2019 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES – NAPLES – ITALY
- Thursday, July 4th – Wednesday, July 10th
- “Felice Scandone” Pool, Naples, Italy.
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Italian National Team Director Cesare Butini has announced a roster of 42 swimmers for the 2019 World University Games (Summer Universiade) that will compete from July 3rd-14th in a home arena in Naples, Italy.
Alongside athletes with experience in international competitions, there will also be swimmers who will be making their senior international debuts.
Swimming will be held in the first half of the World University Games, and then 4 Italian athletes will rush off to Gwangju, South Korea for the World Championships that begin on July 12th. Domenico Acerenza, Ilaria Cusinato, Matteo Ciampi and Silvia Scalia have been targeted by Butini as possible Universiade medalists who will then shortly after participate in the World Championships.
24-year old Domenico Acerenza is one of the group’s veterans, having also taken part in the last edition of the Universiade in Taipei in 2017. He will swim in 400/800/1500 free in 2019: his final year of eligibility for this meet.
Joining him on the team is Cusinato won two silver medals at the 2018 European Championship in the 200 and 400 meter IMs.
There will also be Alessio Proietti Colonna and Mattia Zuin, both bronze medal in Glasgow in the 4×200 men’s free style relay, and Ivano Vendrame, European silver medal in the 4×100m men’s free style relay.
Other roster highlights:
- Silvia Scalia, national record holder in 50m back (LCM/SCM).
- Two 2016 Olympians: Sara Franceschi and Alessia Polieri.
“The Universiade has always represented a very important appointment in the technical program of our national teams” Butini said.
“In the 2019 edition, we selected a very qualified roster. In the team there are athletes at the top of the national rankings and also athletes, with an important international focus, who are part of our national team”
ITALIAN TEAM
- Paola Biagioli
- Linda Caponi
- Ilaria Cusinato
- Francesca Fangio
- Natalia Foffi
- Sara Franceschi
- Federica Greco
- Sara Ongaro
- Gioelemaria Origlia
- Letizia Parruscio
- Aglaia Pezzato
- Alessia Polieri
- Nicoletta Ruberti
- Silvia Scalia
- Alice Scarabelli
- Beatrice Siboni
- Alisia Tettamanzi
- Carlotta Toni
- Giulia Verona
- Domenico Acerenza
- Nicolò Bonacchi
- Alessandro Bori
- Giacomo Carini
- Matteo Ciampi
- Daniele D’Angelo
- Stefano Di Cola
- Christian Ferraro
- Alessandro Fusco
- Lorenzo Gargani
- Lorenzo Glessi
- Giovanni Izzo
- Pier Andrea Matteazzi
- Luca Mencarini
- Davide Nardini
- Alessio Occhipinti
- Alessandro Pinzuti
- Federico Poggio
- Alessio Proietti Colonna
- Alberto Razzetti
- Emanuel Turchi
- Ivano Vendrame
- Mattia Zuin
