Italy leads medal tally with swimming and diving golds in Paris
Italian athletes dominated the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris. In open‑water swimming, Ginevra Taddeucci won the women’s 10 km gold with a time of 2:07:49.90, while fellow Italian Linda Caponi took bronze, finishing 13.58 seconds behind. Hungarian swimmer Viktória Mihályvári‑Farkas earned silver, 9.71 seconds off Taddeucci’s pace.
In diving, Chiara Pellacani secured a historic fourth gold of the meet, winning the 3 m springboard with 358.05 points and setting a new Italian record for most golds in a single European Championships. Simone Conte and Raffaele Pelligra added a silver in the men’s 10 m platform synchro.
Overall Italy finished second in the championship medal table behind Great Britain, with a total of eleven medals at the time of reporting, underscoring a strong performance across both swimming and diving disciplines.
Entities: Beach Tennis World Tour · Chiara Pellacani · European Aquatics Championships 2026 · Federico Galeazzi · Ginevra Taddeucci · Italy · Italy · Linda Caponi · Mathieu Guegano · Oristano · Paris · Raffaele Pelligra
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- [● 12 SOURCES] Italy's total medal count at the Paris European Championships rose to eleven after Taddeucci's gold and Caponi's bronze. (multiple)
- [● 14 SOURCES] Ginevra Taddeucci is a police officer from Florence, Italy. (multiple)
- [● 17 SOURCES] Taddeucci's winning time was 2:07:49.90. (multiple articles)
- [● 14 SOURCES] Italian swimmer Linda Caponi won bronze, finishing 13.58 seconds behind Taddeucci. (multiple)
- [● 17 SOURCES] Ginevra Taddeucci won gold in the women's 10 km open‑water race at the 2026 European Championships in Paris. (multiple articles)
- [● 15 SOURCES] The race was held on the Seine River in Paris, France. (multiple)
- [● 14 SOURCES] This gold was Italy's first European title in the women's 10 km open‑water event in ten years, since Rachele Bruni. (multiple)
- [● 16 SOURCES] Hungarian swimmer Viktória Mihályvári‑Farkas finished second, 9.71 seconds behind Taddeucci. (multiple articles)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Linda Caponi won bronze in the women's 10 km, 13.58 seconds behind Taddeucci. (belongs)
- [● 11 SOURCES] Chiara Pellacani's fourth gold in a single edition set a new record for Italy. (multiple articles)
- [● 5 SOURCES] Simone Conte and Raffaele Pelligra won silver in the men's 10 m platform synchro at the championships. (multiple articles)
- [● 6 SOURCES] Viktória Mihályvári‑Farkas won silver in the women's 10 km, finishing 9.71 seconds behind Taddeucci. (multiple)