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Italy at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

Italy at the
2023 World Aquatics Championships
FINA codeITA
National federationItalian Swimming Federation
Websitefedernuoto.it (in Italian)
in Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors90 in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
2
Silver
7
Bronze
5
Total
14
World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview)

Italy competed at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Barbara Pozzobon
Ginevra Taddeucci
Domenico Acerenza
Gregorio Paltrinieri
Open water swimming Team July 20
 Gold Thomas Ceccon Swimming Men's 50 m butterfly July 24
 Silver Linda Cerruti
Lucrezia Ruggiero
Artistic swimming Women's duet technical routine July 16
 Silver Gregorio Paltrinieri Open water swimming Men's 5 km July 18
 Silver Artistic swimming Team technical routine July 18
 Silver Alessandro Miressi
Manuel Frigo
Lorenzo Zazzeri
Thomas Ceccon
Leonardo Deplano
Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay July 23
 Silver Nicolò Martinenghi Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke July 24
 Silver Simona Quadarella Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle July 25
 Silver Thomas Ceccon Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke July 25
 Bronze Elena Bertocchi
Chiara Pellacani
Diving Women's synchronized 3 m springboard July 17
 Bronze Domenico Acerenza Open water swimming Men's 5 km July 18
 Bronze Matteo Santoro
Chiara Pellacani
Diving Mixed synchronized 3 m springboard July 22
 Bronze Italy women's national water polo team
Water polo Women's tournament July 28
 Bronze Benedetta Pilato Swimming Women's 50 m breaststroke July 30

Athletes by discipline

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Championships per discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic swimming 0 11 11
Diving 6 4 10
High diving 2 1 3
Open water swimming 2* 4 6*
Swimming 19* 12 31*
Water polo 15 15 30
Total 43 47 90

Artistic swimming

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Susanna Pedotti Solo technical routine 193.1283 12 Q 223.7133 5
Solo free routine 122.6167 21 Did not advance
Linda Cerruti
Lucrezia Ruggiero
Duet technical routine 234.2667 8 Q 263.0334 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Duet free routine 213.6813 7 Q 200.0751 9
Mixed
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Linda Cerruti
Marta Iacoacci
Alessia Macchi
Sofia Mastroianni
Enrica Piccoli
Isotta Sportelli
Sophie Tabbiani
Francesca Zunino
Team acrobatic routine 197.5167 9 Q 177.3267 12
Linda Cerruti
Marta Iacoacci
Sofia Mastroianni
Enrica Piccoli
Lucrezia Ruggiero
Isotta Sportelli
Giulia Vernice
Francesca Zunino
Team technical routine 251.5379 3 Q 274.5155 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Team free routine 233.1010 7 Q 244.1174 6

Diving

Italy entered 10 divers.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Riccardo Giovannini 10 m platform 325.25 31 Did not advance
Andreas Sargent Larsen 322.30 34 Did not advance
Lorenzo Marsaglia 1 m springboard 340.70 18 Did not advance
3 m springboard 403.20 12 Q 430.20 8 Q 379.75 11
Giovanni Tocci 1 m springboard 354.00 14 Did not advance
3 m springboard 434.80 5 Q 435.95 7 Q 365.95 12
Lorenzo Marsaglia
Giovanni Tocci
3 m synchro springboard 384.69 2 Q 380.97 6
Riccardo Giovannini
Eduard Timbretti Gugiu
10 m synchro platform 367.35 8 Q 368.79 8
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Elena Bertocchi 1 m springboard 239.55 9 Q 215.10 12
3 m springboard 284.85 12 Q 303.05 9 Q 269.65 12
Maia Biginelli 10 m platform 289.75 15 Q 247.30 18 Did not advance
Sarah Jodoin Di Maria 10 m platform 326.65 4 Q 277.10 16 Did not advance
Chiara Pellacani 1 m springboard 243.45 5 Q 260.85 6
3 m springboard 277.70 14 Q 304.95 8 Q 308.15 5
Elena Bertocchi
Chiara Pellacani
3 m synchro springboard 277.41 6 Q 285.99 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Matteo Santoro
Chiara Pellacani
3 m synchro springboard 294.12 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Eduard Timbretti Gugiu
Sarah Jodoin Di Maria
10 m synchro platform 278.58 6
Sarah Jodoin Di Maria
Lorenzo Marsaglia
Chiara Pellacani
Eduard Timbretti Gugiu
Team event 365.85 7

High diving

Athlete Event Points Rank
Davide Baraldi Men's high diving 321.35 13
Andrea Barnaba 308.25 15
Elisa Cosetti Women's high diving 258.50 9

Open water swimming

Italy entered 6 open water swimmers.[3][4]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Domenico Acerenza Men's 5 km 54:04.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 10 km 1:51:16.7 4
Gregorio Paltrinieri Men's 5 km 54:02.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 10 km 1:51:40.7 5
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Rachele Bruni Women's 5 km 1:01:24.2 21
Giulia Gabbrielleschi Women's 10 km 2:03:15.7 10
Barbara Pozzobon Women's 5 km 59:35.8 5
Ginevra Taddeucci Women's 10 km 2:02:46.7 6
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Barbara Pozzobon
Ginevra Taddeucci
Domenico Acerenza
Gregorio Paltrinieri
Team relay 1:10:31.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Swimming

Italy entered 32 swimmers.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Federico Burdisso 100 metre butterfly 51.98 20 Did not advance
200 metre butterfly 1:56.86 18 Did not advance
Thomas Ceccon 50 metre backstroke 24.80 8 Q 24.57 5 Q 24.58 5
100 metre backstroke 53.84 14 Q 52.16 1 Q 52.27 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
50 metre butterfly 23.14 6 Q 22.92 3 Q 22.68 NR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Simone Cerasuolo 50 metre breaststroke 27.06 8 Q 27.07 9 Did not advance
Matteo Ciampi 400 metre freestyle 3:48.12 14 Did not advance
Piero Codia 50 metre butterfly 24.13 47 Did not advance
100 metre butterfly 52.01 21 Did not advance
Luca De Tullio 800 metre freestyle 7:46.87 11 Did not advance
1500 metre freestyle 14:57.68 13 Did not advance
Marco De Tullio 200 metre freestyle 1:46.69 13 Q 1:46.05 10 Did not advance
400 metre freestyle 3:47.23 12 Did not advance
Leonardo Deplano 50 metre freestyle 21.99 14 Q 21.74 6 21.92 8
Stefano Di Cola 200 metre freestyle 1:47.27 24 Did not advance
Manuel Frigo 100 metre freestyle 48.45 20 Did not advance
Nicolò Martinenghi 50 metre breaststroke 26.64 2 Q 26.74 2 Q 26.84 5
100 metre breaststroke 59.04 4 Q 59.21 7 Q 58.72 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Alessandro Miressi 100 metre freestyle 48.14 9 Q 48.21 13 Did not advance
Lorenzo Mora 200 metre backstroke 1:59.99 23 Did not advance
Gregorio Paltrinieri 800 metre freestyle 7:44.89 7 Q 7:53.68 8
Federico Poggio 100 metre breaststroke 59.43 7 Q 59.51 9 Did not advance
Alberto Razzetti 200 metre butterfly 1:55.35 5 Q 1:55.00 9 Did not advance
200 metre individual medley 1:58.74 13 Q 1:57.39 9 Did not advance
400 metre individual medley 4:11.57 4 Q 4:11.73 7
Matteo Restivo 200 metre backstroke 1:58.57 17 Did not advance
Lorenzo Zazzeri 50 metre freestyle 22.28 30 Did not advance
Alessandro Miressi
Manuel Frigo
Lorenzo Zazzeri
Thomas Ceccon

Leonardo Deplano
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:12.53 3 Q 3:10.49 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marco De Tullio
Filippo Megli
Matteo Ciampi
Stefano Di Cola
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:06.12 3 Q 7:03.86 5
Thomas Ceccon
Nicolò Martinenghi
Piero Codia
Manuel Frigo
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:33.54 9 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lisa Angiolini 100 metre breaststroke 1:06.28 6 Q 1:07.03 14 Did not advance
200 metre breaststroke Did not start
Ilaria Bianchi 100 metre butterfly 58.62 18 Did not advance
Anita Bottazzo 50 metre breaststroke 30.02 2 Q 30.29 7 30.11 5
Martina Carraro 100 metre breaststroke 1:06.63 11 Q 1:06.56 11 Did not advance
200 metre breaststroke 2:26.10 13 Q 2:25.76 14 Did not advance
Costanza Cocconcelli 50 metre backstroke 28.51 23 Did not advance
Sara Franceschi 200 metre individual medley 2:10.68 8 Q Disqualified Did not advance
400 metre individual medley 4:38.89 6 Q 4:37.73 6
Sofia Morini 100 metre freestyle 54.50 13 Q 54.72 14 Did not advance
Margherita Panziera 50 metre backstroke 28.61 25 Did not advance
100 metre backstroke 1:00.40 13 Q 1:01.31 16 Did not advance
200 metre backstroke 2:10.90 11 Q 2:10.65 10 Did not advance
Simona Quadarella 800 metre freestyle 8:21.65 6 Q 8:16.46 4
1500 metre freestyle 15:55.05 2 Q 15:43.31 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Benedetta Pilato 50 metre breaststroke 29.60 1 Q 30.09 4 30.04 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Chiara Tarantino 50 metre freestyle 25.11 18 Did not advance
Chiara Tarantino
Costanza Cocconcelli
Emma Menicucci
Sofia Morini
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:37.93 9 Did not advance
Sofia Morini
Costanza Cocconcelli
Sara Franceschi
Emma Menicucci
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:00.13 12 Did not advance
Margherita Panziera
Martina Carraro
Ilaria Bianchi
Sofia Morini
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:00.67 11 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Alessandro Miressi
Thomas Ceccon
Costanza Cocconcelli
Sofia Morini
Manuel Frigo
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:24.39 3 Q 3:24.53 5
Lorenzo Mora
Federico Poggio
Ilaria Bianchi
Costanza Cocconcelli
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:46.08 11 Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
Team Event Group stage Playoff Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
 Italy Men's tournament  France
W 13–6
 Canada
W 24–6
 China
W 18–5
1 Q  Serbia
L 14–15
 Montenegro
W 10–6
 France
W 16–9
5
 Italy Women's tournament  Argentina
W 27–1
 South Africa
W 24–2
 Greece
L 12–16
2 QP  New Zealand
W 14–7
 United States
W 8–7
 Netherlands
L 8–9
 Australia
W 16–14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Italian roster.[6]

Head coach: Sandro Campagna

Group play
Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 0 55 17 +38 9 Quarterfinals
2  France 3 2 0 0 1 38 32 +6 6 Playoffs
3  Canada 3 1 0 0 2 30 49 −19 3
4  China 3 0 0 0 3 23 48 −25 0
Source: Sportresult[dead link]
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.


17 July 2023
13:30
Report[dead link] France  6–13  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Michiel Zwartt (NED)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 0–3, 1–5
Crousillat, Khasz 2 Goals Fondelli 4

19 July 2023
09:00
Report[dead link] Italy  24–6  Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 6–0, 4–2, 8–4, 6–0
three players 4 Goals Constantin-Bicari 3

21 July 2023
17:30
Report[dead link] China  5–18  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–7, 2–6, 0–3
Chen Z. 2 Goals Condemi, Di Fulvio 4
Quarterfinals
25 July 2023
16:30
Report[dead link] Italy  14–15  Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Michiel Zwartt (NED), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 4–4, 2–2  PSO: 3–4
Di Fulvio 3 Goals Rašović 4
5–8th place semifinals
27 July 2023
14:00
Report[dead link] Montenegro  6–10  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adrian-Tiberiu Alexandrescu (ROU), Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–3, 2–3, 2–3
Perković 3 Goals Damonte 3
Fifth place game
29 July 2023
16:30
Report[dead link] Italy  16–9  France Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Tamás Kovács-Csatlós (HUN), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 7–3, 5–2
Di Fulvio 5 Goals Crousillat 3

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Italian roster.[7]

Head coach: Carlo Silipo

Group play
Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 3 3 0 0 0 61 16 +45 9 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 3 2 0 0 1 63 19 +44 6 Playoffs
3  South Africa 3 1 0 0 2 16 57 −41 3
4  Argentina 3 0 0 0 3 12 60 −48 0
Source: Sportresult[dead link]
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.


16 July 2023
16:00
Report[dead link] Italy  27–1  Argentina Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 7–0, 6–0, 11–0
Avegno 4 Goals Leonard 1

18 July 2023
12:00
Report[dead link] South Africa  2–24  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–7, 1–7, 0–8
MacDonell, Meecham 1 Goals Bettini, Giustini 4

20 July 2023
10:30
Report[dead link] Greece  16–12  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 6–4, 4–1, 3–2, 3–5
four players 3 Goals four players 2
Playoffs
22 July 2023
17:00
Report[dead link] Italy  14–7  New Zealand Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–2, 1–3, 3–1
Bettini 3 Goals Doyle 2
Quarterfinals
24 July 2023
15:00
Report[dead link] United States  7–8  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 2–2, 1–2
Steffens 4 Goals Giustini 3
Semifinals
26 July 2023
17:00
Report[dead link] Italy  8–9  Netherlands Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 2–2, 1–1
Marletta 3 Goals L. Rogge, Wolves 2
Third place game
28 July 2023
13:00
Report[dead link] Italy  16–14  Australia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Darren Spiritosanto (USA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 5–4, 5–6, 3–1, 3–3
Bianconi 6 Goals Williams 3

References

  1. ^ "Competition Athletes | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation.
  2. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Diving Entry List" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Open Water Swimming Entry List - Men" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Open Water Swimming Entry List - Women" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Swimming Entry List" (PDF). Omega Timing. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster ITA" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.[dead link]
  7. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster ITA" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.[dead link]