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Gregorio Paltrinieri copre d’argento l’Italia nella 4×1500 mista sulla Senna

08 Aug

Gregorio Paltrinieri takes silver for Italy in the 4x1500 medley on the Seine.

Barbara Pozzobon, Ginevra Taddeucci, Gregory Paltrinieri, Marcello Guidi

PARIS - Italy finishes the European Open Water Swimming Championships with a silver medal. In the final event on the Seine, the 4x1500-meter medley relay, Germany wins in 1:03:39.2, while Italy takes the lead in 1:03:41.3. Hungary completes the podium in 1:03:42.4. Another medal for the Italian quartet of Barbara Pozzobon, Ginevra Taddeucci, Marcello Guidi, and Gregorio Paltrinieri, the reigning world runner-up. A team capable of competing for gold until the very last stroke. Pozzobon keeps Italy among the top contenders, Taddeucci clocks a monumental second leg, Guidi fights back, and Paltrinieri attempts to complete a comeback that at times seemed impossible. All the…

European Swimming Championships: Italy wins gold again with Taddeucci in the Seine.

open waters, Barbara Pozzobon, European Aquatics, European Swimming Championships, Ginevra Taddeucci, Gregory Paltrinieri, Italy, artistic swimming, Paris, Seine

PARIS - Italian swimming celebrated a pivotal day at the European Championships in Paris, winning one gold and three bronze medals in both open water and artistic swimming. Ginevra Taddeucci, winner of the women's 5k, led the Italian team, while Gregorio Paltrinieri and Barbara Pozzobon took bronze in the same distance. The Italian artistic swimming team also made the podium in the acrobatic event. The races were held in the Seine, on the Île aux Cygnes circuit, just steps from the Eiffel Tower. Taddeucci achieved a historic double. After her success in the 10k, Ginevra Taddeucci…

Ginevra Taddeucci wins gold again in the Seine, Paltrinieri wins bronze

Barbara Pozzobon, Cooperswimming, Domenico Acerenza, Fabrizio Antonelli, Ginevra Taddeucci, John Pistelli, Gregory Paltrinieri, Fiamme Oro Sports Group, Hydros, Marcello Guidi, Viktoria Mihalyvari Farkas

Ginevra Taddeucci doesn't give up, she doubles down. The 29-year-old Florentine, after winning the European gold medal in the 10km, also achieved the feat of winning the 5km, becoming the first Italian to win the 5km and 10km open water events at the same European Championships. A feat achieved only by Gregorio Paltrinieri at the 2021 European Championships in Budapest. In the Seine, on the Île aux Cygnes circuit west of the Eiffel Tower, Taddeucci leads and finishes in 1:02:31.2 seconds. Behind her, Hungary's Viktoria Mihalyvari Farkas takes silver in 1:02:33.4 seconds. The bronze medal goes to a determined Barbara Pozzobon in 1:02:35.1 seconds. "Paris continues to bring me luck, I hope to…