{"id":649484,"date":"2026-08-03T06:46:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=649484"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:56:46","slug":"european-aquatics-championships-chiara-pellacani-clinches-double-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-aquatics-championships-chiara-pellacani-clinches-double-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"European Aquatics Championships: Chiara Pellacani Clinches Double Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanaquatics.org\/paris-2026\/schedule-and-results\/#\/general-schedule\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chiara Pellacani<\/strong> captured back-to-back golds in a single session at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>the Italian partnered <strong>Matteo Santoro<\/strong> in the mixed 3m synchro before retaining her women\u2019s 1m springboard title.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic Aquatics Centre rose to recognise the woman who\u2019d dominated throughout with a peerless display of diving.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_649498\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-649498\" data-attachment-id=\"649498\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-aquatics-championships-chiara-pellacani-clinches-double-gold\/european-aquatics-championships-paris-2026-diving-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260802_ASta_AS96703.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrea Staccioli \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ilia Molchanov, Elizaveta Kuzina Neutral Athletes B, silver, Matteo Santoro, Chiara Pellacani of Italy, gold, Luis Carlo Avila Sanchez, Lena Corona Hentschel of Germany, bronze attend the medal ceremony of the diving 3m Springboard Synchro Mixed Final during the European Aquatics Championships at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Paris (France), August 2, 2026.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1785705733&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Andrea Staccioli \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;560&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, Diving&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, Diving\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ilia Molchanov, Elizaveta Kuzina Neutral Athletes B, silver, Matteo Santoro, Chiara Pellacani of Italy, gold, Luis Carlo Avila Sanchez, Lena Corona Hentschel of Germany, bronze attend the medal ceremony of the diving 3m Springboard Synchro Mixed Final during the European Aquatics Championships at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Paris (France), August 2, 2026.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260802_ASta_AS96703-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260802_ASta_AS96703-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-649498\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260802_ASta_AS96703-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-649498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ilia Molchanov, Elizaveta Kuzina Neutral Athletes B, silver, Matteo Santoro, Chiara Pellacani of Italy, gold, Luis Carlo Avila Sanchez, Lena Corona Hentschel of Germany, bronze: Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini\/Deepbluemedia\/InsideFoto<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the mixed 3m synchro she and Santoro, reigning world champions, finished almost 20 points clear of the Neutral Athletes pairing of <strong>Ilia Molchanov<\/strong> and <strong>Elizaveta Kuzina<\/strong>, to win their third European title together.<\/p>\n<p>In third place were Germany\u2019s defending champions <strong>Lena Hentschel<\/strong> and <strong>Luis Avila Sanchez<\/strong>, who had beaten them to the title a year earlier by just 0.03.<\/p>\n<p>Pellacani then returned for her individual 1m springboard event where she dominated once more to clinch gold with 298.90pts, 40.00pts ahead of Switzerland\u2019s <strong>Michelle Heimberg<\/strong> who scored 258.80.<\/p>\n<p>Bronze went to Great Britain\u2019s <strong>Desharne Bent-Ashmeil<\/strong>, the 2024 3m springboard champion, who was 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and last qualifier in the morning but who totalled 254.35 to finish ahead of NAB athlete <strong>Uliana Kliueva<\/strong> on 251.20.<\/p>\n<p>It was Pellacani\u2019s greatest margin of victory and she said through European\u00a0 Aquatics: \u201cThis is the first time for me winning two golds. It means a lot to me. I was very confident, but it\u2019s something you dream about and when it happens it is something very magical \u2013 and I loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Britons &amp; Germans Enjoy Hard-Fought Tussles<\/h3>\n<p>Pellacani\u2019s golden double followed two hard-fought contests between British and German divers in Paris.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moritz Wesemann<\/strong> clinched a dramatic men\u2019s 1m springboard title with his final dive while <strong>Maisie Bond<\/strong> and <strong>Lois Toulson<\/strong> won the women\u2019s 10m synchro.<\/p>\n<p>Wesemann, defending the title he won in Antalya last year, went into the last of the six rounds trailing <strong>Jack Laugher<\/strong> by 8.85 points after the Briton took the lead with a penultimate round effort scoring 81.60.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_649499\" style=\"width: 287px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-649499\" data-attachment-id=\"649499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-aquatics-championships-chiara-pellacani-clinches-double-gold\/european-aquatics-championships-paris-2026-diving-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260801_AMas_MA74173.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrea Masini \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Moritz Linus Wesemann of Germany competes in the diving 1m Springboard Men Final during the European Aquatics Championships at the Olympic Aquatic Center in Paris (France), August 1, 2026.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1785620013&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Andrea Masini \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/ Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, Diving&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026, Diving\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Moritz Linus Wesemann: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260801_AMas_MA74173-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260801_AMas_MA74173-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-649499\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260801_AMas_MA74173-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"198\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-649499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moritz Linus Wesemann: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Laugher\u2019s last dive earned 64.35 but it still left Wesemann needing to better 73.20 with his final attempt.\u00a0He nailed his Reverse 1\u00bd Somersaults 3\u00bd Twists Free (5337D) with a huge degree difficulty of 3.6 to register 86.40pts for a total of 431.45 to leapfrog Laugher for gold.<\/p>\n<p>Laugher won his ninth European medal with 418.25 for silver as team-mate <strong>Jordan Houlden<\/strong> made it two Britons on the podium in 410.30.<\/p>\n<p>It was all or nothing for the 24-year-old German who nailed it to register 86.40 for a final total of 431.45, with the 31-year-old Laugher adding a ninth European medal to his collection on 418.25.<\/p>\n<p>Wesemann was feeling the pressure going into the final dive and said: \u201cI would call it my signature dive because I have been doing it since I was a junior. I really do like this dive. \u201cBut also for this one having a little bit of pressure gives you the adrenaline kick to hit the board and go for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause on this dive you have to go all in or you don\u2019t have a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Unbreakable Focus Guides Britons To Victory<\/h3>\n<p>Bond and Toulson were the top Europeans at last year\u2019s World Aquatics Championships, finishing fifth in Singapore.\u00a0They were a model of consistency in Paris, where their steely resolve saw them regain the lead from the German duo on the final dive to finish with 300.06pts.<\/p>\n<p>The German pair of <strong>Pauline Pfeif<\/strong> and her new partner <strong>Elena Wassen<\/strong> were second with 298.20 with bronze going to Ukraine\u2019s <strong>Kseniia<\/strong> <strong>Bailo<\/strong> and <strong>Sofia Vystavkina<\/strong> who moved up to third in the final round with 286.20.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe came into these Championships wanting to win and knowing it was possible,\u201d Toulson said. \u201cWe\u2019d been training really hard and looking good I think.\u00a0\u201cThat was a pb for us. To be able to do that and get a gold medal\u2026we\u2019re really proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was a first senior international medal for Bond who said: \u201cYou never really feel pressure or nerves when you are with someone like Lois because it\u2019s fun, it\u2019s enjoyable as much as it can be, and I think having someone like Lois who has so much experience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Results Chiara Pellacani captured back-to-back golds in a single session at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris. the Italian partnered Matteo Santoro in the mixed 3m synchro before retaining 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