Just two days after the conclusion of the Sette Colli Trophy, the Italian Swimming Federation expected to confirm the addition of several more swimmers to its roster for next month’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The Sette Colli Trophy represented the final qualification opportunity for Italian swimmers, with Sunday, June 27th signaling the last day of the FINA-specified Olympic qualification timeline.
We posted the original roster of qualified swimmers in our overall Olympic index here, noting there would be additions. Although we’re awaiting the official announcement from the Italian federation, we can confidently report that Santo Condorelli is among those 11th-hour athletes joining the previously revealed lineup.
From Santo Condorelli‘s Instagram Account:
26-year-old Santo Condorelli, the self-proclaimed ‘most international, international swimmer’, represented Canada at the 2016 Olympic Games. There in Rio, Condorelli, who also once represented the United States, placed 4th in the men’s 100m freestyle (47.88) and 12th in both the 50m freestyle (21.97) and 100m fly (51.83).
The 4x100m free relay of which Condorelli was a part placed 7th overall.
Condorelli, who was also made famous by his notorious pre-race middle finger flashing, became eligible to represent Italy internationally as of November 2018. He is expected to be announced as a member of the men’s 400m free relay for the Olympics, having clocked a time of 48.49 in Rome over the weekend.
That time ranks him as the 3rd fastest Italian currently, sitting behind Alessandro Miressi‘s 47.45 and Thomas Ceccon‘s 48.14.
*Mugatu voice*
“Look at Santo, he’s so hot right now!”
But what about Sean Hutchinson’s book???
Yes, can SwimSwam please address this?!? I don’t know how he’s doing it, but I have gotten three emails about it in the last 24 hours . . .
this could be his best chance to win an Olympic medal (4×100 free)
Definitely a chance, but competition to get on that podium looks fierce. Russia and the US look the strongest, and then you’ve also got teams like GBR, Italy, Australia and Hungary in contention for a minor medal.
I though Russia was banned for LIFE do to eating shipments of Mexican Burritos from Beaverton, Oregon USA!?
GO SANTOS!!
REPRESENT BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE OF THE WORLD!!!
I will always root for the Bolles School ‘s Santo no matter what country he represents. Congrats Santo. 👏🏿🙏🏿💪🏾
that Armani white olympic jacket looks liiiiiiiiit as hell
Wow. The madman did it.
I like to imagine that in Italy they notify an athlete that they’ve qualified for the Olympics by having Giorgio Armani personally deliver them their luggage set followed by a gentle kiss on the forehead before he vanishes into the abyss.
I have the same vision except in mine I have the pope doing the kiss
How many relay swimmers are they bringing for every relay?
For most of the past 2 quads they have taken 4 for the 400 free relay as they haven’t had the depth to swap swimmers between prelims and finals. But, they would definitely like to take more, as in 2015 they took 5 to save Luca Dotto for the night.
They will take at least 5 for Tokyo because their is a tie at 48.54 between Manuel Frigo and Lorenzo Zazzeri for the 4th fastest Italian 100 freestyler. 6th is Megli at 48.90, who is already on the team for the 4*200 free relay, so they might also use him as a prelim swimmer.
Whatever they end up using, they are a serious contender for that bronze medal… Read more »