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Novella Calligaris in 1972, first Italian to win an Olympic medal in swimming. The Italy national swimming team represents Italy in International swimming competitions such as Olympic Games or World swimming Championships.
Nicolò Martinenghi (Italian: [nikoˈlɔ mmartiˈneŋɡi]; born 1 August 1999) is an Italian swimmer and the reigning Olympic champion in the 100 metre breaststroke event, having won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is a two-time world record holder in the 4×50 metre medley relay, swimming breaststroke
Thomas Ceccon (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtɔːmas tʃekˈkon]; born 27 January 2001) is an Italian swimmer.He is a world record holder in the long course 100 metre backstroke and the short course 4×100 metre freestyle relay.
Italy swimmer Thomas Ceccon is gaining a huge fanbase at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ceccon helped Team Italy win the bronze at the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay on July 27, then won gold in the ...
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she became the first female swimmer to qualify for five consecutive Olympic finals in the same specialty (200 m freestyle). She is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). [6] Pellegrini retired from active competition in 2021. She was nicknamed "La Divina" ("The Divine") by Italian sport journalists.
Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italian: [ɡreˈɡɔːrjo paltriˈnjɛːri]; born 5 September 1994) is an Italian competitive swimmer. He is a former world record holder in the short course 1500-meter freestyle. He holds the European record in the long course 800-meter and 1500-meter freestyle events with times of 7:39.27 and 14:32.80, respectively.
Gabriele Detti (born 29 August 1994) is an Italian competitive swimmer, [2] who is a two-time Olympic medalist and the 2017 world champion of the 800 m freestyle. He competed at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics .
Every Olympics needs a few heartthrobs, and leading this year’s list is Thomas Ceccon—or in social media search terms: “hot Italian swimmer.” The athlete is not new to the sport—in fact ...