issues,\u201d Li said of the fourth dive. \u201cWhen we were preparing to jump, we had already stepped out, and then the whistle was blown. It\u2019s possible that we didn\u2019t hear it, or that he blew it again. So there might have been a problem \u2014 maybe Cheng didn\u2019t hear it, but I was the one calling the rhythm, and I did hear it. That might have had some impact. We were worried that if we jumped, they might not give us a score and might even give us zero. It wasn&#8217;t a matter of whether we were in sync or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The medalists separated themselves early. <strong>Osmar Olvera<\/strong> and <strong>Zyanya Parra<\/strong> of Mexico were fourth in 278.82. The American pair of <strong>Luke Hernandez<\/strong> and <strong>Kyndal Knight<\/strong> finished seventh.<\/p>\n<p>Keeney picked up her second medal of the games, to go with 1-meter springboard goal. She has 10 all-time World Championships medals (four gold, three silver, three bronze). Roussel picked up his third career medal.<\/p>\n<p>For China, Li has a second medal of this event, with silver on 1meter. Cheng has a medal of every color in Singapore as China is up to 10 medals; every other nation has a total of 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Championships: Italy\u2019s Matteo Santoro, Chiara Pellacani Win Thrilling Synchro The Italian duo of Matteo Santoro and Chiara Pellacani won a thriller of a final in mixed 3-meter synchro 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