2026 Italian Swimming Championships

• Tuesday, April 14th – Saturday, April 18th
• Prelims at 10am local (4am ET)/Finals at 6pm local (Noon ET) *Friday finals start at 5:15pm local (11:15am ET)
• Riccione, Italy
• LCM (50m)
• 2026 European Championship Selection Criteria
• Entry List
• SwimSwam Italia Preview
• Live Results
• Livestream
• Recaps
  • Prelims: Day 1
  • Finals: Day 2

The Italian Championships continued today in Riccione, as seven events were contested bright and early this morning for our domestic readers. As it will be the case for the entire week of these championships, this meet is the first of two opportunities for swimmers to qualify for the European Championships in Paris later this summer (qualifications can be found here). To be considered for selection, swimmers must qualify for the ‘A’ final and hit the following times in their events.

Day 2 Prelims Recap

Sara Curtis, fresh off a strong campaign this past season stateside with the Women’s NCAA Champions Virginia, touched just 12 hundredths of a second slower than Silvia Scalia‘s 50 back Italian record of 27.39 this morning, taking the top seed for the finals tonight in 27.51, by far the fastest performance in the event of the morning. Surrounding her this evening will be Federica Toma (28.32) and Chiara Lamanna (28.47), two of just six other swimmers within the 28-second range.

Italian Record Holder Frederico Burdisso cruised to the top seed in the men’s 200 butterfly this morning in 1:56.40, taking the top time out of the penultimate heat, and making him the fastest of the heats by over a second. Andrea Camozzi, who won heat 2, will be right next to Burdisso in the finals with his 2nd fastest time out of prelims in 1:57.66.

The women’s 100 fly only saw just five swimmers crack the 1:00 barrier in the morning heats, as the top three touched within just 13 hundredths of one another; top-seed honors went to Anita Gastaldi, who claimed that top time in the 3rd heat in 59.22, just four hundredths ahead of Paola Borrelli in 59.26, who touched first in the 2nd of the four prelims heats. The Sofia Sartori took the final heat win in 59.35, the only swimmer in that final heat to crack a minute to earn the 3rd fastest time in 59,35.

A trio of 54-second performances highlighted the men’s 100 back this morning, as well as a tie for the top seed; both Michele Lamberti and Daniele del Signore each touched in 54.42 to split the top honors for the sure to be tight 100 back finals.  The rest of the final will not be put away without a fight, as the other six competitors all clocked timed 55.61 or better, with five of the other six swimmers entering tonight’s championships final within a second of Lamberi and Dal Signore’s top time.

Lucrezia Mancini claimed the top time in the women’s 100 breast, as her prelims performance of 2:27.52 marked the only swim under 2:28 out of the prelims, as she will be the 2nd youngest competitor in the field this evening, trailing only Marta Taddei, who was 3rd through the prelim heats in 2:28.56. The top five for the final were separated by just under a second and a half in the prelims.

Federico Poggio blasted the 21st fastest time thus far in the world this season to claim the top spot in the men’s 100 breast in 59.84. He was the lone sub-1:00 performer, though it sits well off of his best time of 58.73, a time he has not touched since these championships in 2023. Outside of that 59.84, six of the other seven swimmers managed to slip under 1:01, as Simone Cerasuolo and Gabriele Mancini just missed breaking that 1:00 mark to finish 2nd and 3rd in 1:00.13 and 1:00.25, respectively.

Simona Quadarella took the top time in the women’s 200 free this morning, the lone time under 1:59, touching in 1:58.50, nearly a second faster than the rest of the field. Only three other swimmers in the field were under 2:00. The next closest prelims performer to Quadarella was Virginia Tech commit Bianca Nannucci in 1:59.25, whose prelims time sits about a second off of her lifetime best from the 2025 Sette Colli in 1:58.35.