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La Nazionale di nuoto colleziona oltre 50 medaglie a Taranto 2026

25 Aug

The Italian national swimming team collects over 50 medals at Taranto 2026.

Agata Maria Ambler, Alberto Razzetti, Andrea Camozzi, Chiara Della Corte, Daniel of the Lord, Elena Capretta, Federica Toma, Francesco Lazzari, John Guatti, Ivan Giovannoni, Jacopo Barbotti, Lorenzo Ballarati, Martina Biasioli, Matthew Diodato, Paola Borrelli, Sara Franceschi, Simone Spediacci, Sofia Sartori

TARANTO - The Italian national swimming team concluded the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games in style. The Italians dominated the fourth and final round of finals, winning another 16 medals (six gold, six silver, and four bronze). These medals add to the 35 already collected over the previous three evenings (13-13-9), with Italy thus leaving the long pool at the Torre d'Ayala Stadium with 51 medals (19 gold, 22 silver, and 10 bronze). The team is ready to host the next two days (August 26-27) of the...

Another 13 swimming medals and double-digit gold medals at Taranto 2026

Alberto Razzetti, Anna Chiara Mascolo, Bianca Nannucci, Chiara Tarantino, Christian Mantegazza, Costanza Cocconcelli, Daniel of the Lord, Edward Valsecchi, Francesca Zucca, Francesco Lazzari, Gabriele Mancini, Jacopo Barbotti, Lisa Angiolini, Luca De Tullio, Marco De Tullio, Martina Biasioli, Paola Borrelli, Sofia Sartori, Taranto 2026, XX Mediterranean Games

TARANTO. The Italian national swimming team continues to make a strong statement at the 2026 Taranto Mediterranean Games. The Italians, competing in the long pool at the Torre d'Ayala Swimming Stadium, finished the second round of finals with another 13 medals (six gold, five silver, and two bronze), the same number as those they earned on the opening day (three gold, eight silver, and two bronze). The Italian team has already surpassed double figures in medals. Costanza Cocconcelli (gold in 28.03 in the women's 50m backstroke) kicked off the Italian celebrations, finishing ahead of…

Thirteen Italian swimming medals at the opening of the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games

Alessandro Ragaini, Alessia Bianchi, Antonietta Cesarano, Azzurra Sbaragli, Blessed Pilate, Bianca Nannucci, Christian Mantegazza, Daniel of the Lord, Federica Toma, Gabriele Mancini, Italy Team, Lorenzo Gargani, Marco De Tullio, Matteo Venini, Noemi Cesarano, Viola Scotto di Carlo, XX Mediterranean Games

The Italian Team won thirteen medals on the first day of the 2026 Taranto Mediterranean Games. In the opening finals session held in the long pool of the Torre d'Ayala Swimming Stadium, under the watchful eye of CONI President Luciano Buonfiglio and Minister for Sport and Youth Andrea Abodi, the Italians finished in double figures with 13 medals, thanks to three golds, eight silvers, and two bronzes. Viola Scotto di Carlo (silver in 26.29) took the first podium of this 20th edition in the women's 50m butterfly, a race in which the swimmer bested…