Italy swimming

Shane Tusup Is No Longer the Coach of Ilaria Cusinato

Shane Tusup is no longer the coach of Ilaria Cusinato, after only 3 months of collaboration featured in the series “Olympic Dark Horse.”

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Shooters Who Paralyzed Manuel Bortuzzo Sentenced To 16 Years

Lorenzo Marinelli and Daniel Bazzano, suspects in Manuel Bortuzzo’s shooting, have been both sentenced to 16 years in prison.

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Benedetta Pilato Sparks Controversy In Italy Over Rumors Of Switching Teams

Benedetta Pilato, the 14-year-old Italian breaststroke sprint ace, has sparked controversy and mixed reactions after joining Circolo Canottieri Aniene…

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ISL Will Donate Bulkhead to City of Naples to Divide Pool into 25 Meter Course

The Felice Scandone Pool in Naples, Italy was built in 1963 without added room for a bulkhead. The ISL, however, needs a split course to run its meets.

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Federica Pellegrini Is Earning ‘Around 40,000 Euros’ as ISL Ambassador

ISL founder Konstantin Grigorishin says that he has already spent $25 million funding the first season of the International Swimming League.

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World Champion, Olympic Medalist Gabriele Detti Withdraws from ISL

Federica Pellegrini’s Aqua Centurions swim team of the International Swimming League (ISL) has taken another blow with the announcement by Gabriele…

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Cusinato Ilaria: “I Can’t Leave Anything Behind,” That’s why I chose Shane

Ilaria Cusinato: “I Can’t Leave Anything Behind”. That’s why I chose Shane. The Italian IMer talks about some details of this choice

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Italy Could Face Olympic Exclusion Over New Sports Law

Italy is at risk of being able to compete at next year’s Olympics in Tokyo following a letter issued by the IOC regarding a new sports law recently passed.

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Carraro Breaks Italian Record in 100 Breast; Castiglione Matches Her

Both Italian entries in the women’s 100 breaststroke advanced to the final, and both will finish the day with a share of the National Record.

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Andrea Vergani Expected to Race at World Championships after Marijuana Test

Vergani was the #1-ranked swimmer in the world in the 50 free at the time of his April suspension; he is expected to be cleared to compete in Gwangju.

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2019 European Junior Swimming Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

The men’s 100 breaststroke will be one of the premier finals on Sunday evening in Kazan as the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships conclude.

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2019 Worlds Preview: Sans Biggest Challenger, Sjostrom is 100 Fly Favorite

Sjostrom looked vulnerable to teenager Rikako Ikee last season, but with Ikee out of the World Championships, Sjostrom remains the favorite.

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Italy Maintains Hold Atop Euro Juniors Medals Table After Day 2

Isabel Gose as been a part of all 4 German gold-medal winning results, though Italy still holds a narrow 1-bronze lead heading into day 3.

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Marco Koch Swims Season-Best 200 Breast to Finish French Open

Marco Koch swam his best 200 breaststroke of 2019 on day 2 of the 2019 French Open Swimming Championships. That came after finishing just 7th in the 100.

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Start Lists Unveiled for 2019 Sette Colli Trophy

Adam Peaty (above) is among the mountain of stars who are entered for this weekend’s Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy.

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