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…