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Italy Announces Finalized Roster For European Championships

The Italian Swimming Federation announced their finalized roster of 41 athletes who will be competing at the European Championships in Berlin…

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Detti tops Paltrinieri in tight 400 free race to highlight day 3 of Italian Nationals

After breaking the European record in the 800 free on day 1, 19-year-old Gabriele Detti continued his rise by taking the men’s 400 free after an intense showdown with Gregorio Paltrinieri.

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Italy To Test Their Best

With an eye on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio the Italian Swimming Federation will be running their top athletes through a series of testing protocols over the next few weeks….

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Three Women’s Events To Look Forward To In Herning

There will be an incredible amount of great races in the women’s events in Herning, but today we decided to…

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Italy Announces Official Team For European Championships

The Italians will be looking to improve on their fifth place finish at the 2012 European Short Course Championships last…

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Pellegrini Breaks Two National Marks In Viareggio

After breaking the Italian national record in the 200 backstroke on the first day of competition at the Trofeo Mussi…

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Rivolta Sets The Italian Record In The 100 Butterfly Again In Lamezia

Once again Italian Matteo Rivolta set a new standard in Italy for the 100 butterfly SCM winning the event in…

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Top Swimmers Gather For Competition In Lamezia Terme

On November 9th and 10th several notable swimmers including Russian 2012 Olympic medalists Evegeny Korothinskin (silver 100 butterfly) and Anastasia…

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Bianchi Claims Butterfly Victory; Rivolta Sets Another Italian Record

Two of the standout swims on the first day of the 40th International Nico Saptio Trophy included wins by Italian…

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Paltrinieri, Bianchi and Dotto Confirm World Cup Attendance

A Trio of Italian athletes, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Ilaria Bianchi and Luca Dotto have all confirmed their participation in the upcoming…

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Euro Report – Day 2 – Meilutyte was Incredible What Else is There to Say?

There is no debate that the story for the Europeans, the story of the day, the story of the meet so far is Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte… (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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European Report Day 1 – Hosszu Impressive in the 200 IM; Costa Schmid Gives the Crowd a Reason to Cheer

Katinka Hosszu, who has been having an extremely impressive year… (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 World Championships Preview: Can Dana Vollmer Avoid the 100 Fly Post-Olympic Curse?

History is not on the side of the World Record holder and her ability to win the World Championship in the women’s 100 fly (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Italy Sending Sizable 29-Swimmer Roster to World Championships

The Italian Federation is one of the last major programs to announce their 2013 World Championships roster. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Four more wins for Italy at Mediterranean Games

One the second night of competition at the Mediterranean Games in Turkey, Italy added four more wins for a total of nine in the competition. In three of those wins they finished in the top two spots. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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