2025 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2025 SETTECOLLI TROPHY

• June 26–28, 2025
• Swimming Stadium, Foro Italico – Rome, Italy
• Heats: 9:00 am (local time) – streamed on Federnuoto YouTube Channel
• Finals: 6:00 pm (local time) – live on Rai 2 (Italy)
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• Recaps: Day 1 Finals

It’s time for the 2nd finals session of the Settecolli Trophy, and we already saw an Italian record and new World Leading time in the prelims session.

Ludovico Viberti claimed the top spot in the 50 breaststroke in 26.27, setting a new Italian record and swimming a tenth faster than anyone else this season to take over the new top time. He will be trying to repeat this performance tonight, but the previous record holder Nicolo Martinenghi qualified 4th for finals and will be trying to take his record back.

The 50 breast is the 2nd to last event of the session, we are starting with the women’s 100 fly, which is led by 50 fly champion Angelina Koehler. Louise Hansson from Sweden qualified 2nd and Costanza Cocconcelli rounded out the middle lanes.

The men’s 200 fly will swim next with Tomoru Honda clocking the top time in the prelims by almost a second, coming in at 1:56.59. After Honda, the next four qualifiers are within six tenths and will be battling it out tonight for podium finishes.

Anita Gastaldi is leading the women’s 100 backstroke, finishing in 1:01.54 to come in three tenths ahead of 50 back champion Federica Toma’s 1:01.84. They were the only athletes under 1:02 this morning.

The men’s 50 backstroke will be another exciting race with Miron Lifintsev taking the top seed just five hundredths ahead of countryman Pavel Samusenko. Thomas Ceccon and Kiment Kolesnikov did not swim the event this morning.

Freya Colbert is the top seed in the 400 IM, but not by much. She touched in 4:48.07 and the 4th place qualifier Francesca Fresia came in just over two tenths back at 4:48.30. It is looking like this will be an exciting race for the top spots tonight.

The men’s 400 IM was also led by a swimmer from Great Britain with Max Litchfield earning the top time of the morning at 4:17.45.

The 100 freestyle was all about the Italians. Italian record holder Sara Curtis was the top qualifier in the 100 freestyle, though she was about a second off her record time, but she has another crack at it this evening. On the men’s side Carlos D’Ambrosio came in six hundredths ahead of Nandor Nemeth for the top seed.

The women’s 50 breast only saw one swimmer under 40 seconds this morning with Benedetta Pilato, the Italian record holder, coming in at 29.99 for lane four tonight.

The session will end with the fastest heats in the men’s and women’s 800 freestyle.

WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY

• World Record: Gretchen Walsh (USA) – 54.60, 03 May 2025
• Junior World Record: Claire Curzan (USA) – 56.43, May 14, 2021
• European Record: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) – 55.48, 07 August 2016
• European Junior Record: Target Time (LEN) – 56.46, 01 January 1900
• Italian Record: Elena Di Liddo (ITA) – 57.04, July 21, 2019
• Championship Record: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) – 56.04, 2015

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Angelina Koehler (GER)- 57.07
2. Anna Ntountounaki (GRE)- 57.58
3. Costanza Cocconcelli (ITA)- 57.72
4. Louise Hansson (SWE)- 57.79
5. Violo Scotto Di Carlo (ITA)- 58.42
6. Helena Rosendahl Bach (DEN)- 58.45
7. Keanna Macinnes (GBR)- 59.58
8. Ilaria Bianchi (ITA)- 59.95

Angelina Koehler is 2-for-2 with fly events so far at this meet. Coming in at 57.07, about a second off her lifetime best of 56.11 from last year’s World Championships in Doha. She led from start to finish, getting out in 26.27 to have the lead by almost half a second before closing in 30.80.

Anna Ntountounaki finished 2nd thanks to her closing speed. She was in fourth place at the 50 meter mark, but came home with the fastest split in the field of 30.56 to secure the 2nd place finish.

Costanza Cocconcelli from Italy took 3rd, holding off Louise Hansson at the end, to finish just seven-hundredths ahead of the Swede.

MEN’S 200 BUTTERFLY

• World Record: Kristóf Milák (HUN) – 1:50.34, June 21, 2022
• Junior World Record: Kristóf Milák (HUN) – 1:53.79, June 30, 2017
• European Record: Kristóf Milák (HUN) – 1:50.34, 21 June 2022
• Junior European Record: Kristóf Milák (HUN) – 1:52.71, March 28, 2018
• Italian Record: Federico Burdisso (ITA) – 1:54.28, May 19, 2021
• Championship Record: Kristóf Milák (HUN) – 1:53.18, 2021

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Federico Burdisso (ITA)- 1:54.76
2. Tomoru Honda (JPN)- 1:55.40
3. Richard Marton (HUN)_ 1:56.11
4. Alessandro Ragaini (ITA)- 1:56.29
5. Duncan Scott (GBR)- 1:56.71
6. Giacomo Carini (ITA)- 1:57.38
7. Gianmarco Foglia (ITA)- 1:57.92
8. Miguel Martinez Novoa (ESP)- 1:58.45

The men’s 200 fly gold went to Federico Burdisso in convincing fashion. Burdisso was out in first place, and never looked back. Nobody was faster on any of the 50s through the first 150 of the race, with Burdisso splitting 25.46/28.43/29.77. His last 50 was 31.10 which was the 3rd fastest final 50 in the field, and was still faster than Tomoru Honda‘s final 50 for 2nd place.

Just like Burdisso had a lock on 1st place, Honda had the same with 2nd. He was out just one-hundredth behind Burdisso after the first 50, and stayed in a comfortable 2nd place throughout to finish in 1:55.40.

Richard Marton was in 5th after the 100 and 4th at the 150 mark. On the final 50, he overtook Duncan Scott, who had been sitting in 3rd, splitting 30.63, the fastest in the field.

WOMEN’S 100 BACKSTROKE

• World Record: Regan Smith (USA) – 57.13, June 18, 2024
• Junior World Record: Regan E. Smith (USA) – 57.57, July 28, 2019
• European Record: Kathleen Dawson (GBR) – 58.08, 23 May 2021
• European Junior Record: Anastasiya Shkurdai (BLR) – 59.08, 17 July 2020
• Italian Record: Margherita Panziera (ITA) – 58.92, 04 April 2019
• Championship Record: Kira Toussaint (NED) – 59.23, 2021

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Anita Gastaldi (ITA)- 1:01.08
2. Katie Shanahan (GBR)- 1:01.09
3. Federica Toma (ITA)- 1:01.15
4. Francesca Pasquino (ITA)- 1:01.40
5. Erika Francesca Gaetani (ITA)- 1:01.58
6. Holly McGill (GBR)- 1:02.28
7. Lauren Cox (GBR) -1:02.57
8. Abbie Wood (GBR)- 1:02.71

The women’s 100 backstroke final was close. Antia Gastaldi came out on top, touching in 1:01.08, to finish one-hundredth ahead of Katie Shanahan from Great Britain. Federica Toma was 3rd, six-hundredths back of Shanahan.

Toma was out in first, splitting 29.26 on the first 50 to Gastaldi’s 29.74 and Shanahan’s 29.84, but Toma fell off the pace hard, splitting the 6th fastest final 50 in the heat to drop into 3rd.

Gastaldi’s 2nd 50 was not faster than Shanahan’s, splitting 31.34 to Shanahan’s 31.25, but it was exactly enough to earn her the gold medal and Sette Colli title in the event.

MEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE

• World Record: Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) – 23.55, July 27, 2023
• Junior World Record: Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) – 24.00, 04 August 2018
• European Record: Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) – 23.55, 27 July 2023
• European Junior Record: Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) – 24.00, 04 August 2018
• Italian Record: Thomas Ceccon (ITA) / Michele Lamberti (ITA) – 24.40, 15 August 2022 / 22 June 2024
• Championship Record: Michael Andrew (USA) – 24.39, 2019

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Miron Lifintsev (NAB)- 24.78
2. Michele Lamberti (ITA)/Pavel Samusenko (NAB)- 24.85
3. —
4. Evangelos Makrygiannis (GRE)- 25.03
5. Christian Bacico (ITA)- 25.05
6. Lorenzo Mora (ITA)- 25.41
7. Jonathon Marshall (GBR)- 25.46
8. Guilherme Basseto (BRA) -25.50

Miron Lifintsev came out victorious in the men’s 100 backstroke, stopping the clock at 24.78, eight hundredths ahead of the tie for 2nd. This was off his personal best of 24.28 from August of last year.

Michele Laberti and Pavel Samusenko tied for 2nd, finishing in 24.85. They were the only three athletes under 25 seconds this evening.

WOMEN’S 400 MEDLY

• World Record: Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 4:23.65, June 11, 2025
• Junior World Record: Summer McIntosh (CAN) – 4:24.38, May 16, 2024
• European Record: Katinka Hosszú (HUN) – 4:26.36, 06 August 2016
• European Junior Record: Vivien Jackl (HUN) – 4:34.96, 11 April 2024
• Italian Record: Alessia Filippi (ITA) – 4:34.34, August 10, 2008
• Championship Record: Ilaria Cusinato (ITA) – 4:34.65, 2018

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Ellen Walshe (IRL)- 4:37.80
2. Anna Pirovano (ITA)- 4:41.09
3. Freya Colbert (GBR)- 4:41.27
4. Sara Franceschi (ITA)- 4:45.00
5. Francesca Fresia (ITA)- 4:45.88
6. Ludovica Patetta (ITA)- 4:48.39
7. Claudia Di Passio (ITA)- 4:49.12
8. Asia Losito (ITA)- 4:50.31

Ireland’s Ellen Walshe took home the gold in the women’s 400 IM, touching first by more than three seconds in 4:37.80. She took over the lead at the 200 mark, and just continued to separate herself from the field. On the breaststroke leg, she was the only athlete to swim under 40 seconds on the 2nd 50, and she split 39.27 to cement her lead going into the freestyle.

Anna Pirovano spent most of the race in 3rd, and didn’t move into the 2nd position until the 300 mark. Her breaststroke leg gave her the upper hand on Freya Colbert who was a little under half a second ahead of her after the backstroke. When they made the turn to freestyle, Pirovano was more than a second ahead.

Colbert started the race in the lead after the fly, turning in 1:03.98. She fell off the lead pace on the breaststroke, however, and had a lot of ground to make up on the freestyle. Her final 50 of 30.92 was the fastest in the heat, but it wasn’t quite enough to chase down Pirovano, who had the 2nd fastest 50 at 31.73.

MEN’S 400 MEDLY

• World Record: Léon Marchand (FRA) – 4:02.50, 23 July 2023
• Junior World Record: Ilya Borodin (RUS) – 4:10.02, May 23, 2021
• European Record: Léon Marchand (FRA) – 4:02.50, 23 July 2023
• European Junior Record: Ilya Borodin (RUS) – 4:10.02, 23 May 2021
• Italian Record: Alberto Razzetti (ITA) – 4:09.29, November 30, 2023
• Championship Record: Dávid Verrasztó (HUN) – 4:07.47, 2017

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Gabor Zombori (HUN)- 4:14.37
2. Alberto Razzetti (ITA)- 4:15.43
3. Max Litchfield (GBR)- 4:15.58
4. Pier Andrea Matteazzi (ITA)- 4:16.85
5. Brandon Almeida (BRA)- 4:18.00
6. Simone Spediacci (ITA)- 4:19.26
7. Matteo Vasarri (ITA)- 4:20.19
8. Matthew Sates (RSA)- 4:27.00

Gabor Zombori won the men’s 400 IM, stopping the clock in 4:14.37, about a second ahead of Alberto Razzetti’s 4:15.43 in 2nd. Zombori turned in 2nd after the fly leg, before he took over the lead on the backstroke, which is where he stayed the rest of the race.

Razetti had a faster 100 fly, 100 breast, and 100 freestyle splits than Zambori, but none of them were able to make up for his backstroke splits, that dropped him from 1st into 7th at the 200 mark.

Max Litchfield from Great Britain swam a very consistent race, even holding the lead for a moment before dropping to 2nd until the very last 50 when Razetti passed him.

WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE

• World Record: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) – 51.71, July 23, 2017
• Junior World Record: Penelope Oleksiak (CAN) – 52.70, 11 August 2016
• European Record: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) – 51.71, 23 July 2017
• European Junior Record: Freya Anderson (GBR) – 53.61, 08 August 2018
• Italian Record: Sara Curtis (ITA) – 53.01, April 15, 2025
• Championship Record: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) – 52.57, 22 June 2024

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Sara Curtis (ITA)- 53.73
2. Emma Virginia Menicucci (ITA)- 54.30
3. Sofia Morini (ITA)- 54.39
4. Chiara Tarantino (ITA)- 54.54
5. Freya Anderson (GBR)- 54.64
6. Anna Chiara Mascolo (ITA)- 55.80
7. Nicole Maier (GER)- 55.89
8. Snaefridu Jorunnardottir (ISL)- 55.98

Italian record holder Sara Curtis took home the gold in the women’s 100 freestyle, swimming 53.73 to be the only woman under 54 seconds in the event.

Emma Virginia Menicucci took 2nd in 54.30, less than a tenth ahead of Sofia Morini in 3rd at 54.39.

The whole top four was Italian swimmers, with Chiara Tarantino finishing 4th in 54.54.

MEN’S 100 FREESTYLE

• World Record: Pan Zhanle (CHN) – 46.40, July 31, 2024
• Junior World Record: David Popovici (ROU) – 46.86, 13 August 2022
• European Record: David Popovici (ROU) – 46.86, 13 August 2022
• Junior European Record: David Popovici (ROU) – 46.86, 13 August 2022
• Italian Record: Alessandro Miressi (ITA) – 47.45, May 19, 2021
• Championship Record: Alessandro Miressi (ITA) – 48.08, 2024

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Egor Kornev (NAB)- 47.60
2. Carlos D’Ambrosio (ITA)- 48.14
3. Manuel Frigo (ITA)- 48.38
4. Lorenzo Zazzeri (ITA)- 48.48
5. Alessandro Miressi (ITA)- 48.58
6. Nando Nemeth (HUN)- 48.67
7. Matthew Richards (GBR)- 48.68
8. Andrei Minakov (NAB)- 49.18

Egor Kornev took control of the men’s 100 freestyle from the very beginning, splittin 22.63 on the first 50 to be the only athlete under 23 seconds. He went on to split 24.97 on the final 50 to touch in 47.60. He currently sits in 5th place in the world this year with the 47.42 he went at Russian Nationals in April.

Carlos D’Ambrosio took 2nd in 48.14, splitting 24.93 on the final 50, which was the fastest in the heat.

After D’Ambrosio, there were three athletes that were separated by just a tenth of a second each time. Manuel Frigo finished 3rd in 48.38. Lorenzo Zazzeri took 4th in 48.48, and Alessandro Miressi touched 5th at 48.58.

WOMEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE

• World Record: Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 29.16, July 30, 2023
• Junior World Record: Benedetta Pilato (ITA) – 29.30, 22 May 2021
• European Record: Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) – 29.16, 30 July 2023
• European Junior Record: Benedetta Pilato (ITA) – 29.30, 22 May 2021
• Italian Record: Benedetta Pilato (ITA) – 29.30, May 22, 2021
• Championship Record: Benedetta Pilato (ITA) – 29.69, 2021

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Benedetta Pilato (ITA)- 30.30
2. Veera Kivirinta (FIN)- 30.41
3. Henrietta Fangli (HUN)- 30.82
4. Lisa Angiolini (ITA)- 30.96
5. Dominika Sztandera (POL)- 31.00
6. Barbara Mazurkiewicz (POL)- 31.06
7. Arianna Castiglioni (ITA)- 31.07
8. Irene Mati (ITA)- 31.17

Benedetta Pilato held onto her top time from the morning, winning the 50 breaststroke in 30.30, exactly a second over her Italian record time fo 29.30 from 2021.

Veera Kivirinta took 2nd in 30.41, a little under a tenth off her best time of 30.33 from the 2023 World Championships.

Henrietta Fangli rounded out the top three, finishing in 30.82.

MEN’S 50 BREASTSTROKE

• World Record: Adam Peaty (GBR) – 25.95, 25 July 2017
• Junior World Record: Nicolò Martinenghi (ITA) – 26.97, 04 April 2017
• European Record: Adam Peaty (GBR) – 25.95, 25 July 2017
• European Junior Record: Nicolò Martinenghi (ITA) – 26.97, 04 April 2017
• Italian Record:  Ludovico Viberti (ITA) – 26.27, June 27, 2025
• Championship Record: Ludovico Viberti (ITA) – 26.27, 27 June 2025

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Ludovico Viberti (ITA)- 26.43
2. Ivan Kozhakin (NAB)- 26.59
3. Simone Cerasuolo (ITA)- 26.71
4. Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA)- 26.86
5. Melvin Imoudu (GER)- 27.41
6. Valentin Bayer (AUT)- 27.59
7. Alessandro Pinzuti (ITA)- 27.66
8. Stefano Saladini (ITA)- 27.66

Ludovico Viberti followed up his Italian record from prelims with an event win this evening, finishing first in 26.43, just under two tenths over his prelims swim of 26.27.

Ivan Kozhakin won the silver in 26.59, thirteen-hundredths off the 26.46 he went in April at Russian Nationals.

Simone Cerasuolo earned the last podim finish in 26.71, beating former Italian record holder Nicolo Martinenghi by almost two tenths.

WOMEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – Timed Finals

• World Record: Katie Ledecky (USA) – 8:04.12, 03 May 2025
• European Record: Rebecca Adlington (GBR) – 8:14.10, 16 August 2008
• Italian Record: Simona Quadarella (ITA) – 8:14.55, 03 August 2024
• Junior World Record: Katie Ledecky (USA) – 8:11.00, June 19, 2014
• Championship Record: Simona Quadarella (ITA) – 8:18.95, June 22, 2024
• European Junior Record: Merve Tuncel (TUR) – 8:21.91, 07 July 2021

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Simona Quadarealla (ITA)- 8:21.99
2. Isabel Marie Gose (GER)- 8:23.86
3. Noemi Cesarano (ITA)- 8:37.80
4. Giulia Ramatelli (ITA)- 8:40.26
5. Azzurra Sbaragli (ITA)- 8:42.83
6. Vittoria Becuzzi (ITA)- 8:48.06
7. Valentina Procaccini (ITA)- 8:48.66
8. Diana Margarida Duraes (POR)- 8:50.64

MEN’S 800 FREESTYLE – Timed Finals

• World Record: Zhang Lin (CHN) – 7:32.12, July 29, 2009
• European Record: Sven Schwarz (GER) – 7:38.12, 02 May 2025
• Junior World Record: Lorenzo Galossi (ITA) – 7:43.37, August 13, 2022
• European Junior Record: Lorenzo Galossi (ITA) – 7:43.37, 13 August 2022
• Italian Record: Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) – 7:39.27, July 24, 2019
• Championship Record: Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) – 7:40.22, 2020