| Italy at the European Aquatics Championships | |
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| FINA code | ITA |
| National federation | FIN |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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Italy has participated in all 36 editions of the LEN European Aquatics Championships, since the first edition Budapest 1926 to Rome 2022. [2]
Are excluded European Open Water Swimming Championships stand alone (7 editions from 1989 to 2016 was discontinued), the European Water Polo Championship stand alone tournament (12 editions from 1999 to 2022) and the European Diving Championships stand alone (6 editions from 2009 to 2019). [3]
| Sport | First | Last | Editions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 1926 | 2022 | 36 | 76 | 91 | 107 | 274 | 5 | |
| Waterpolo | 1926 | 1997 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | [note 1] |
| Diving | 1926 | 2018 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 61 | 4 | [note 2] |
| Open water swimming | 1995 | 2018 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 48 | 2 | [note 3] |
| Artistic swimming | 1974 | 2018 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 9 |
| Edition | Men | Women | Total | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Budapest 1926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Bologna 1927 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
 Paris 1931 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
 Magdeburg 1934 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
 London 1938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Monte Carlo 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Vienna 1950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Turin 1954 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Budapest 1958 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
 Leipzig 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Utrecht 1966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Barcelona 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Vienna 1974 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
 Jönköping 1977 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 Split 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Rome 1983 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
 Sofia 1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Strasbourg 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
 Bonn 1989 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
 Athens 1991 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Sheffield 1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Vienna 1995 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| Sevilla 1997 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
 Istanbul 1999 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
 Helsinki 2000 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Berlin 2002 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| Madrid 2004 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| Budapest 2006 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
| Eindhoven 2008 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| Budapest 2010 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Debrecen 2012 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 3 |
| Berlin 2014 [note 4] | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| London 2016 [note 5] | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 3 |
| Glasgow 2018 [note 6] | 2 | 3 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 4.5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 3 |
| Budapest 2021 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 3 | ||||||
| Rome 2022 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 43.5 | 50 | 61.5 | 14.5 | 19 | 23.5 | 76 | 91 | 107 | 274 | 5 |
Relays are included, open water is not included. [2]
| Swimmer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Brembilla [note 7] | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Filippo Magnini | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| Simona Quadarella | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Massimiliano Rosolino | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| Federica Pellegrini | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Gregorio Paltrinieri | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Thomas Ceccon | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Margherita Panziera | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
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