Gregorio Paltrinieri and 35 other Azzurri in Paris
Swimming, the summoned
The Italian Swimming Federation has announced the national selection that will participate in the Paris Olympics, scheduled from Saturday, July 27 to Sunday, August 4 at La Defense Arena (batteries from 11:00 a.m., finals from 8:30 p.m. except on August 4, whose program è exclusively consists of finals starting at 6:30 p.m.).
The team è consists of 36 athletes (20 men and 16 women). The youngest athlete è rookie stileliberator Carlos D'Ambrosio, born Feb. 5, 2007; also minors Sara Curtis (Aug. 19, 2006) and Alessandro Ragaini (Aug. 2, 2006). Among the Azzurri, two pairs of siblings as never happened: Matteo and Michele Lamberti, sons of champion Giorgio and Tanya Vannini of Italy; Luca and Marco De Tullio, already Olympic in Tokyo 2020 (edition played in 2021 due to covid).
Also making their absolute national team debut are Matilde Biagiotti, Giovanni Caserta and Viola Scotto di Carlo. Captain Gregorio Paltrinieri and Ginevra Taddeucci will be involved in both the pool and the 10-kilometer cross-country swim. D'Ambrosio, Curtis and Ragaini will participate in the European Youth Championships to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 2-7.
16 athletes
Lisa Angiolini (Carabinieri / Virtus Buonconvento)
Matilde Biagiotti (Fiamme Oro / RN Florentia)
Costanza Cocconcelli (Fiamme Gialle / NC Azzurra)
Sara Curtis (CS Roero)
Giulia D'Innocenzo (Carabinieri / CC Aniene)
Francesca Fangio (Army / In Sport)
Sara Franceschi (Yellow Flames / Livorno Aquatics)
Emma Virginia Menicucci (Army / CC Aniene)
Sofia Morini (Army / NC Azzurra 91)
Margherita Panziera (Fiamme Oro / CC Aniene)
Benedetta Pilato (Fiamme Oro / CC Aniene)
Simona Quadarella (CC Aniene)
Giulia Ramatelli (Esercito / Aurelia Nuoto)
Viola Scotto di Carlo (Napoli Nuoto)
Ginevra Taddeucci (Fiamme Oro / CC Napoli)
Chiara Tarantino (Fiamme Gialle / In Sport)
20 athletes
Giacomo Carini (Fiamme Gialle / Canottieri Vittorino da Feltre)
Giovanni Caserta (Army / In Sport)
Thomas Ceccon (Fiamme Oro / Leosport Nice Footwear)
Paolo Conte Bonin (Fiamme Oro / Team Veneto)
Carlos D'Ambrosio (Bentegodi Foundation)
Luca De Tullio (Fiamme Oro / CC Aniene)
Marco De Tullio (CC Aniene)
Leonardo Deplano (Carabinieri / CC Aniene)
Manuel Frigo (Fiamme Oro / Team Veneto)
Matteo Lamberti (Carabinieri / GAM Team)
Michele Lamberti (Fiamme Gialle / GAM Team)
Nicolò Martinenghi (CC Aniene)
Filippo Megli (Carabinieri / RN Florentia)
Alessandro Miressi (Fiamme Oro / CN Torino)
Gregorio Paltrinieri (Fiamme Oro / Coopernuoto)
Alessandro Ragaini (Carabinieri / Team Marche)
Alberto Razzetti (Fiamme Gialle / Genova Nuoto My Sport)
Matteo Restivo (Carabinieri / RN Florentia)
Ludovico Blu Art Viberti (Fiamme Oro / CN Torino)
Lorenzo Zazzeri (Army / RN Florentia)
