Italy national swimming team

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Novella Calligaris in 1972, first Italian to win an Olympic medal in swimming. Novella Calligaris 1972.jpg
Novella Calligaris in 1972, first Italian to win an Olympic medal in swimming.

The Italy national swimming team represents Italy in International swimming competitions such as Olympic Games or World swimming Championships.

Contents

History

The national Italian swimming team participated to all the Summer Olympics editions, from London 1908, 25 times on 29. [1]

Medal tables

Swimming

(not included open water swimming) Green check.svg update to last edition

EventEditions1st editionlast editionMenWomenTotalRanking
Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Tot. Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Tot. Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Tot.
Olympic Games Green check.svg25 1912 2021 4312191337561526 16th
World Championships (LC) Green check.svg17 1973 2023 1417194010892224252877 7th
European Championships (LC) 34 1926 2022 7690108274 5th
World Championships (SC) Green check.svg16 1993 2022 16363082 13th
European Championships (SC) 22 1996 2023 829888268 5th

Olympic Games

Swimming

The Italian national swimming team won its first medal at 1972 Summer Olympics with Novella Calligaris. [1]

Edition Gold medal.svg Gold Silver medal.svg Silver Bronze medal.svg BronzeTotal
Flag of Germany.svg Munich 1972 400 metre freestyle
Novella Calligaris
3
800 metre freestyle
Novella Calligaris
400 metre medley
Novella Calligaris
Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 1988 400 metre medley
Stefano Battistelli
1
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1992 400 metre medley
Luca Sacchi
2
200 metre backstroke
Stefano Battistelli
Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta 1996 200 metre backstrokee
Emanuele Merisi
1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney 2000 100 metre breaststroke
Domenico Fioravanti
6
200 metre breaststroke
Domenico Fioravanti
200 metre breaststroke
Davide Rummolo
200 metre medley
Massimiliano Rosolino
200 metre freestyle
Massimiliano Rosolino
400 metre freestyle
Massimiliano Rosolino
Flag of Greece.svg Athens 2004 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
Emiliano Brembilla
Massimiliano Rosolino
Simone Cercato
Filippo Magnini
Federico Cappellazzo
Matteo Pelliciari
2
200 metre freestyle
Federica Pellegrini
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 2008 200 metre freestyle
Federica Pellegrini
2
800 metre freestyle
Alessia Filippi
Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 2016 1500 metre freestyle
Gregorio Paltrinieri
1500 metre freestyle
Gabriele Detti
3
400 metre freestyle
Gabriele Detti
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 2020 800 metre freestyle
Gregorio Paltrinieri
6
100 metre breaststroke
Nicolò Martinenghi
200 metre butterfly
Federico Burdisso
4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
Alessandro Miressi
Thomas Ceccon
Lorenzo Zazzeri
Manuel Frigo
Santo Condorelli
4 x 100 metre mixed relay
Thomas Ceccon
Nicolò Martinenghi
Federico Burdisso
Alessandro Miressi
800 metre freestyle
Simona Quadarella
561520


Open water

Open water swimming was introduced at Beijing 2008.

Edition Gold medal.svg Gold Silver medal.svg Silver Bronze medal.svg BronzeTotal
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 2012 10 km
Martina Grimaldi
1
Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 2016 10 km
Rachele Bruni
1
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 2020 10 km
Gregorio Paltrinieri
1
0123

World Championships

Long course

Update after Fukuoka 2023.

EditionGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotalRank
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1973 Belgrade 10235
Flag of Colombia.svg 1975 Cali 001111
Flag of Germany.svg 1978 West Berlin 0000-
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1982 Guayaquil 001112
Flag of Spain.svg 1986 Madrid 02028
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1991 Perth 11467
Flag of Italy.svg 1994 Rome 001115
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1998 Perth 020214
Flag of Japan.svg 2001 Fukuoka 22267
Flag of Spain.svg 2003 Barcelona 001121
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2005 Montreal 12038
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2007 Melbourne 11467
Flag of Italy.svg 2009 Rome 30145
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2011 Shanghai 23056
Flag of Spain.svg 2013 Barcelona 011217
Flag of Russia.svg 2015 Kazan 13159
Flag of Hungary.svg 2017 Budapest 30366
Flag of South Korea.svg 2019 Gwangju 32385
Flag of Hungary.svg 2022 Budapest 52293
Flag of Japan.svg 2023 Fukuoka 141610
242528777

Short course

Update after 2022 Melbourne.

EditionGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotalRank
Flag of Spain.svg 1993 Palma de Mallorca 010113
Flag of Brazil.svg 1995 Rio de Janeiro 0000-
Flag of Sweden.svg 1997 Gothenburg 0000-
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 1999 Hong Kong 011218
Flag of Greece.svg 2000 Athens 012313
Flag of Russia.svg 2002 Moscow 0000-
Flag of the United States.svg 2004 Indianapolis 010112
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2006 Shanghai 273126
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2008 Manchester 022413
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2010 Dubai 011217
Flag of Turkey.svg 2012 Istanbul 22046
Flag of Qatar.svg 2014 Doha 123613
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2016 Windsor 142711
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2018 Hangzhou 034713
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2021 Abu Dhabi 556163
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 Melbourne 565163

European Championships

This table is of swimming pool events, it excludes open water events. See LEN official report. [2]

Update after day 7 (17 August) of the Rome 2022 swimming program (complete).

EditionMenWomenTotalrank
Gold medal europe.svg Silver medal europe.svg Bronze medal europe.svg Gold medal europe.svg Silver medal europe.svg Bronze medal europe.svg Gold medal europe.svg Silver medal europe.svg Bronze medal europe.svg Medals Europe.svg
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 1926 0000000000
Flag of Italy.svg Bologna 1927 01000001016
Flag of France.svg Paris 1931 01300001347
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Magdeburg 1934 0220000224
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 1938 0000000000
Flag of Monaco.svg Monte Carlo 1947 0000000000
Flag of Austria.svg Vienna 1950 0000000000
Flag of Italy.svg Turin 1954 01000001017
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 1958 12200012254
Flag of East Germany.svg Leipzig 1962 0000000000
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht 1966 0000000000
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1970 000001001111
Flag of Austria.svg Vienna 1974 00001101128
Flag of Sweden.svg Jönköping 1977 02200002247
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Split 1981 011000011210
Flag of Italy.svg Rome 1983 20200120354
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sofia 1985 001000001114
Flag of France.svg Strasbourg 1987 01102003148
Flag of Germany.svg Bonn 1989 402013415102
Flag of Greece.svg Athens 1991 125002127108
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sheffield 1993 001010011211
Flag of Austria.svg Vienna 1995 002010012313
Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla 1997 23000023053
Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul 1999 13200013269
Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki 2000 531020551113
Flag of Germany.svg Berlin 2002 452000452113
Flag of Spain.svg Madrid 2004 516011527143
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 2006 452112564153
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eindhoven 2008 143311454133
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 2010 10310120468
Flag of Hungary.svg Debrecen 2012 453231684183
Flag of Germany.svg Berlin 2014 [3] Green check.svg2.5152.504519154
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 2016 [4] Green check.svg444131575173
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow 2018 [5] Green check.svg236.5424.56511223
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 2021 [6] 05,5853,555913273
Flag of Italy.svg Rome 2022 [7] 87,55,555,53,513139351
Total51.5637524.5283276911072745
note 1: in italic to update.
note 2: Where it is reported half medal refers to those assigned in mixed relays from 2014 for the first time.

Multiple medalists

Federica Pellegrini, 33 individual medals. Federica Pellegrini.jpg
Federica Pellegrini, 33 individual medals.
  Still active
  Medals only in relay

Updated to Fukuoka 2023

Men

Paltrinieri open water medals are not included.

#SwimmerOlympicsWorld Ch. (LC)World Ch. (SC)European Ch. (LC)European Ch. (SC)Total
Gold medal-2008OB.svg Silver medal-2008OB.svg Bronze medal-2008OB.svg Gold medal world centered-2.svg Silver medal world centered-2.svg Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Gold medal world centered-2.svg Silver medal world centered-2.svg Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Gold medal europe.svg Silver medal europe.svg Bronze medal europe.svg Gold medal europe.svg Silver medal europe.svg Bronze medal europe.svg Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Medals icon.svg
1 Filippo Magnini 00121125295587521181453
2 Gregorio Paltrinieri 1104133306514201812428
3 Massimiliano Rosolino 11213112778678517222160
4 Emiliano Brembilla 0010210011030501155424
5 Thomas Ceccon 01132142442323213101134
6 Nicolò Martinenghi 0022202533135311211932
7 Fabio Scozzoli 000020112322834128828
8 Alessandro Miressi 0111115233260919151236
9 Marco Orsi 000001031001895814830
10 Matteo Rivolta 00000030320131081413
11 Lorenzo Zazzeri 010111212111261610521
12 Domenico Fioravanti 20001101021023066113
13 Lorenzo Mora 00000023400041264616
14 Luca Dotto 000011011233354510924
15 Leonardo Deplano 00001032112113158316
16 Christian Galenda 00001010141202254514
17 Piero Codia 0000001002112205319
18 Alessio Boggiatto 00010000012230352512
19 Matteo Pelliciari 0010101004000015128
20 Alberto Razzetti 00000010312223145615
21 Manuel Frigo 01001122120300044513
22 Giorgio Lamberti 000102---333---43512
23 Lorenzo Vismara 00001000022312135412
24 Simone Sabbioni 00000000101233134411
25 Alessandro Calvi 0000101012100103317

Women

#SwimmerOlympicsWorld Ch. (LC)World Ch. (SC)European Ch. (LC)European Ch. (SC)Total
Gold medal-2008OB.svg Silver medal-2008OB.svg Bronze medal-2008OB.svg Gold medal world centered-2.svg Silver medal world centered-2.svg Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Gold medal world centered-2.svg Silver medal world centered-2.svg Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Gold medal europe.svg Silver medal europe.svg Bronze medal europe.svg Gold medal europe.svg Silver medal europe.svg Bronze medal europe.svg Gold medal icon.svg Silver medal icon.svg Bronze medal icon.svg Medals icon.svg
1 Federica Pellegrini 11064112576774622171958
2 Simona Quadarella 0012220118113411310629
3 Benedetta Pilato 00012101121024058215
4 Margherita Panziera 00000000142311153513
5 Silvia Di Pietro 0000000440334544121127
6 Erika Ferraioli 00000002314231447920
7 Alessia Filippi 01011101030231243512
8 Ilaria Bianchi 00000010103212225512
9 Alice Mizzau 0000100012130002248
10 Novella Calligaris 012102---012---1269

Olympic Games

The list refers to individual and team events and include men and women (in pink color), sorted by number of individual titles. [1]

#SwimmerIndividualTeamTotal
Gold medal-2008OB.svg Silver medal-2008OB.svg Bronze medal-2008OB.svg Gold medal-2008OB.svg Silver medal-2008OB.svg Bronze medal-2008OB.svg Gold medal-2008OB.svg Silver medal-2008OB.svg Bronze medal-2008OB.svg
1 Domenico Fioravanti 200000200
2 Massimiliano Rosolino 111001112
3 Federica Pellegrini 110000110
4 Gregorio Paltrinieri 110000110
5 Novella Calligaris 012000012
6 Alessia Filippi 010000010
7 Stefano Battistelli 002000002
8 Nicolò Martinenghi 001001002
Federico Burdisso 001001002
10 Simona Quadarella 001000001

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Italy Swimming". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. "LEN European Championships aquatic finalists - All time medals tables" (PDF). len.eu. p. 181. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. One gold medal by mixed relay
  4. Two silver medals by mixed relays
  5. One bronze medal by mixed relay
  6. One silver and two bronze medals by mixed relays
  7. Two silver medals by mixed relays