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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…

Simona Quadarella wins the 400m freestyle and wins a hat-trick of gold medals with Italy first in the Nations

Alberto Razzetti, Anna Gastaldi and Emma Virginia Menicucci, Blessed Pilate, John Guatti, Paola Borrelli, Sara Curtis, Simona Quadarella, Thomas Ceccon

PARIS - Infinite Simona Quadarella also triumphs in the 400m freestyle, earning her third hat-trick in three different editions, bringing her total to eleven gold medals in four European Championships. A story that began with gold hat-tricks in 2018 in Scotland and 2021 in Hungary (400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle), and continued with gold medals in the 800m and 1500m, and second place in the 400m at Rome 2022. It all culminated in Paris, where she racked up her third win in the same edition, winning the 800m, 1500m, and 400m freestyle, respectively. Simona Quadarella has…