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
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  • Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2
  • Finals: Day 1

Day 2 finals are here at the Italian Swimming Championships in Riccione, where seven event champions will be crowned tonight in what should be a relatively quick session, as no races longer than 200 meters will be contested.

Sara Curtis narrowly missed out on the 50 back Italian record this morning in the women’s 50 back, touching just 12 hundredths slower than Silvia Scalia‘s 2021 mark of 27,39 in 27.51. Still, she will have another shot at it tonight as the heavily favored top seed.

Frederico Burdisso, the men’s 200 fly national record holder, lived up to his reputation by claiming the top time in the prelims by over a second in 1:56.40, and looking to add to his decorated Italian Championships career total.

Five women cracked the 1:00 mark in the women’s 100 fly as Anita Gastaldi enters these finals holding a narrow four-hundredths lead over Paola Borrelli in 59.22.

The men’s 100 back is shaping up to be one of the tightest events of the evening, as both Michele Lamberti and Daniele Del Signore tied this morning for the top spot in the finals in 54.42, as the rest of the field sits about a second off of those two leaders.

Lucrezia Mancini leads the way in the women’s 200 breast following the only performance under 2:28 this morning, having touched in 2:27.52 in the heats, while the next four swimmers all sat within a second and a half of her in the morning.

Federico Poggio headlines the men’s 100 breast as the only swimmer under a minute in prelims, posting a 59.84 to secure lane four for tonight’s championship bout, the only swimmer in the prelims to sneak under that 1:00 mark.

In the final event of the session, we will see International Championship mainstay Simona Quadarella as the favorite to take the 200 free crown, having comfortably earned the top seed this morning in 1:58.50.

Women’s 50 Back – Final

• World Record – 26.86, Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023
• European Record – 27.10, Kira Toussaint (NED), 2021
• ITA Record – 27.39, Silvia Scalia, 2021
• European Championships Qualifying Time – 27.90

Top 8:

1. Sara Curtis – 27.33 *New Italian Record*
2. Federica Toma– 28.20
3. Francesca Pasquino – 28.32
4. Francesca Romana Furfaro – 28.50
5. Chiara Lamanna – 28.52
6. Martina Biasioli – 28.75
7. Greta Rossi – 28.87
8. Martina Zanet – 28.99

Building off of a strong prelims showing where she nearly clipped the Italian Record in the prelims, Sara Curtis managed to dip below Silvia Scalia’s Italian record of 27,39 to win here in 27.33, a near two-tenth time drop from the morning.

This time not only marks a new career best for Curtis, having dropped this morning from her 27.94, but also makes her the 3rd-fastest performer in the world in 2026, only trailing Americans Katharine Berkoff and Isabelle Stadden in 27.24 and 27.29, respectively.

No other swimmer in the field managed to get under that European Championships qualifying time besides Curtis, but it was a battle to fill the rest of the top 8, as Federica Toma was just able to surge to the wall 12 hundredths quicker than Francesca Pasquino to take silver in 28.20

Men’s 200 Fly – Final

• World Record – 1:50.34, Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
• European Record – 1:50.34, Kristof Milak (HUN), 2022
• ITA Record – 1:54.28, Frederico Burdisso, 2021
• European Championships Qualifying Time – 1:56.00

Top 8:

1. Alberto Razzetti – 1:54.99
2. Andrea Camozzi – 1:55.54
3. Matteo Christopher Palmisani – 1:56.00
4. Federico Burdisso – 1:56.07
5. Alessandro Ragaini – 1:56.61
6. Gianmarco Foglia – 1:57.24
7. Nicola Ruben Furlani – 2:01.00
8. Maurizio Ciuffreda – 2:01.04

This race changed hands at the front for a majority of this race; Italian Record holder Frederico Burdisso, despite appearing to hold a strong advantage after the heats, it was Alberto Razzetti who was able to make the right moves out of lane six to take the win here.

Despite a strong opening 100 from Burdisso in 54.34 (in which he held the lead at the halfway turn), Razzetti managed to out-split the Italian Record holder by over a half second on the 3rd 50 to take control of this race and put himself in the lead, and ultimately coming home in 30,83 to seal the win in 1:54.99.

Andrea Camozzi (1:55.54) and Matteo Christopher Palmisani (1:56.00) both significantly out-split the veteran Burdisso to fill the 2nd- and 3rd-place podium spots, while Burdisso would have to settle for a 4th-place finish in 1:56.07.

Women’s 100 Fly – Final

• World Record – 54.60, Gretchen Walsh (USA), 2025
• European Record – 55.48, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2016
• ITA Record – 57.04, Elena Di Liddo, 2019
• European Championships Qualifying Time – 57.80

Top 8:

1. Anita Gastaldi – 58.10
2. Paola Borrelli – 58.74
3. Sofia Sartori – 58.77
4. Elena Capretta – 58.96
5. Giulia Caprai – 59.29
6. Viola Scotto di Carlo – 59.38
7. Helena Musetti – 59.39
8. Caterina Santambrogio – 59.66

After just five swimmers managed to get under the 1:00 barrier this morning, all eight were under that time in the final, highlighting that group was Anita Gastaldi, who touched more than a full second faster than her prelims time of 59.22 to take the win here in 58.10, which was more than six tenths faster than the rest of her competitors.

This swim also marks a massive best time for her, having just recently clocked a career best at the Lausanne Swim Cup in March of 58.94, and makes her the 9th-fastest performer in the world this year.

The race for the rest of the podium was tight, as Paola Borrelli and Sofia Sartori were within hundredths of one another from the start, with Borrelli taking a .04 lead at the turn, and holding off Sartori by three hundredths at the final touch to secure 2nd in 58.74 to Sartori’s 58.77.

Men’s 100 Back – Final

• World Record – 51.60, Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 2022
• European Record – 51.60, Thomas Ceccon (ITA), 2022
• ITA Record – 51.60, Thomas Ceccon, 2022
• European Championships Qualifying Time – 53.50

Top 8:

1. Michele Lamberti – 53.79
2. Daniele del Signore – 54.06
3. Francesco Lazzari – 54.22
4. Matteo Brunella – 54.55
5. Mattia Morello – 54.77
6. Dylan Buonaguro – 54.80
7. Davide Lazzari – 55.01
8. Lorenzo Mora – 55.23

The prelims this morning were tight, with the top two both tying for the top time in 54.42. However, tonight, that time would be a thing of the past, as Michele Lamberti would overcome a slight deficit to Francesco Lazzari at the 50 mark to obliterate the final 50 meters and claim the 100 back crown in 53.79.

This winning time just misses his all-time best from the World Championships in February of 2024 at 53.73, but it secures the national title and marks him as the only swimmer in the field under 54 seconds.

Daniele del Signore, the other swimmer who tied for that top time in the prelims, stayed atop the final results, touching just over a quarter of a second slower in 54.06, notching a new career best, lowering his previous mark from the World Junior Championships last August in 54,35. Lazzeri would still finish 3rd, despite holding a slight lead over the field at the 50, later touching in 54.22.

Women’s 200 Breast – Final

• World Record – 2:17.55, Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS), 2023
• European Record – 2:17.55, Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS), 2023
• ITA Record – 2:23.06, Francesca Fangio, 2021
• European Championships Qualifying Time – 2:25.00

Top 8:

1. Lisa Angiolini– 2:22.28 *New Italian Record*
2. Francesca Fangio – 2:26.10
3. Anna Pirovano – 2:27.00
4. Lucrezia Mancini – 2:27.50
5. Marta Taddei – 2:27.58
6. Francesca Zucca – 2:27.73
7. Alessia Ferraguti – 2:28.52
8. Aurora Venturi – 2:29.01

Lisa Angiolini, out of lane 2, opened this race up quickly, touching first to each of the first two walls in 32.08 and 1:08.10, respectively, and managed to carry that tempo through the entirety of the race, surging to a more than three-second lead at the 150 in 1:44.83. That speed never fizzled out, as Angiolini broke the Italian record in the event with a time of 2:22.28, becoming the first Italian woman ever under 2:23.

This time marks a more than a second-and-a-half time drop for her, dropping from her former top time of 2:23.90 from mid-March at the Lausanne Swim Cup. She also managed to outdo the now-former Italian record holder, Francesca Fangio, who, from lane 6, finished 2nd to Angiolini in 2:26.10.

The top seed entering these finals, Lucrezia Mancini, wound up taking 4th in 2:27.50, nearly identical to what she went in the prelims to earn her the middle lane in 2:27.52.

Men’s 100 Breast – Final

• World Record – 56.88, Adam Peaty (GBR), 2019
• European Record – 56.88, Adam Peaty (GBR), 2019
• ITA Record – 58.26, Nicolo Martinenghi, 2022
• European Championships Qualifying Time – 59.60

Top 8:

1. Simone Cerasuolo – 58.82
2. Federico Poggio – 59.92
3. Gabriele Mancini – 59.92
4. Christian Mantegazza – 1:00.04
5. Andrea Prapugicu – 1:00.13
6. Alessandro Fusco – 1:00.78
7. Flavio Mangiamele – 1:00.78
8. Stefano Saldini – 1:01.23

Three men managed to get under that 1:00 barrier this evening, unlike the lone one this morning in the prelims, as Simone Cerasuolo, who just missed the sub-minute range this morning came to finals with a vengeance, as he went on to notch a massive best time and take the event win in 58.82, the fastest of the entire heat by more than a full second.

This time marks a more than half-second improvement over his former best time from November of 2023, when he clocked 59.54. This now puts him just over a half second from Nicolo Martinenghi‘s Italian Record of 58.26.

The 2nd and 3rd place finishers, Federico Poggio and Gabriele Mancini, each cracked the 1:00 barrier as well, as Poggio managed to hold off Mancini just enough at the final touch to earn the runner-up finish in 59.92, as Mancini would take 3rd in 59.98

Women’s 200 Free – Final

• World Record – 1:52.23, Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 2024
• European Record – 1:52.98, Federica Pellegrini (ITA), 2009
• ITA Record – 1:52.98, Federica Pellegrini, 2009
• European Championships Qualifying Time – 1:58.10

Top 8:

1. Bianca Nannucci – 1:57.82
2. Anna Chiara Mascolo – 1:58.09
3. Simona Quadarella – 1:58.23
4. Sara Gailli – 1:58.69
5. Matilde Biagiotti – 1:59.02
6. Giulia Ramatelli – 1:59.55
7. Giulia D’Innocenzo – 2:01.30
8. Lucrezio Domina – 2:01.44

Bianca Nannucci, the future Virginia Tech Hokie, came into these finals with the 2nd-fastest time from the heats and made an absolute splash in the finals, overtaking a highly experienced field in the closing moments to secure the win in a major best time of 1:57.82.

Nannucci did not lead at any point in this race leading up to the finish, having been 3nd at the 100 turn (57.94) and 3rd at the 150 (1:28.22), but the closing speed was the gamechanger, storming back as the only sub-30 second split in the field to take the win and swim a new best time by over half a second.

Quadarella, a pre-race favorite, did not get off to the best start in this race, opening up in 6th at 28.36; her experience began to show again by the 100 turn, as she turned in the fastest second split of anyone in the field, 29.63. where she sat in 3rd at the turn, from there the field began to creep and would not be able to hold off Nannucci or catch Anna Chiara Mascolo in 2nd (1:58.09), and would wind up 3rd in 1:58.23.

Men’s 4×200 Free – Final

Top 3:

1. Fiamme Gialle – Nuoto – 7:10.06
2. Circolo Canottieri Aniene  – 7:11.52
3. Centro Sp.vo Carabinieri – 7 :13.78

Alberto Razzetti Led off for Fiamme Gialle in a quick 1:48.58, narrowly falling behind Centro Sp.vo Carabinieri’s Alessandro Ragaini in 1:48.42. Despite the early leads that both teams made early, it was Circolo Canottieri Aniene’s Jacopo Barbotti (1:46.37) and Alberto Ferrazza (1:48.67) who were able to get their team in fron twith 200 meters to go, holding a solid 1.3 advantage over the field.

The rest of the water could not have held off what was coming from Fiamme Gialle’s Carlos D’Ambrosio, as he anchored home in 1:44.37, well over three seconds faster than any other anchor leg in the pool to secure the win in 7:10.06, securing the win by a near second and a half margin.