Michelle Heimberg a remporté la médaille d'or du plongeoir de 1 mètres aux Jeux européens de Cracovie

 

Cet après-midi, elle a réalisé de superbes sauts de haut niveau. Grâce à des exécutions techniquement propres et élégantes, elle a pu laisser toute la concurrence derrière elle. Elle a été récompensée par un total de 273,25 points et son prochain métal précieux lors d'un championnat international. Après le bronze de dimanche, il s'agit de sa deuxième médaille à ces European Games et de sa première médaille d'or à un championnat international. Cette performance souligne qu'elle est parfaitement préparée pour les championnats du monde qui se dérouleront du 14 au 22 juillet à Fukuoka (JPN).

La deuxième Suissesse de cette compétition, Madeline Coquoz, n'a malheureusement pas réussi à se qualifier pour la finale et s'est classée 15e.

 

Michelle Heimberg gewinnt an der European Games in Krakau die Goldmedaille vom 1-Meter-Brett !

Sie zeigte heute Nachmittag tolle Sprünge auf hohem Niveau. Dank den technisch sauberen und eleganten Ausführungen konnte sie die gesamte Konkurrenz hinter sich lassen. Sie wurde dafür mit einer Gesamtpunktzahl von 273.25 und ihrem nächsten Edelmetall an einer internationalen Meisterschaft belohnt. Nach Bronze am Sonntag ist dies bereits ihre zweite Medaille an diesen European Games und die erste goldene an einer internationalen Meisterschaft. Diese Leistung unterstreicht, dass sie bestens auf die Weltmeisterschaft, die vom 14.-22. Juli in Fukuoka (JPN) stattfinden wird, vorbereitet ist.

Die zweite Schweizerin in diesem Wettbewerb, Madeline Coquoz, konnte sich leider nicht für den Final qualifizieren und wurde 15.

Photo: Patrick B. Kraemer

Regan Smith, Gretchen Walsh Break Records on Night Two of Phillips 66 National Championships

 

by Molly O'Mara Fillmore // USA Swimming

The 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships continued Wednesday at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis with two more record-setting performances on day two of the five-day competition.

Wednesday’s competition saw four first-time U.S. title winners in Claire Weinstein (200m freestyle, 1:55.26), Luke Hobson (200m freestyle, 1:45.18), Matt Fallon (200m breaststroke, 2:07.71) and Gretchen Walsh (50m butterfly, 25.11). Walsh’s performance broke the U.S. Open and American records.

“I don’t swim (the 50m butterfly) very often,” Walsh (Nashville, Tenn./Nashville Aquatic Club) said. “This morning I was feeling really good about it going into today. Yesterday, I punched my ticket to Japan so that was awesome, and it just gave me a breath of air. I was like, ‘Okay, I can relax now. No pressure and just have fun’. (In the 50m fly), I just wanted to go out there and put up a good time. I’m shocked – more than I could have ever expected in one event. That was awesome. I had a race strategy, tried to execute it and just keep my head down.”

The night opened with a stellar performance from 16-year-old Weinstein (White Plains, N.Y./Sandpipers of Nevada) who chased down Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club) in the final 25m to win the 200m freestyle. The last time Ledecky finished outside of first place in this event at a USA Swimming National Championships was in 2013 when she also finished second.

After Tuesday’s win in the 200m butterfly, Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Sun Devil Swimming) bested her own U.S. Open record in the 200m backstroke – set during this year’s TYR Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Illinois – with her time of 2:03.80.

“I was doing a lot of hard work with my backstroke this year, and I feel like I’ve come a long way with it in the past year,” Smith said. “I have a great group of guys who I swim with at ASU who are all great backstrokers and they’ve helped me a lot with confidence. I think I’ve been really building it up – my confidence – this whole year. I’m really excited.”

Veteran competitor Lilly King (Evansville, Ind./Indiana Swim Club) won her second national title in a race-to-the-wire in the women’s 200m breaststroke, clocking a 2:20.95.

“I definitely knew (Kate Douglass) was back there,” King said. “I just had to keep going. Falling back isn’t really something that’s going to work for me, so I just had to stay ahead.”

Backstroke specialist Ryan Murphy (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./California Aquatics) won his third national title in the 200m backstroke with a time of 1:55.03.

“I wouldn’t say I did it perfectly,” Murphy said. “I’m being very critical, hyper critical but I got a little disjointed in the stroke, in the technique. Sometimes that happens on tapers. I’m excited to have another three weeks to really dial that in, and dial in that feeling of being higher in the water.”

Michael Andrew (Encinitas, Calif./MA Swim Academy) closed out the night with his win in the 50m butterfly.

“I got my hand on the wall and had a clean finish so that was nice,” Andrew said. “I got the monkey off the back and can enjoy the meet. I think it’s one of those things where your life can flash before your eyes when you’re going through a stressful situation, and with swimming, you see a lot of the greatest. You either tune it out or adapt, then figure out what you need to change. I’ve always been a detail-oriented, analytical racer so I like to look at the nitty gritty and see what’s happening.”

 

2023 World Aquatics Championships Qualifiers:

Women:

Kate Douglass – 100m freestyle, 200m breaststroke

Erin Gemmell – 4x200m freestyle relay

Lilly King – 200m breaststroke

Katie Ledecky – 800m freestyle, 200m freestyle

Bella Sims – 4x200m freestyle relay

Regan Smith – 200m butterfly, 200m backstroke

Olivia Smoliga – 4x100m freestyle relay

Gretchen Walsh – 4x100m freestyle relay, 50m butterfly

Claire Weinstein – 200m freestyle

Abbey Weitzeil – 100m freestyle

 

Men:

Jack Alexy – 100m freestyle

Matt Fallon – 200m breaststroke

Bobby Finke – 1500m freestyle

Carson Foster – 200m butterfly

Chris Guiliano – 100m freestyle

Luke Hobson – 200m freestyle

Drew Kibler – 4x200m freestyle relay

Matt King – 4x100m freestyle relay

Destin Lasco – 4x100m freestyle relay, 200m backstroke

Jake Mitchell – 4x200m freestyle relay

Ryan Murphy – 200m backstroke

Kieran Smith – 200m freestyle

 

The 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships continue through Saturday with prelims beginning at 10 a.m. ET and finals at 7 p.m. ET daily. Coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. ET on www.usaswimming.org/watch https://www.usaswimming.org/utility/landing-pages/streaming and 7 p.m. ET on Peacock.

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Diving Ukraine end 2023 European Championship Games with fourth gold

 

Ukraine topped the European Championship diving medal table after claiming the men’s synchronised 3m springboard title on the final day of aquatic action at the European Games in Poland.

Oleg Kolodiy and Danylo Konovalov produced a consistent, strong display and achieved an impressive combined score of 410.16 from their six routines.

It saw them finish ahead of Italian’s Lorenzo Marsaglia and Giovanni Tocci (402.66) as well as Alexis Jandard and Jules Bouyer of France (394.92), who edged the final place on the podium.

Wednesday's other final saw Switzerland’s Michelle Heimberg claim her maiden individual European title.

The 23-year-old, who was well place to win the individual 3m event earlier in the competition before losing the lead with her final dive, achieved a total of 273.25 from her five 1m routines.

It secured her the win by just 0.15 points ahead of Sweden’s Emilia Nilsson Garp, with Britain’s Grace Reid (266.90) completing the podium places in third.

While Ukraine’s diving team will be delighted with the medal table-topping performances, the four Olympic qualification places – awarded to the winners of individual 3m and 10m events – were shared between Great Britain, Germany and Italy.

The 2023 European Championships, which were run as part of the third edition of the multi-sport European Games, also served as a vital preparation event ahead of the World Aquatics Championships which will take place in Fukuoka, Japan, next month.

MEN’S SYNCHRONISED 3M SPRINGBOARD REACTION:

GOLD – OLEG KOLODIY – UKRAINE

“This is the first official competition for us as a team as I previously had another partner, so we are a young team and that is why I am very satisfied (with gold).”

GOLD – DANYLO KONOVALOC – UKRAINE

“We have the time when every medal counts for Ukraine, we did our contribution to bring the spirit of our people.”

SILVER – LORENZO MARSAGLIA – ITALY

“Three medals like last year, that means I’m working the proper way and I’m happy with the preparations ahead of the World Championships.”

SILVER – GIOVANNI TOCCI – ITALY

“I’m very happy. I was very nervous before the last dive but at the end it paid off, so we’re super happy.”

BRONZE – ALEXIS JANDARD – FRANCE

“I have pressure now as he came from junior diving and is a world champion so I have to do my job too. I’m very excited about what we can do and I think there is big potential.”

BRONZE – JULES BOUYER – FRANCE

“Alexis got injured so we didn’t practice a lot but we are passionate and we took time and now we’re on the podium so I’m really happy for us.”

WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL 1M SPRINGBOARD REACTION:

GOLD – MICHELLE HEIMBERG – SWITZERLAND

“I’m really proud because they (my team) were all a bit sad because I missed the gold medal on the 3m, so it makes me really proud to have won this medal for Switzerland and also for me personally.”

SILVER – EMILIA NILSSON GARP – SWEDEN

“I’m so happy about every medal (three), I think I’m going to have a lot of confidence now. We have Worlds in just a couple of weeks and I’m really excited to see how I can compete there and how I can do.”

BRONZE – GRACE REID – GREAT BRITAIN

“This one actually means quite a lot. I mean, disappointment a couple of days ago (3m final), didn’t have much time to regroup and comeback but I’m more impressed with my attitude and my mentality to come through today. A medal is a reminder that the end result of the 3m doesn’t mean the end of the world.”

credit: István Derencsény/LEN

Bobby Finke Sets U.S. Open Record to Open 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships

 

by Jessica Delos Reyes // USA Swimming

The 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships kicked off Tuesday with a record-setting performance from distance specialist Bobby Finke at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Finke (Clearwater, Fla./St. Peterburg Aquatics) set a U.S. Open record in the 1500m freestyle with a time of 14:42.81, besting the 15-year-old record by Peter Vanderkaay at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

“I wasn’t too sure what I was out at,” Finke said. “At about the 800, I was going to try and look back at the board somewhere in there but then I realized the swimming part of me was on the side I was breathing so if I wanted to, I was going to have to really work and realized it wasn’t worth it. After the race, I saw my splits and realized I died a bit at the end.”

Regan Smith (Lakeville, Minn./Sun Devil Swimming) started the night off in fast fashion with a decisive win in the 200m butterfly (2:05.79). She came away with the victory but proved to be more excited to share the podium with her teammate.

“I touched the wall, and I knew I died really bad on that last 50,” Smith said. “I didn’t need to see my splits to realize it was a rough last 50. You saw I was a little bummed but the second I saw number two (for second-place finishing teammate Lindsay Looney), that went away. It was just about celebrating with my teammate and being super happy for her. She’s had a tough season, had some hip problems and has worked through it like a champ so it was really awesome to share that with her.”

On the men’s side, Carson Foster (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason Manta Rays) picked up his first national title with a time of 1:54.32 in the 200m butterfly.

“For four weeks out from where I want to be, I think that’s a really good spot to be,” Foster said. “First 100 – obviously I wasn’t aware of my splits during the race – but it was my fastest 150 I’ve had, and I honestly think I could have pulled out a good time at the end, but I got out of my lane a little bit. When you have someone next to you running you down, it’s hard to stay in your lane so it was good practice for me to just stick to my race plan and focus on my technique and my rhythm.”

Kate Douglass (Pelham, N.Y./NYAC) won the 100m freestyle in a personal-best time of 52.57, good for her first U.S. title.

“That morning swim felt really good, and I never thought I was capable of going under 53 so I was really happy with that,” Douglass said. “I knew tonight was going to be about racing the people next to me and that’s what I did.”

Jack Alexy (Mendham, N.J./California Aquatics) won the 100m freestyle, his first U.S. title, in a time of 47.93.

“This morning was my best time by about a second,” Alexy said. “I just wanted to do my own thing tonight. Stay in my process, do my own thing and I knew the results would show. Just take the first 50 out pretty smoothly, then keep my head down the last 50.”

Katie Ledecky (Bethesda, Md./Gator Swim Club) won her fifth national title in the 800m freestyle, clocking a time of 8:07.07, the third-fastest time ever in the event.

“I’ve been feeling good,” Ledecky said. “I think I did pretty good tonight. I didn’t expect the world record or anything. I definitely felt like I could be at least where I was last summer at Worlds, so I’m really pleased with that and how it’s all went.”

More than 640 swimmers from across the country have descended on Indianapolis to compete for national titles and the opportunity to represent the United States overseas later this summer at the World Aquatics Championships, the World Aquatics Junior Championships, the LEN (European Swimming Federation) U23 Championships or the Pan American Games.

Fast facts about this week’s entries:

32 Olympic medalists contributing 69 Olympic medals (32 gold, 22 silver and 15 bronze) – led by Katie Ledecky with 10, Caeleb Dressel (seven) Ryan Murphy (six), Lilly King (five) and Abbey Weitzeil (four)

 41 LCM World Championships medalists, contributing 169 medals (97 gold, 37 silver and 35 bronze)

40 Olympians

48 former LCM World Championships Teams members, led by five-time team members Ledecky and Chase Kalisz

The 2023 Phillips 66 National Championships continue through Saturday with prelims beginning at 10 a.m. ET and finals at 7 p.m. ET daily. Coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. ET on www.usaswimming.org/watch https://www.usaswimming.org/utility/landing-pages/streaming and 7 p.m. ET on Peacock.

Keep up with all the latest USA Swimming news by following @usaswimming on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Check out our News Notebook https://www.usaswimming.org/coaches-leaders/connect-learn/news-notebook which details programs, athletes and clubs that have made the headlines.

European Games di Cracovia Arrivano altri due bronzi, Italtuffi sull'ottovolante

 

I bronzi di Elena Bertocchi e Chiara Pellacani nel sincro da 3 metri e quello di Lorenzo Marsaglia dal metro portano il bottino del medagliere ad otto per un’Italtuffi travolgente agli European Games di Cracovia: evento multisportivo che quest'anno, di fatto, ingloba anche i campionati continentali di tuffi.

Alla prima uscita stagionale Elena Bertocchi e Chiara Pellacani si prendono un prezioso bronzo nel sincro da 3 metri con 273.69 punti, confermandosi sul podio continentale dopo l'argento di Roma 2022.

Le azzurre partono molto bene e sono prime con 93.60 dopo gli obbligatori; poi perdono un po' di sincronismo e incisività nei liberi, complice appunto i pochi allenamenti insieme nelle gambe, e scivolano alle spalle delle britanniche Desharne Bent-Ashmeil e Amy Rollinson oro con 279.90 e delle tedesche Lena Hentschel e Jana Lisa Rother secondo 276.33

Per Chiara Pellacani (Fiamme Gialle/MR Sport F.lli Marconi), già oro nel sincro mixed con Matteo Santoro, nel Team Event e dai 3 metri con carta olimpica conquistata per l'Italia, si tratta della quattordicesima medaglia europea consecutiva, un traguardo clamoroso per l'allievo di Tommaso Marconi; per Elena Bertocchi - tesserata per Esercito e Canottieri Milano, allenata da Oscar Bertone - un ottimo viatico in vista della prova individuale dal metro, dove sarà chiamata a difendere il titolo di Roma 2022.

Ottimo bronzo, invece, per Lorenzo Marsaglia dal metro vinti dal forte britannico Ross Haslam con 422.95 contro i 411.50 del francese Alexis Jandrad. In rimonta la prova del 26enne di Roma e argento continentale dieci mesi fa - tesserato per Marina Militare e CC Aniene e allenato da Benedetta Molaioli - addirittura ottavo a metà gara dopo un doppio salto mortale e mezzo indietro raggruppato (58.50) un po' scarso in ingresso; poi la risalita con il triplo salto mortale e mezzo avanti (72.00) pulitissimo e un doppio salto con e mezzo con un avvitamento (76.80) da campione. Marsaglia - laureato in Fisioterapia - chide con 410.55 punti. Quinto il capitano azzurro Giovanni Tocci - tesserato per Esercito ed AQA Cosenza, seguito sempre da Bertone - che totalizza 401.95, pagando la chiusura sbagliata del doppio salto mortale e mezzo indietro carpiato (52.50) che lo fa scivolare all'undicesimo posto dopo tre routine, poi la veemente ma tardiva rimonta.

GLI AZZURRI IN POLONIA. Elena Bertocchi (Esercito/NC Milano), Maia Biginelli e Riccardo Giovannini (Fiamme Oro), Sarah Jodoin di Maria (Marina Militare/MR Sport F.lli Marconi), Lorenzo Marsaglia (Marina Militare/CC Aniene), Elettra Neroni (Carlo Dibiasi), Elisa Pizzini (CC Aniene), Chiara Pellacani (Fiamme Gialle/MR Sport F.lli Marconi), Matteo Santoro (Fratelli Marconi), Eduard Timbretti Gugiu (Esercito/Blu 2006) e Giovanni Tocci (Esercito/AQA Cosenza). Completano lo staff, oltre il DT Bertone, i tecnici Tommaso Marconi, Benedetta Molaioli, Francesco Dell'Uomo, Lyubov Barsukova e Claudio Leone, il medico Matteo Catananti il preparatore atletico Fabrizio Mezzetti.

TEAM EVENT. Da nuovo regolamento Len prevede che le squadre siano composte da un minimo di 2 ad un massimo di 4 componenti, almeno un maschio ed una femmina, che devono eseguire due tuffi individuali ed uno sincronizzato misto, sia dal trampolino che dalla piattaforma, per un totale di sei tuffi in cui dovranno essere presenti tutti e sei i gruppi delle rotazioni.

REGOLAMENTO. Finale diretta per le gare sincro e il team event. Si qualificano per la finale dal metro, dai 3 metri e dalla piattaforma i migliori dodici punteggi delle eliminatorie.

Vai al programma e ai risultati https://results.european-games.org/EG2023/ENG/schedule/DIV/all-days/all-event

Diving Stunning golden European double for Great Britain in Poland

 

Great Britain’s Amy Rollinson and Desharne Bent-Ashmeil claimed their first major honour as a pair by claiming European Championship synchronised 3m springboard gold.

Team-mate Ross Haslam also topped the podium at the European Games in Poland following victory in the 1m springboard event ahead of Frenchman Alexis Jandard and Lorenzo Marsaglia of Italy.

Rollinson and Bent-Ashmeil, who were fourth at both the 2022 Europeans and Commonwealth Games, found themselves in last position after the opening round.

However, they impressively fought back to claim victory with a combined total of 279.90 from their five routines.

It saw them place ahead of previous leaders and favourites Chiara Pellacani and Elena Bertocchi who took silver at last year’s Europeans, who were forced to settle for bronze at the 2023 edition following a total of 273.69.

Germany were the defending champions, but this was a new line-up for the nation with Olympic bronze medallist Lena Hentschel now joined by Jana Rother, following the retirement of her former partner Tina Punzel earlier this year.

They impressed in their major event debut and a combined score of 276.33 helped them secure silver.

WOMEN’S SYNCHRONISED 3M SPRINGBOARD REACTION:

GOLD – AMY ROLLINSON – GREAT BRITAIN

"It feels amazing. It feel so nice after last year’s narrow miss (fourth) just to get back up there and actually win this year. Last year was getting used to everything and we want to keep going. We’ve both had different setbacks this year so to get this after all of those is amzing.”

GOLD – DESHARNE BENT-ASHMEIL – GREAT BRITAIN

"I’m so proud, I really, really wanted this. I am just really happy that we were able to pull through and take back what we wanted."

SILVER – LENA HENTSCHEL – GERMANY

“We are really pleased, it’s our first Europeans Championships together after my former synchro partner retired. Now winning the silver medal just means so much to us and we are so happy to have won the medal today.”

SILVER – JANA ROTHER – GERMANY

“We dove in 2016 at the European Junior and Junior World Championships so we knew how it felt and it went really well. Now we’re really good friends and it’s fun. We enjoy every training session and I’m so glad we could get the silver medal today.”

BRONZE – CHIARA PELLACANI – ITALY

“Honestly, I was really tired after a long day and we haven’t actually trained together that much so this is really good for us and we’re really happy."

BRONZE – ELENA BERTOCCHI – ITALY

‘We did just three practice before the competition, but will do more before Worlds in Japan as we want to try and get the Olympic place.”

 

MEN’S 1M SPRINGBOARD FINAL REVIEW:

French diver Alexis Jandard claimed his first-ever European medal with bronze in the 3m event earlier in the competition and led the standings in the 1m discipline after three of the six rounds.

An error in the fourth saw his bid for gold end, but two solid routines would see him finish with an overall total of 411.50 points and a strong silver.

Italy’s Lorenzo Marsaglia was one of the breakthrough stars of the Roma 2022 European Championships, claiming 3m gold and 1m silver.

The 26-year-old was not quite at his best in the Polish city of Rzeszów, but after placing in fourth for much of this 1m final he hauled himself above rival Jules Bouyer of France when it mattered most, securing bronze with a combined total of 403.90 points.

Britain’s Haslam, who finished fourth in the 3m event, was struggling in eighth after the opening round but gradually found his rhythm.

After taking the lead in the fourth round, he secured gold with the highest-scoring routine of the day – 78.20 for his inward 2.5 somersault dive – to give him a total of 422.95.

 

MEN’S 1M SPRINGBOARD REACTION:

GOLD – ROSS HASLAM – GREAT BRITAIN

“I can’t quite believe it. There’s been a long time I probably thought I wouldn’t get back onto an international team (after so many injury problems), so the fact I was here was a little surprising, but it was step one. I’d like to think this is the little stepping stone I need to keep going now.”

SILVER – ALEXIS JANDARD – FRANCE

“I’m just happy, second medal in the Europeans, Two medals in the same event makes me so happy. I’m coming back from injuries with my tendon, so this is a big pleasure to be here and dive, I’m just happy to do my stuff.”

BRONZE – LORENZO MARSAGLIA – ITALY

“It was very fun. Everyone was doing great and I enjoyed myself with some music and watching the others. I train mainly at three meters, but I’m really happy with how I kept it consistent today and I’m really happy with this medal.”

PHOTO credit: István Derencsény/LEN

Team Ireland announced for the Para Swimming World Championships

 

The Irish Para Swimming Team has been announced to represent Ireland at the Para Swimming World Championships this summer. Manchester will play host to the 11th edition of the Para Swimming World Championships from 31 July to 6 August 2023.

The team is made up of four Paralympians and one new Irish para swimmer.

Ellen Keane spearheads the team as the seasoned Paralympian with four Paralympic Games under her belt and one more on the horizon.

Speaking about the World Championships, Keane said, “I’m so excited. The pool that we’re going to be competing in is really fast, it’s a really great pool to race in. It’s a new team that we’re bringing away with some new faces and it’s great to see such a young team. I’m excited to see them compete and support them.”

Paralympic silver medalist Nicole Turner adds to the experience of the team, hoping to qualify for her third Paralympic games this year. Turner, from Laois, has picked up two silver medals on the Para Swimming World Series in both Melbourne and Minneapolis this year.

Limerick native Róisín Ní Riain has had a great start to 2023 fitting her training and competition schedule around sitting the leaving cert this summer. After breaking two world records at the Irish Winter Championships in 2022 she set another world record at the Para Swimming World Series in Berlin this May.

Tokyo Paralympian Barry McClements will hope to continue his consistent form from earlier this year at the Para Swimming World Series in Minneapolis. The Down man collected two silver medals in the 100m backstroke and the 100m fly.

It will also be an exciting week for Derry’s Derbhaile Brady as she will be making her major championship debut for Ireland.

Speaking on the announcement, Para Swimming Performance Director, Dave Malone said, “We’re looking forward to competing against the world's best athletes over 7 days of competition in Manchester.

Following the success of the team at last year's world championships, we expect an even greater challenge this year and our team have been focusing on performing at a key milestone event towards the Paris Paralympic Games. We’re looking forward to Dearbhaile Brady competing at her first ever major championships for Ireland.”

Para Swimming World Championships from 31 July to 6 August 2023

Ellen Keane | NAC Dublin

Nicole Turner | NAC Dublin

Róisín Ní Riain | National Centre (Limerick)

Barry McClements | Ards Swimming Club

Dearbhaile Brady | Limavady

Triathlon hits Krakow for European Games second triathlon showdown

 

The Polish city of Krakow will be the stage for triathlon’s second European Games outing, the first since Baku 2015, for a standard-distance challenge between some of the continent’s biggest names and up-and-coming stars.

On Tuesday 27 June, 55 women from 24 nations will toe the line on the edge of the beautiful Nowa Huta Lake at 10am to the east of the city centre, the 1.5km swim transitions to an 8-lap, 40km bike and finishes with a 4-lap 10km run for the title. Wednesday 28 June will be the turn for the men, sixty men from 27 nations.

 

Men's Preview

Michelle Sarzilla will wear the number one, the Italian currently sitting at number 21 in the world having posted career best results in 2022 including a first Series top 10 at WTCS Cagliari in October. A multiple national triathlon and duathlon champion and Europe Triathlon Cup medallist, Krakow could be the 34-year-old’s perfect moment to shine.

Compatriot Gianluca Pozzatti also shone in that home Series race last October and quickly followed it up with a maiden World Cup win in Miyazaki. Ever-solid across all three disciplines, his staying power will be all-important over the second half of the run if he is to medal. That will be particularly true given the pedigree of three-time World Champion and recently-crowned Duathlon World Champion Mario Mola who starts for Spain with only one thing on his mind – another major title.

The Swiss team sees the in-form trio of Adrien Briffod, Sylvain Fridelance and Simon Westermann ready to take the race on, Briffod having hit European Championship bronze in Madrid just a matter of weeks ago. Fridelance would love to see his consistency develop into meaningful medal challenges over the closing stages, while Westermann will want to bounce back from his DNF disappointment in Madrid where he was forced to pull out with illness.

Marcin Stanglewicz has become a regular on the World Cup start lines in recent years and leads a trio of Polish athletes hoping to make an impact and light up the course with the more experienced Maciej Bruzdziak and Michal Oliwa.

There may be no Gordon Benson this time around, winner in the inaugural event eight years ago, but British hopes for a medal remain strong with the U23 World Champion Connor Bentley and the man that took him almost all the way to the finish in Abu Dhabi last November, Hamish Reilly. Bentley has two European Cup wins in two starts this season, the most recent in the northern Polish city of Olsztyn, and European Games gold could certainly be within his reach.

Frenchman Paul Georgenthum has plenty of experience on his young shoulders and is a strong finisher, the U23 worlds runner-up and Mixed Relay Champion will be unfazed by the size of the event, likewise Azeri Rostislav Pevtsov, bronze medallist in Baku and looking to go on the attack in Krakow. Austria’s Alois Knabl has experience aplenty that could be a decisive factor in the pressure pot of a major Games.

A strong Norway delegation stars Casper Stornes and Vetle Bergsvik Thorn, both vying for Paris 2024 spots and both hugely capable of putting together winning displays when it matters, Stornes a former WTCS Bermuda champion and Thorn another past Olsztyn winner and powerful cyclist who may look to force a breakaway.

The Slovakian Richard Varga will doubtless be one of the names setting the pace in the 1.5km swim, his staying power likely to be there after recent forays into longer distance racing, while Israel’s biking machine Shachar Sagiv will back himself for a shot at the podium.

For the full start list click here https://triathlon.org/events/start_list/2023_krakow_malopolska_european_games/582449?mc_cid=992b968f09&mc_eid=6139649918

 

Women's Preview

The women’s podium at the inaugural European Games Triathlon 8 years ago in Baku was a remarkable trio of talent, topped by Nicola Spirig, with Rachel Klamer and Lisa Norden second and third.

This year’s edition may feature fewer Olympic greats, but the talent runs deep through a start list that is headed up by Italy’s Verena Steinhauser. Consistently in and around the top 10 at Series and World Cup level and with a handful of podium showings, victory in Krakow would be the perfect launchpad into the 28-year-old’s next Olympic campaign.

Hungary’s Zsanett Bragmayer has been in sparkling form across a range of formats already this year including the Arena Games, Duathlon and Aquathlon World Championships and has moved forward considerably since her European Games 31st-place in 2015. Expect a front-pack swim-bike before all eyes switch to that 10km staying power.

Alberte Kjaer Pedersen leads the line for Denmark, the irrepressible 24-year-old who burst into the big time in 2021 with a World Cup triumph in Huatulco and U23 world silver, scored another gold in Miyazaki in late 2022 and could be a decisive player in how the Krakow racing plays out.

One of those that Pedersen out-ran in Japan was Olivia Mathias, one of three Brits who have a strong chance of medalling and are no strangers to some of the biggest podiums in the world, including U23 World Championships, Commonwealth Games and World Cups. Sian Rainsley has had few racing opportunities since returning to full fitness, Sophie Alden also raring to go as she hits only her third start line of 2023.

The Austrians also have three major contenders in Julia Hauser, Sara Vilic and Therese Feursinger, while Sandra Dodet could be the one to beat if she is in touch off the bike and out onto the run. Nobody on the start list has won more World Cup medals than the 26-year-old French star and her ability to pull clear and hold her nerve over the final kilometres has been proven time and again.

Jolien Vermeylen was the Belgian breakout last year with a hard-fought World Cup silver in Bergen, the national champion now also a regular on the WTCS circuit and looking to build on what was a disappointing 27th place at the European Championships in Madrid. On the subject of Bergen, Lotte Miller continues to plot a path back to her very best form and the former Junior Worlds bronze medallist who finished 20th at the sprightly age of 19 at the European Games Baku will be one to watch if she can carve out an advantage on the bike over the likes of Dodet and Vermeylen.

Full start lists available here https://triathlon.org/events/start_list/2023_krakow_malopolska_european_games/582450?mc_cid=992b968f09&mc_eid=6139649918

WATER POLO USA Women Win Fourth Straight World Cup GOLD

 

Long Beach, CA - June 25 - Team USA took down The Netherlands in a close contest to claim the gold medal at the 2023 World Aquatics Women's World Cup. It's the fourth straight World Cup title for Team USA and fifth in program history (1979, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023). Team captain Maggie Steffens recorded a hat trick and was named Player of the Game as Amanda Longan notched fifteen saves on her way to winning Best Goalkeeper. Head coach Adam Krikorian earned Best Coach after leading Team USA to gold.

This one started with Steffens going bar down for the first goal of the game and she was just getting warmed up. Steffens rocketed in her second score to go up two before Lieke Rogge answered with The Netherlands' first goal. With just under three minutes to play in the opening quarter, Jovana Sekulic scored inside for the Americans and then Lieke Rogge found the back of the net once again for the Dutch. Emily Ausmus and Kaleigh Gilchrist converted on player advantages to close the first quarter up 5-2.

Steffens got Team USA off on the right foot again, converting on a 6-on-5 to open the second period. From there, The Netherlands found their third via Maartje Keuning before Jewel Roemer fired one in on another player advantage to push the United States' lead to 7-3 at halftime.

Maddie Musselman found the back of the cage on a player advantage to begin the third and then Kitty Joustra and Brigitte Sleeking responded with a pair of goals for The Netherlands. Midway through the quarter, Gilchrist lofted in a beautiful lob shot from the outside for her second. After a couple missed shots by the Americans, Simone Van De Kraats scored on a counterattack for the Dutch and then found another to cut the deficit to two. With twenty seconds remaining in the period, Jenna Flynn put one home to give Team USA a three goal edge after three, 10-7.

In the final frame, Van De Kraats drilled a penalty shot for The Netherlands' eighth of the game. A player advantage followed for the United States and Musselman took advantage before Van De Kraats buried another penalty attempt. Minutes later, Keuning scored back-to-back goals to level the score at 11-11 with 1:54 to play. Team USA came out of a timeout to earn a 6-on-5 and Rachel Fattal came up clutch with her first goal of the night. The Netherlands had a shot with seconds left to tie the game but Amanda Longan denied Van De Kraats at the horn to win the gold medal, 12-11.

 

Scoring

USA 12 (5, 2, 3, 2) M. Steffens 3, K. Gilchrist 2, M. Musselman 2, R. Fattal 1, J. Sekulic 1, E. Ausmus 1, J. Roemer 1, J. Flynn

NED 11 (2, 1, 4, 4) M. Keuning 3, S. van de Kraats 3, L. Rogge 2, B. Sleeking 1, K. Joustra 1, S. van der Sloot 1

Saves - USA - A. Longan 15, NED - L. Aarts 3

 

Flash Quotes

Adam Krikorian (USA) – Head Coach/Coach of the Tournament

Did you do anything differently before the match started that let you jump out to such a dominant start? And what changed during the second half?

"I thought we played very well in the first half by playing very clean, intelligent, and we avoided putting ourselves in very compromising positions. Most importantly, we really executed our man-up situations that gave us a good lead early in the game. The beginning of the second half, we slipped mentally. We struggled with transition defence, defending their centres, and communicating with one another by messing up our planned match-ups. It seemed like the Netherlands were swimming downhill in the second half and there seemed to be very little we could do about it.

"However, I'm incredibly proud of the defensive stops we made towards the end of the game. We made two different seven-versus-six stops at the end of the third and fourth quarters, which is something we haven't practised as a team. In some ways like that, we were unprepared, but this team showed the will to win and is why the match ended with us on top."

 

Maggie Steffens (USA) – Captain/Player of the Match

What made you so successful today?

"One thing we talk about as a team is maintaining a gold standard, regardless of how the match is going. That attitude and culture is what made us so successful today, especially in the younger women who played big roles and stepped up in our win today, despite having limited experience at this stage."

What was said in the pool during the second half to halt the Netherlands' comeback?

"Today was the tale of two halves. We definitely lost some concentration going into that third quarter. In the first half, we were very focused on our team defence and as the second half began, we started to let up there. You can't do that against the Netherlands because they have some of the best players and shooters in the world who will capitalise on your mistakes as they did today. For us, it was about refocusing our mentality and effort back to our team defence during the fourth quarter and ultimately gave us the win today."

Roman Mityukov zieht nach und gewinnt über 200m Rücken, Noè Ponti wird über 50m Schmetterling Dritter Am Sette Colli Meeting in Rom

 

Am Sette Colli Meeting in Rom gewinnt mit Roman Mityukov ein weiterer Schweizer Schwimmer sein Rennen. Über die 200m Rücken spielt der 21-jährige Genfer seine ganze Klasse aus und beendet das Rennen nach 1:56.56 als Erster.

Wenige Minuten später stieg Noè Ponti für seinen nächsten Final ins Becken. Nachdem er bereits die 100m und 200m Schmetterling für sich entschied, durfte er sich auch über 50m über einen Podestplatz freuen. Als dritter beendete er das Rennen in 23.27s und musste nur Thomas Ceccon (ITA) und Szebasztian Szabo (HUN) den Vortritt lassen.

Damit reist das Nationalkader mit einer überzeugenden Leistung mit 4 Podestplätzen - 3 Siege und 1 dritter Platz - sowie einem neuen Schweizer Rekord zurück in die Schweiz, wo sie sich final auf die Weltmeisterschaft vom 23. bis 30. Juli in Fukuoka (JPN) vorbereiten.

Photo: Patrick B. Kraemer

59° Trofeo Settecolli - Sara Franceschi da record italiano, tris Thomas Ceccon e Simona Quadarella

 

Il favoloso record italiano di Sara Franceschi, le triplette di Thomas Ceccon e Simona Quadarella, la doppietta di Luca De Tullio, il colpo dalla corsia zero di Alberto Razzetti e l'ennesimo assolo di David Popovici rendono favolosa l'ultima giornata della 59esima edizione degli Internazionali di nuoto - Trofeo Sette Colli.

FRANCESCHI CHIUSURA DA RECORD. Il botto arriva sul calar del sipario. La firma è di una ragazza toscana che da circa un anno è entrata in una nuova dimensione. Sara Franceschi vince i 200 misti con un fantastico record italiano. La 23enne livornese - tesserata per Fiamme Gialle e Livorno Acquatics e bronzo a Roma 2022 - nuota in 2'09''30 (frazioni 28''80, 33''30, 36''80, 30''40), cancella il 2'10''05 che lei stessa siglò lo scorso 15 aprile a Riccione quando, oltre a prendersi il pass per i Mondiali di Fukuoka, abbassò il 2'10''25 di Ilaria Cusinato del 2018. Un crono sensazionale che vale la nona prestazione mondiale stagionale, terza europea; insieme all'azzurra sul podio l'olandese Marrit Steenbergen (2'09''51) e l'inglese Katie Shanahan (2'10''93). "Sono scesa in acqua con l’idea di vincere e ce l’ho fatta. Avevo sensazioni molto buone e sono riuscita a rimanere davanti all’olandese nonostante lei abbia uno stile libero molto buono. Credo che l’allenamento e la forma fisica ci siano sempre stati, mancava quel passo in più mentale che sono riuscita a fare negli ultimi anni - conclude Franceschi, allenata da sempre dal papà Stefano che non riesce a trattenere l'emozione all'arrivo - Voglio finire l’anno secondo i miei buoni propositi, per poi iniziare il prossimo pensando alla terza olimpiade".

CECCON SUPERSTAR. Va oltre una condizione fisica che non può essere ottimale, perchè ormai ha le stigmate del campione e come tale si comporta sempre. Thomas Ceccon tira fuori una prestazione monstre nei 50 farfalla e si regala la tripletta romana dopo i successi nei 50 e nei 100 dorso. Il campione europeo - tesserato per Fiamme Oro e Leosport e seguito da Alberto Burlina - vola in 22''84 che vale la seconda prestazione personale mondiale dell'anno, settima europea di sempre, a cinque centesimi dal suo record italiano di 22''79. Surclassata la concorrenza che nuota tutta sopra i 22'': secondo è l'ungherese Szebasztian Szabo in 23''13 e terzo lo svizzero Noè Ponti in 23''27. "Il tempo mi soddisfa, anche se speravo qualcosa di meno. Peccato per il record italiano che avrei voluto fare. Sto imparando a tener duro e portare a casa buone gare anche quando non sono al top. Ora mi aspettano le ultime due settimane di lavoro intenso prima dei mondiali - afferma il fenomeno di Schio - Ai Mondiali ci presentiamo con una grande nazionale e dietro ci sono nuove leve interessanti".

QUADARELLA CON IL CUORE. Mette il cuore oltre l'ostacolo Simona Quadarella che regala al pubblico di casa l'attesa tripletta. La regina del mezzofondo europeo, sbaraglia ancora una volta la concorrenza e, dopo essersi presa lo scettro negli 800 e nei 1500 stile libero, trionfa anche nei 400 stile libero. La 24enne romana - tesserata per CC Aniene e allenata da Christian Minotti - nuota, senza strafare, in 4'05''85, sorpassando negli ultimi cinquanta metri la belga Valentine Dumont seconda in 4'06''27. Sale sul gradino più basso del podio l'ungherese Ajna Kesely in 4'06''41. Stanca ma sorridente SuperSimona all'arrivo: "In questa gara mi sono divertita molto. Considerando che sono arrivata molto stanca è un buon tempo. Faccio un bilancio positivo di questo Settecolli, bisognava fare bene per avere dei buoni stimoli per i Mondiali. Cerco di non avere pensieri negativi su Fukuoka, vedo che siamo tutte molto allenate ma cercherò di confermarmi".

DOPPIETTA DE TULLIO. Super doppietta nel mezzofondo per Luca De Tullio. Il 20enne pugliese e fratello di Marco - tesserato per Fiamme Oro e CC Aniene - è il più veloce nei 1500, dopo esserlo stato anche negli 800, con il primato personale in 14'59''68 (precedente 15'00''36). "Penso di avere ancora qualcosa da dare in questa distanza in futuro, perché mi piace nuotarla, e soprattutto andare in progressione negli ultimi 100 - racconta De Tullio, seguito anche lui da Minotti - Andare sotto i 15 minuti era il mio obiettivo principale, e riuscirci già ora e dopo ieri mi fa capire che posso migliorare ancora in questa gara. Non posso davvero essere più felice". Alle spalle del pugliese due pezzi da novanta del fondo europeo l'irladese Daniel Wiffen in 15'02''51 e il francesce Damien Joly in 15'03''61.

RAZZO A SORPRESA. E' rimasto al coperto fino all'ultima giornata, poi la grande zampata proprio in prossimità del tramonto. Alberto Razzetti dalla corsia 0 sorprende la concorrenza, vince i 200 misti ed esalta il pubblico dello Stadio Del Nuoto, che torna con la mente allo scorso agosto quando agli Europei fu d'argento, dopo aver trionfato nella doppia distanza. Il 24enne di Lavagna ma da un paio di stanza a Livorno - tesserato per Fiamme Gialle e Genova Nuoto My Sport - conclude in 1'58''74; alle spalle del ligure il britannico Duncan Scott in 1'58''83 e l'israeliano Ron Polonsky in 2'00''04."Sono contentissimo della gara e mi sono divertito. È un po’ strano gareggiare in corsia 0 ma ho avuto comunque buone sensazioni - afferma Razzetti - Vedo un miglioramento nei passaggi e cercheremo di continuare su questa strada".

RE DAVID SECONDO. Ancora un assolo, ancora uno show nella piscina che l'ha fatto scoprire al mondo, quando agli Eurojrs nel 2021 conquistò tre ori e un argento. Re David Popovic si prende lo scalpo nei 200 stile libero, dopo esser stato nei 100. Il rumeno, campione iridato e continentale griffa in 1'45''49 il primato della manifestazione (precedente 1'46''39 di Kristof Milak del 2021) e la sesta prestazione mondiale dell'anno. "Sia il mio allenatore che io siamo soddisfatti. Penso che sia stata una gara ben strutturata, ma ora cercherò di ambire a perfezionarmi ancora di più - dichiara Popovici - Mi piace davvero tanto nuotare in questa piscina, vorrei che in Romania venissero costruite strutture simili, per ora posso solo portare con me queste belle sensazioni. Ho ricordi meravigliosi degli Europei dell'anno scorso, ma non voglio fermarmi a quelli: il tempo passa e bisogna sempre cercare il miglior risultato".

Sul podio, con il fenomeno di Bucarest, il britannico Thomas Dean in 1'46''86 e un ottimo Stefano Di Cola - tesserato per Marina Militare e CC Aniene, seguito da Claudio Rossetto - in 1'46''90 non lontano dal personale (1'46''46). Segnali di rinascita dal primatista italiano (1'45''67) Filippo Megli (Carabinieri/RN Florentia) 1'47''47.

RANA CON SEGNALI AZZURRI. Luca Pizzini è come l'Araba Fenice: rinasce sempre. Il 33enne scaligero - tesserato per Carabinieri e Fondazione Bentegodi e seguito da Matteo Giunta - è superbo terzo nei 200 rana, vinti dall'olandese e vice campione olimpico Arno Kamminga in 2'10''57, con lo svedese Erik Persson secondo in 2'11''27. Segnali incoraggianti anche dal giovane Alessandro Fusco (Fiamme Gialle/CC Aniene) quarto in 2'11''55. "Mi sono divertito. È stato un anno particolare tra infortuni vari e scelte familiari - racconta Pizzini, bronzo europeo a Londra 2016, Glasgow 2018 e Roma 2022 - E' sempre bello gareggiare qui".

Terza nella finale femminile anche la primatista italiana (2'23''06) Francesca Fangio, dominati dall'olandese Tes Schouten con la terza prestazione mondiale dell'anno in 2'21''84. La 27enne toscana - tesserata per Esercito ed In Sport Rane Rosse e allenata da inizio inverno da Stefano Franceschi - tocca in 2'25''34, precedeuta pure dalla nipponica Reona Aoki con 2'23''84. "Sono soddisfatta perché ho cambiato allenatore da pochi mesi - racconta Fangio -  Riuscire a fare meno degli assoluti è un grande risultato".

SARAH VELOCISSIMA. L'apertura di serata è al fulmicotone. Protagonista una regina assoluta del nuoto. Sarah Sjostrom, già superstar nei 50 farfalla, vola e domina nei 50 stile libero. La 29enne fuoriclasse svedese - novanta medaglie tra Olimpiadi, Mondiali ed Europei - tocca in 23''93 che vale la seconda prestazione mondiale dell'anno,  ottavo all time, ad un centesimo dal record della manifestazione di 23''92 siglato da Pernille Blume nel 2018; alle sue spalle la connazionale Michelle Coleman in 24''43 e la britannica Anna Hopkin in 24''62. Quinta la primatista italiana (24''72) Silvia Di Pietro (Carabinieri/CC Aniene) in 25''14.

DORSO SVIZZERO E CANADESE. I 200 dorso rispecchiano quanto visto al mattino. Tra i maschi vince lo svizzero Roman Mityukov - bronzo continentale a Budapest 2021 - in 1'56''56, che precede il nipponico Hidekazu Takehara in 1'57''57 e l'inglese Brodie Williams in 1'59''67. Kylie Masse è cannibale e fa tripletta, vincendo tra le femmine dopo aver trionfato anche nei 100 e nei 50 dorso. La 26enne di Salle - argento olimpico - tocca in 2'08''91 contro il 2'09''69 della britannica Katie Shanahan e il 2'10''23 della nipponica Rio Shirai terzo.

FARFALLA UNGHERESE. Firma d'autore anche nei 200 farfalla vinti dall'ungherese Boglarka Kapas - oro iridato a Gwangju 2019 ed europeo a Glasgow 2018 e Budapest 2020 - in 2'08''52; sul podio, insieme alla 30enne di Debrecenn, la britannica Laura Stephens in 2'09''32 e l'altra magiara Dalma Sebestyen in 2'09''42. Sesta Ilaria Cusinato (Fiamme Oro/Team Veneto) in 2'09''82 che paga, come molti azzurri, una condizione atletica precaria.

TOP PERFORMANCE. La miglior prestazione della 59esima edizione del trofeo Settecolli è di Sarah Sjostrom con il 23''93 nei 50 stile libero; al secondo l'1'54''77 di Siobhan Haughey nei 200 stile libero.

TROFEO DEL SETTECOLLI. Titolo all'Italia con 76 punti, seguita da Olanda (58), Gran Bretagna (52). Ventuno nazioni a punti.

 

I podi della 3^ giornata

Domenica 25 giugno

 

50 stile libero fem

1. Sarah Sjostrom (Swe) 23''93

2. Michelle Coleman (Swe) 24''43

3. Anna Hopkin (Gbr) 24''62

 

200 dorso mas

1. Roman Mityukov (Sui) 1'56''56

2. Hidekazu Takehara (Jpn) 1'57''57

3. Brodie Williams (Gbr) 1'59''67

 

200 dorso fem

1. Kylie Masse (Can) 2'08''91

2. Katie Shanahan (Gbr) 2'09''69

3. Rio Shirai (Jpn) 2'10''23

 

50 farfalla mas

1. Thomas Ceccon 22''84

2. Szebasztian Szabo (Hun) 23''13

3. Noé Ponti (Sui) 23''27

 

200 farfalla fem

1. Boglarka Kapas (Hun) 2'08''52

2. Laura Stephens (Gbr) 2'09''32

3. Dalma Sebestyen (Hun) 2'09''42

 

200 rana mas

1. Arno Kamminga (Ned) 2'10''57

2. Erik Persson (Swe) 2'11''27

3. Luca Pizzini (Carabinieri/Fondazione Bentegodi) 2'11''42

 

200 rana fem

1. Tes Schouten (Ned) 2'21''84

2. Reona Aoki (Jpn) 2'23''84

3. Francesca Fangio (Esercito/In Sport Rane Rosse) 2'25''34

 

200 stile libero mas

1. David Popovici (Rou) 1'45''49 rec. man. (precedente 1'46''39 di Kristof Milak del 2021)

2. Thomas Dean (Gbr) 1'46''86

3. Stefano Di Cola 1'46''90

 

400 stile libero fem

1. Simona Quadarella 4'05''85

2. Valentine Dumont (Bel) 4'06''27

3. Ajna Kesely (Hun) 4'06''41

 

200 misti mas

1. Alberto Razzetti 1'58''74

2. Duncan Scott (Gbr) 1'58''83

3. Ron Polonsky (Isr) 2'00''04

 

200 misti fem

1. Sara Franceschi 2'09''30 RI (precedente 2'10''05 di Sara Franceschi del 15/04/2023 a Riccione)

2. Marrit Steenbergen (Ned) 2'09''51

3. Katie Shanahan (Gbr) 2'10''93

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La nazionale per il Sette Colli. Gli atleti che formeranno la Nazionale (11 femmine e 18 maschi) sono Lisa Angiolini (Carabinieri / Virtus Buonconvento), Martina Carraro (Fiamme Azzurre / NC Azzurra 91), Arianna Castiglioni (Fiamme Gialle / Team Insubrika), Costanza Cocconcelli (Fiamme Gialle / NC Azzurra 91), Ilaria Cusinato (Fiamme Oro/Team Veneto), Silvia Di Pietro (Carabinieri/CC Aniene), Sara Franceschi (Fiamme Gialle/Livorno Aquatics), Margherita Panziera (Fiamme Oro/CC Aniene), Benedetta Pilato (Fiamme Oro/CC Aniene), Simona Quadarella (CC Aniene), Silvia Scalia (Fiamme Gialle/CC Aniene);

Federico Burdisso (Esercito/Aurelia Nuoto), Giovanni Carraro (Riviera Nuoto Dolo), Thomas Ceccon (Fiamme Oro/Leosport), Matteo Ciampi (Esercito/Livorno Aquatics), Paolo Conte Bonin (Team Veneto), Marco De Tullio (CC Aniene), Leonardo Deplano (Carabinieri/CC Aniene), Stefano Di Cola (Marina Militare/CC Aniene), Manuel Frigo (Fiamme Oro/Team Veneto), Nicolò Martinenghi (CC Aniene), Alessandro Miressi (Fiamme Oro/CN Torino), Lorenzo Mora (Fiamme Rosse / Amici del Nuoto dei Vigili del Fuoco Modena), Federico Poggio (Fiamme Azzurre/Imolanuoto), Alberto Razzetti (Fiamme Gialle / Genova Nuoto My Sport), Matteo Restivo (Carabinieri/RN Florentia), Matteo Rivolta (CC Aniene), Fabio Scozzoli (Esercito/Imola Nuoto) e Lorenzo Zazzeri (Esercito/RN Florentia). Nello staff il coordinatore tecnico scientifico settori agonistici Marco Bonifazi, il direttore tecnico Cesare Butini, il responsabile delle squadre nazionali giovanili Marco Menchinelli, i tecnici Claudio Rossetto, Stefano Franceschi, Matteo Giunta, Alberto Burlina, Marco Pedoja, Cesare Casella, Antonio Satta, Christian Minotti, i fisioterapisti Stefano Amirante, Alessandro Del Piero e Giuseppe Mondì, il videoanalista Ivo Ferreti e i medici Lorenzo Marguo e Tiziana Balducci.

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