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6 clusters · 56 sources · 15 days · First seen 15 days ago · Last updated 1 day ago

Categories: SPORTS

Italy dominates European Aquatics Championships in Paris

Entities: European Aquatics Championships · Filippo Pelati · Seine River · Gregorio Paltrinieri · Paris

Overview

Italian divers continued to lead the European Aquatics Championships in Paris. Chiara Pellacani and Matteo Santoro captured the mixed 3‑metre synchronized gold with 305.85 points, out‑scoring the Russian pair, and later the same day Pellacani secured the individual 1‑metre springboard title with 298.90 points. The double victory lifted Italy’s medal tally to six (three gold, three silver, one bronze) across diving and artistic swimming. Nineteen‑year‑old Filippo Pelati earned silver in the solo free artistic‑swimming routine, while his partner Lucrezia Ruggiero added a silver in the mixed technical duet and a bronze in the mixed free duet, further expanding Italy’s artistic‑swimming success.

In the weeks before the championships, Italy staged a junior artistic‑swimming meet in Savona (281 athletes) where Giulia Ottonello won the compulsory round and the Fiamme Oro duo Sarah Maria Rizea and Flaminia Vernice took the women’s free duo title. A senior test meet in Rome saw Benedetta Pilato post a 30.17‑second 50‑metre breaststroke and Emma Virginia Menicucci a 54.17‑second 100‑metre freestyle, raising expectations for the relay squad. The national open‑water team for Paris—Gregorio Paltrinieri, Ginevra Taddeucci, Linda Caponi and others—was announced under coordinator Stefano Rubaudo.

Paltrinieri also reiterated concerns about the Seine’s water quality for the open‑water races, urging organizers to have a contingency plan despite recent river‑clean‑up investments and daily monitoring by French authorities.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 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. (Chiara Pellacani, Matteo Santoro)
[● 8 SOURCES] Filippo Pelati won silver in the solo free artistic swimming at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with 252.8713 points. (Filippo Pelati)
[● 7 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. (Ilia Molchanov, Elizaveta Kuzina)
[● 7 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. (Luis Carlo Avila Sanchez, Lena Corona Hentschel)
[● 6 SOURCES] The Italian pair were the only competitors to exceed 300 points in the mixed 3‑metre synchro event. (843617b7,da52bd7d,3dcdcf4a,47a43154,4e3d3d9e,bb72fba3)
[● 6 SOURCES] Chiara Pellacani won gold in the 1‑metre springboard at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with a score of 298.90 points. (Chiara Pellacani)
[● 5 SOURCES] Italy's total medal count at the championships reached six after Pellacani's double gold. (Italy team)
[● 4 SOURCES] Italy won five medals on the first day of the European Rowing Championships in Varese. (07a2ab9f, ee2ae8fe, d2010b50, 6d055513, 370af23d)
[● 4 SOURCES] The women's double (Laura Meriano and Alice Codato) won bronze. (07a2ab9f, ee2ae8fe, 6d055513, 370af23d)
[● 4 SOURCES] Swiss diver Michelle Luisa Heimberg won silver in the 1‑metre springboard at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with 258.80 points. (belongs=true)
[● 4 SOURCES] British diver Desharne Bent‑Ashmeil won bronze in the 1‑metre springboard at the European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 with 254.35 points. (belongs=true)

Timeline

1 day ago

[SPORTS] 5 sources
Gregorio Paltrinieri warns of Seine water risks for Paris swimming championships
Gregorio Paltrinieri and other swimmers question Seine water safety for the Paris European swimming championships, citing past Olympic illnesses and urging guarantees or an alternate venue.
1 day ago

[SPORTS] 36 sources
Chiara Pellacani wins two gold medals at European Aquatics Championships in Paris
Chiara Pellacani won gold in mixed 3‑m synchro (305.85) and 1‑m springboard (298.90) at the Paris European Aquatics Championships, boosting Italy’s tally to six medals; Filippo Pelati took silver in solo free.
2 days ago

[SPORTS] 2 sources
Italy's Pelati and Ruggiero earn silver and bronze in artistic swimming at 2026 European Championships
Italian duo Filippo Pelati and Lucrezia Ruggiero took silver in the mixed technical duet and bronze in the mixed free duet at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris.
4 days ago

[SPORTS] 13 sources
Italy wins five medals on opening day of European Rowing Championships in Varese
Italy captured five medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) on day one of the European Rowing Championships in Varese, with golds in lightweight doubles and a silver in mixed PR3 four; Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti
11 days ago

[SPORTS] 5 sources
Italian artistic swimming team heads to Paris for European Championships
Italy's artistic swimming team, with new mixed and women's routines, travels to Paris for the 31 July‑5 August 2026 European Championships, overcoming an injury setback and buoyed by recent World Cup success.
15 days ago

[SPORTS] 8 sources
Italian Swimmers Gear Up for Paris European Championships
Italian swimmers, from junior artistic championships in Savona to senior test meets in Rome, prepare for the Paris European Championships, with an open‑water team led by Paltrinieri announced.

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