Italy at the
2019 World Aquatics Championships
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FINA codeITA
National federationItalian Swimming Federation
Websitefedernuoto.it (in Italian)
in Gwangju, South Korea
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
4
Silver
6
Bronze
5
Total
15
World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview)

Italy competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Simona Quadarella Swimming Women's 1500 metre freestyle 23 July
 Gold Gregorio Paltrinieri Swimming Men's 800 metre freestyle 24 July
 Gold Federica Pellegrini Swimming Women's 200 metre freestyle 24 July
 Gold Italy men's national water polo team
 Water polo Men's tournament 27 July
 Silver Beatrice Callegari
Domiziana Cavanna
Linda Cerruti
Francesca Deidda
Costanza Di Camillo
Costanza Ferro
Gemma Galli
Alessia Pezone
Enrica Piccoli
Federica Sala		 Artistic swimming Women's highlight routine 15 July
 Silver Manila Flamini
Giorgio Minisini		 Artistic swimming Mixed duet technical routine 15 July
 Silver Rachele Bruni
Giulia Gabbrielleschi
Domenico Acerenza
Gregorio Paltrinieri		 Open water swimming Team relay 18 July
 Silver Manila Flamini
Giorgio Minisini		 Artistic swimming Mixed duet free routine 20 July
 Silver Simona Quadarella Swimming Women's 800 metre freestyle 27 July
 Silver Benedetta Pilato Swimming Women's 50 m breaststroke 28 July
 Bronze Rachele Bruni Open water swimming Women's 10 km 14 July
 Bronze Alessio Occhipinti Open water swimming Men's 25 km 19 July
 Bronze Gabriele Detti Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle 21 July
 Bronze Martina Carraro Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke 23 July
 Bronze Gregorio Paltrinieri Swimming Men's 1500 metre freestyle 28 July

Artistic swimming

Main article: Artistic swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Italy's artistic swimming team consisted of 14 athletes (1 male and 13 female).[1]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Linda Cerruti Solo technical routine 87.8093 6 Q 88.0378 6
Solo free routine 90.2333 6 Q 90.4667 6
Linda Cerruti
Costanza Ferro
Francesca Deidda (R) 		Duet technical routine 88.6622 5 Q 90.1743 5
Linda Cerruti
Francesca Deidda
Costanza Ferro (R) 		Duet free routine 90.4667 6 Q 91.0000 6
Beatrice Callegari
Domiziana Cavanna
Linda Cerruti
Francesca Deidda
Costanza Di Camillo
Costanza Ferro
Gemma Galli
Enrica Piccoli
Alessia Pezone (R)
Federica Sala (R) 		Team technical routine 90.1049 5 Q 91.0411 5
Beatrice Callegari
Linda Cerruti
Francesca Deidda
Costanza Di Camillo
Costanza Ferro
Gemma Galli
Alessia Pezone
Enrica Piccoli
Domiziana Cavanna (R)
Federica Sala (R) 		Team free routine 91.2667 6 Q 91.6000 5
Beatrice Callegari
Domiziana Cavanna
Linda Cerruti
Francesca Deidda
Costanza Di Camillo
Costanza Ferro
Gemma Galli
Alessia Pezone
Enrica Piccoli
Federica Sala
Marta Murru (R)
Francesca Zunino (R) 		Highlight routine — 91.7333 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Beatrice Callegari
Domiziana Cavanna
Linda Cerruti
Francesca Deidda
Costanza Di Camillo
Costanza Ferro
Gemma Galli
Alessia Pezone
Enrica Piccoli
Federica Sala
Marta Murru (R)
Francesca Zunino (R) 		Free routine combination 90.9000 5 Q 91.4667 5
Mixed
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Manila Flamini
Giorgio Minisini 		Duet technical routine 90.3829 2 Q 90.8511 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Duet free routine 91.6000 2 Q 91.8333 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Italy's diving team consisted of 7 athletes (4 male, 3 female).[2]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Lorenzo Marsaglia 1 m springboard 320.45 26 — did not advance
3 m springboard 379.00 23 did not advance
Giovanni Tocci 1 m springboard 357.50 8 Q — 344.25 12
3 m springboard 363.20 30 did not advance
Riccardo Giovannini 10 m platform 319.30 34 did not advance
Maicol Verzotto 346.20 24 did not advance
Lorenzo Marsaglia
Giovanni Tocci 		Synchronized 3 m springboard 320.64 17 — did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Elena Bertocchi 1 m springboard 232.55 12 Q — 251.95 6
3 m springboard 235.45 34 did not advance
Chiara Pellacani 290.00 9 Q 275.10 17 did not advance
Noemi Batki 10 m platform 321.10 6 Q 328.60 5 Q 328.90 8
Elena Bertocchi
Chiara Pellacani 		Synchronized 3 m springboard 257.37 12 Q — 274.74 9
Noemi Batki
Chiara Pellacani 		Synchronized 10 m platform 280.86 8 Q — 280.38 7
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Maicol Verzotto
Elena Bertocchi 		Synchronized 3 m springboard 261.60 13
Maicol Verzotto
Noemi Batki 		Synchronized 10 m platform 259.62 6
Riccardo Giovannini
Chiara Pellacani 		Team event 301.05 13

High diving

Main article: High diving at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Italy qualified one male high diver.[3]

Athlete Event Points Rank
Alessandro de Rose Men's high diving 378.90 5

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Italy qualified six male and four female open water swimmers.[4][5]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Domenico Acerenza 5 km 53:34.0 5
Marcello Guidi 53:41.0 17
Alessio Occhipinti 25 km 4:51:09.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gregorio Paltrinieri 10 km 1:48:01.0 6
Simone Ruffini 25 km 4:51:14.9 4
Mario Sanzullo 10 km 1:48:04.7 9
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Arianna Bridi 10 km 1:54:52.0 13
25 km 5:11:52.6 7
Rachele Bruni 5 km 57:58.7 5
10 km 1:54:49.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Giulia Gabbrielleschi 5 km 57:59.0 6
Barbara Pozzobon 25 km 5:12:53.7 13
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Rachele Bruni
Giulia Gabbrielleschi
Domenico Acerenza
Gregorio Paltrinieri 		Team 53:58.9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Italy has entered 33 swimmers.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Domenico Acerenza 1500 m freestyle 14:52.03 6 Q — 14:52.05 6
Federico Burdisso 100 m butterfly 52.65 19 did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:56.64 10 Q 1:55.92 6 Q 1:54.39 4
Thomas Ceccon 50 m backstroke 25.58 =26 did not advance
100 m backstroke 54.04 17 Q 54.20 17 did not advance
200 m individual medley DNS did not advance
Piero Codia 50 m butterfly 23.52 14 Q 23.29 =9 did not advance
100 m butterfly 53.09 26 did not advance
Santo Condorelli 100 m freestyle 48.80 18 did not advance
Marco De Tullio 400 m freestyle 3:45.99 7 Q — 3:44.86 5
Gabriele Detti 400 m freestyle 3:45.49 4 Q — 3:43.23 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
800 m freestyle 7:46.46 4 Q — 7:43.89 5
Luca Dotto 50 m freestyle 22.48 29 did not advance
Nicolo Martinenghi 50 m breaststroke 27.00 10 Q 27.31 =14 did not advance
100 m breaststroke 59.58 14 Q DSQ did not advance
Filippo Megli 200 m freestyle 1:46.95 15 Q 1:45.76 8 Q 1:45.67 5
Alessandro Miressi 100 m freestyle 48.57 8 Q 48.36 9 did not advance
Gregorio Paltrinieri 800 m freestyle 7:45.70 1 Q — 7:39.27 ER 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500 m freestyle 14:45.80 1 Q — 14:38.75 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Luca Pizzini 200 m breaststroke 2:10.88 21 did not advance
Matteo Restivo 200 m backstroke 1:57.67 10 Q 1:58.12 14 did not advance
Simone Sabbioni 50 m backstroke 25.28 17 QR 25.06 14 did not advance
100 m backstroke 53.85 13 Q 53.71 12 did not advance
Fabio Scozzoli 50 m breaststroke 27.11 12 Q 26.70 3 Q DSQ
100 m breaststroke 59.61 15 Q 59.22 9 did not advance
Andrea Vergani 50 m freestyle 22.56 =34 did not advance
Santo Condorelli
Manuel Frigo
Luca Dotto
Alessandro Miressi
Alessandro Bori* 		4×100 m freestyle relay 3:12.66 5 — 3:11.39 4
Filippo Megli
Gabriele Detti
Stefano Ballo
Stefano Di Cola
Matteo Ciampi* 		4×200 m freestyle relay 7:04.97 1 Q — 7:02.01 4
Simone Sabbioni
Nicolò Martinenghi
Federico Burdisso
Manuel Frigo 		4×100 m medley relay 3:35.23 13 — did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ilaria Bianchi 100 m butterfly 58.26 15 Q 57.92 12 did not advance
200 m butterfly DNS did not advance
Martina Carraro 50 m breaststroke 30.38 3 Q 30.23 4 Q 30.49 5
100 m breaststroke 1:06.62 3 Q 1:06.39 4 Q 1:06.36 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
200 m breaststroke 2:27.41 18 did not advance
Arianna Castiglioni 100 m breaststroke 1:07.09 7 Q 1:06.97
SO: 1:06.39 		=8 Q 1:07.06 8
Ilaria Cusinato 200 m butterfly 2:10.03 12 Q 2:09.18 9 did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:12.16 12 Q 2:12.12 12 did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:43.27 16 — did not advance
Elena Di Liddo 50 m butterfly 26.03 7 Q 26.16 11 did not advance
100 m butterfly 57.18 4 Q 57.04 6 Q 57.07 4
Giulia Gabbrielleschi 800 m freestyle 8:35.03 14 — did not advance
1500 m freestyle 16:16.01 11 — did not advance
Margherita Panziera 100 m backstroke 59.99 9 Q 59.83 11 did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:08.51 3 Q 2:06.62 3 Q 2:06.67 4
Federica Pellegrini 50 m freestyle 25.08 17 did not advance
100 m freestyle 54.68 =22 did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:56.81 5 Q 1:55.14 1 Q 1:54.22 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Benedetta Pilato 50 m breaststroke 29.98 1 Q 30.17 3 Q 30.00 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Simona Quadarella 800 m freestyle 8:20.86 4 Q — 8:14.99 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1500 m freestyle 15:51.59 2 Q — 15:40.89 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Silvia Scalia 50 m backstroke 28.30 17 did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:00.74 17 did not advance
Margherita Panziera
Martina Carraro
Elena Di Liddo
Federica Pellegrini
Arianna Castiglioni*
Ilaria Bianchi* 		4×100 m medley relay 3:58.35 3 Q — 3:56.50 4
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Manuel Frigo
Alessandro Miressi
Ilaria Bianchi
Federica Pellegrini 		4×100 m freestyle relay 3:25.06 5 Q 3:25.58 8
Simone Sabbioni
Fabio Scozzoli
Elena Di Liddo
Federica Pellegrini
Margherita Panziera*
Nicolò Martinenghi*
Manuel Frigo* 		4×100 m medley relay 3:44.38 6 Q 3:43.27 6

Legend: (*) = Swimmers who participated in the heat only.

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Team roster[7]
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 31 19 +12 6 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 31 25 +6 3 Playoffs
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 27 27 0 3
4  Brazil 3 0 0 3 22 40 −18 0
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
15 July 2019
19:10 		Report Brazil  5–14  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 1–2, 0–5, 1–2
Guimarães 2 Goals Luongo 4
17 July 2019
16:30 		Report Japan  7–9  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Jaume Teixidó (ESP)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–1, 4–4, 1–2
Arai, Inaba 2 Goals Figlioli 4
19 July 2019
12:30 		Report Germany  7–8  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 3–2, 0–2
Eidner 3 Goals Aicardi, Di Fulvio 2
Quarterfinals
23 July 2019
18:30 		Report Italy  7–6  Greece Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2–1, 2–3, 1–0
Di Fulvio, Luongo 2 Goals Genidounias, Gounas 2
Semifinals
25 July 2019
18:30 		Report Hungary  10–12  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Michiel Zwart (NED), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1-5, 2-2, 3-3
three players 2 Goals Echenique 4
Final
27 July 2019
18:30 		Report Spain  5–10  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 1–3, 1–2
Perrone 2 Goals Dolce 2

Women's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Team roster[8]
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 33 22 +11 6 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 32 29 +3 4 Playoffs
3  China 3 1 0 2 26 34 −8 2
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 20 26 −6 0
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
14 July 2019
20:30 		Report Italy  10–9  Australia Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–2, 3–3, 1–4
Garibotti 3 Goals Webster 4
16 July 2019
17:50 		Report Japan  7–9  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–1, 2–2
Arima 3 Goals Bianconi 5
18 July 2019
12:30 		Report Italy  14–6  China Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN), Nenad Periš (CRO)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–1, 4–2, 2–2
Garibotti, Tabani 3 Goals Xiong 2
Quarterfinals
22 July 2019
18:30 		Report Italy  6–7  Hungary Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 1–1, 1–1
six players 1 Goals Gurisatti, Leimeter 2
5th–8th place semifinals
24 July 2019
15:30 		Report Netherlands  5–10  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Marie-Claude Deslieres (CAN)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 1–2, 1–2
Megens 3 Goals Avegno 4
Fifth place game
26 July 2019
15:30 		Report Russia  10–9  Italy Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju
Referees:
Gabriella Várkonyi (HUN), Sebastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 5–2, 1–2
three players 2 Goals Bianconi, Chiappini 3

References

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  5. ^ "18th FINA World Championships Open water swimming – Women's entry list by nationality" (pdf). Omega Timing. 11 July 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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