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Italy dominates European Aquatics Championships in Paris with multiple golds
Italian divers Chiara Pellacani and Matteo Santoro won two gold medals in a single day at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris, taking the mixed 3‑metre synchro with 305.85 points and Pellacani adding the 1‑metre springboard title with 298.90 points. Their victories were followed by a silver for the Russian pair Ilia Molchanov and Elizaveta Kuzina and a bronze for the German duo Luis Carlo Avila Sanchez and Lena Corona Hentschel in the same event. In the 1‑metre springboard, Swiss diver Michelle Luisa Heimberg earned silver (258.80) and British diver Desharne Bent‑Ashmeil bronze (254.35).
In artistic swimming, 19‑year‑old Filippo Pelati secured silver in the solo free routine with 252.8713 points, adding to his earlier silver in the solo technical and a bronze in the mixed duet. Italy’s overall medal haul at the championships reached six – three gold, three silver and one bronze – confirming the country’s leading position across diving and artistic swimming disciplines.
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Chiara Pellacani · Desharne Bent‑Ashmeil · European Aquatics Championships · European Aquatics Championships · European Swimming Championships · Filippo Pelati · Gregorio Paltrinieri · Italy · Italy · Matteo Santoro · Michelle Heimberg · Paris
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- [DISPUTED] Italy's total medal count at the championships reached six after Pellacani's double gold. www.bigodino.it · www.panorama.it · www.lastampa.it · www.egnews.it · www.ascolilive.it · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] The Italian pair were the only competitors to exceed 300 points in the mixed 3‑metre synchro event. www.mediaoneonline.it · www.fanpage.it · www.panorama.it · www.lastampa.it
- [● 6 SOURCES] Swiss diver Michelle Luisa Heimberg won silver in the 1‑metre springboard at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with 258.80 points. www.bigodino.it · www.lastampa.it · www.egnews.it · emmepress.com · www.ascolilive.it
- [● 8 SOURCES] The Russian pair Ilia Molchanov and Elizaveta Kuzina won silver in the mixed 3‑metre synchro diving at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with 286.17 points. www.mediaoneonline.it · www.panorama.it · www.lastampa.it · www.egnews.it · www.ilfogliettone.it · +1 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] British diver Desharne Bent‑Ashmeil won bronze in the 1‑metre springboard at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with 254.35 points. www.bigodino.it · www.lastampa.it · www.egnews.it · www.motorimagazine.it · emmepress.com · +1 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] Chiara Pellacani won gold in the 1‑metre springboard at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with a score of 298.90 points. www.bigodino.it · www.lastampa.it · emmepress.com · www.egnews.it · www.ascolilive.it · +1 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] Chiara Pellacani and Matteo Santoro won gold in the mixed 3‑metre synchro diving at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris 2026 with a score of 305.85 points. www.mediaoneonline.it · www.ilfogliettone.it · www.fanpage.it · www.panorama.it · www.lastampa.it
- [● 8 SOURCES] German divers Luis Carlo Avila Sanchez and Lena Corona Hentschel won bronze in the mixed 3‑metre synchro diving at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with 284.19 points. www.mediaoneonline.it · www.panorama.it · www.lastampa.it · www.egnews.it · www.ilfogliettone.it · +1 more
- [● 8 SOURCES] Chiara Pellacani and Matteo Santoro won gold in the mixed 3‑metre synchro diving at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with a score of 305.85 points. emmepress.com · www.egnews.it · www.mediaoneonline.it · www.ilfogliettone.it · www.fanpage.it · +2 more
- [● 9 SOURCES] Filippo Pelati won silver in the solo free artistic swimming at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with a score of 252.8713 points. www.calabrianews.it · www.corcianonline.it · www.inliberta.it · www.italianotizie24.it · www.repubblica.it · +4 more
- [● 4 SOURCES] Italy has won three gold, three silver and one bronze medals at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris 2026. www.egnews.it · www.zerounotv.it · www.ascolilive.it · www.motorimagazine.it