Margherita Panziera (born 12 August 1995) is an Italian swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke. [4] She is also a three-time European Champion in the 200 metre backstroke, winning in 2018, 2021, and 2022. [5] [6]
In 2015, at the World Championships in Kazan, in the 200 m backstroke competition, she took 10th place, with a time of 2:09.5. [5] A year later, during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, in 200 m backstroke, she took 17th place with a time of 2:10.92. In July 2017, at the 200 m World Championships in Budapest, the backstroke was the fourteenth (2:10.95). In the eliminations of 100 m, backstroke, she achieved the time 1:01.03 and took 20th place, not qualifying for the semi-finals. [5] In December of the same year, during the European Championships at the short course (25 m) in Copenhagen, she won the bronze medal over the distance of 200 m backstroke and set a new record for Italy with time 2:02.43.
In August 2018, at the European Championships in Glasgow, she won the 200 m backstroke competition, with a time of 2: 06.18 minutes. Panziera improved both the records of the championship and her country. In a distance twice as short, she took fifth place (59.71). [5] In 2020 she qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [7] At the 2021 European Aquatics Championships she won five medals, a gold, two silver and two bronze. [8]
At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in Rome in August, Panziera won the gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke with a time of 2:07.13. [6] [9] [10] Four days later, with a time of 59.40 seconds, she won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke. [11] [12] [13]
| Competition | Edition | 50 m back | 100 m back | 200 m back | 4×50 m mix | 4×100 m mix | 4×100 m mix med | 4×200 m free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics |  Rio de Janeiro 2016 | - | - | 17th 2:10.92 (heats) | - | - | - | - |
| World Championships |  Kazan 2015 | - | 37th 1:02.17 (heats) | 10th 2:09.54 (SF) | - | - | - | - |
 Budapest 2017 | - | 20th 1:01.03 (heats) | 14th 2:10.95 (SF) | - | 8th 3:59.98 [nb 1] | 7th 3:46.75 (heats) [nb 2] | - | |
 Gwangju 2019 | - | 11th 59.83 (SF) | 4th 2:06.67 | - | 4th 3:56.50 [nb 3] | 6th 3:44.38 (heats) [nb 4] | - | |
| Budapest 2022 | - | 11th 1:00.26 (SF) | 4th 2:07.27 | - | 7th 3:58.26 [nb 5] | - | - | |
| World Championships (25 m) |  Hangzhou 2018 | - | 15th 58.31 (SF) | 5th 2:02.50 | 8th 1:46.44 [nb 6] | Bronze 3:51.38 [nb 7] NR | - | 6th 7:43.18 [nb 8] |
 Abu Dhabi 2021 | - | 15th 58.46 (Heats) | 5th 2:03.20 | - | - | - | - | |
| European Championships |  London 2016 | 19th 29.21 (heats) | 14th 1:01.45 (heats) | 9th 2:11.80 (SF) | - | - | - | - |
| Glasgow 2018 | - | 5th 59.71 | Gold 2:06.18 CR | - | - | Bronze 3:44.85 [nb 9] | 5th 7:32.37 [nb 10] | |
| Budapest 2021 | - | Silver 59.01 | Gold 2:06.08 | Bronze 3:56.30 | - | Bronze 3:42.30 | Silver 7:29.35 [nb 11] | |
 Roma 2022 | - | Gold 59.40 | Gold 2:07.13 | - | - | - | - | |
| European Championships (25 m) |  Netanya 2015 | 32nd 28.49 (heats) | 13th 59.24 (SF) | 7th 2:05.60 | - | - | - | - |
 Copenaghen 2017 | - | 11th 58.19 (heats) | Bronze 2:02.43 | - | - | - | - | |
| Glasgow 2019 | - | 6th 57.45 | Gold 2:01.45 NR | - | - | - | - | |
| Kazan 2021 | - | - | Silver 2:02.05 | - | - | - | - | |
| Universiade | Taipei 2017 | - | 12th 1:01.56 (SF) | 5th 2:10.34 | - | - | - | - |
| Mediterranean Games |  2013 Mersin | - | Bronze 1:01.86 | Silver 2:12.86 | - | Gold 4:11.36 (heats) | - | - |
 Tarragona 2018 | - | Gold 1:00.74 CR | Gold 2:08.08 | - | Gold 3:58.27 CR [nb 12] | - | Gold 8:02.63 |
