Italy at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Italy competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. It won at least one medal in all disciplines except high diving.

Italy at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
FINA codeITA
National federationFederazione Italiana Nuoto
Websitewww.federnuoto.it
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors100 in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
8
Total
14
World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldTania CagnottoDivingWomen's 1 m springboardJuly 28
 GoldSimone RuffiniOpen water swimmingMen's 25 kmAugust 1
 GoldGregorio PaltrinieriSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyleAugust 9
 SilverFederica PellegriniSwimmingWomen's 200 m freestyleAugust 5
 SilverGregorio PaltrinieriSwimmingMen's 800 m freestyleAugust 5
 SilverChiara Masini Luccetti
Alice Mizzau
Erica Musso
Federica Pellegrini		SwimmingWomen's 4×200 m freestyle relayAugust 6
 BronzeMatteo FurlanOpen water swimmingMen's 5 kmJuly 25
 BronzeMatteo FurlanOpen water swimmingMen's 25 kmAugust 1
 BronzeGiorgio Minisini
Manila Flamini		Synchronized swimmingMixed duet technical routineJuly 26
 BronzeGiorgio Minisini
Mariangela Perrupato		Synchronized swimmingMixed duet free routineJuly 30
 BronzeTania CagnottoDivingWomen's 3 m springboardAugust 1
 BronzeMaicol Verzotto
Tania Cagnotto		DivingMixed 3 m synchronized springboardAugust 2
 BronzeLuca Dotto
Filippo Magnini
Marco Orsi
Michele Santucci		SwimmingMen's 4×100 m freestyle relayAugust 2
 BronzeItaly women's national water polo team
 Water poloWomen's tournamentAugust 7

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Italian divers qualified for the individual spots and the synchronized teams at the World Championships.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Andrea Chiarabini 1 m springboard 334.10 20 N/A Did not advance
Giovanni Tocci 353.00 16 N/A Did not advance
Michele Benedetti 3 m springboard 364.00 35 Did not advance
Tommaso Rinaldi 382.10 30 Did not advance
Francesco Dell'Uomo 10 m platform 388.35 26 Did not advance
Maicol Verzotto 359.35 33 Did not advance
Andrea Chiarabini
Giovanni Tocci		 3 m synchronized springboard 412.17 5 Q N/A 402.00 9
Francesco Dell'Uomo
Maicol Verzotto		 10 m synchronized platform 362.55 16 N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Elena Bertocchi 1 m springboard 208.40 29 N/A Did not advance
Tania Cagnotto 1 m springboard 291.25 2 Q N/A 310.85
3 m springboard 307.45 7 Q 330.45 5 Q 356.15
Francesca Dallapé 3 m springboard 312.50 6 Q 258.25 17 Did not advance
Noemi Batki 10 m platform 314.40 14 Q 331.60 10 Q 255.00 12
Tania Cagnotto
Francesca Dallapé		 3 m synchronised springboard 280.77 7 Q N/A 302.43 5
Mixed
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Maicol Verzotto
Tania Cagnotto		 3 m synchronized springboard 315.30
Maicol Verzotto
Noemi Batki		 10 m synchronized platform 299.28 6
Michele Benedetti
Noemi Batki		 Team 377.05 8

High diving
Main article: High diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Italy has qualified one high diver at the World Championships.[2][1]

Athlete Event Points Rank
Alessandro de Rose Men's high diving 358.95 16

Open water swimming
Main article: Open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Italy has nominated eleven swimmers to compete in the open water marathon.[1][3]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Matteo Furlan 5 km 55:20.0
25 km 4:54:38.0
Simone Ruffini 10 km 1:50:09.1 7
25 km 4:53:10.7
Mario Sanzullo 5 km 55:22.7 8
Federico Vanelli 10 km 1:50:23.1 10
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Arianna Bridi 5 km 59:12.9 9
Rachele Bruni 10 km 1:58:27.9 4
Alice Franco 25 km 5:19:50.5 7
Martina Grimaldi 5 km 59:16.0 11
Aurora Ponselè 10 km 1:59:33.9 22
Ilaria Raimondi 25 km 5:21:05.2 10
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Rachele Bruni
Simone Ercoli
Federico Vanelli		 Team 55:49.4 4

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Italian swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):[4] Swimmers must qualify at the 2015 Italian Spring Championships and Sette Colli Trophy (for pool events) to confirm their places for the Worlds.

Thirty-seven swimmers (19 men and 18 women) have been nominated to the Italian team at the Worlds, including 2008 Olympic champion and world record holder Federica Pellegrini and 2013 Worlds bronze medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri in the men's 1500 m freestyle.[1][5]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lorenzo Antonelli 100 m breaststroke 1:02.20 37 Did not advance
Christopher Ciccarese 100 m backstroke 54.81 =26 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:58.79 18 Did not advance
Piero Codia 50 m butterfly 23.81 18 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 51.94 12 Q 52.22 14 Did not advance
Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo 400 m freestyle 3:51.31 27 N/A Did not advance
Luca Dotto 50 m freestyle 22.48 =17 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 49.01 17 Did not advance
Filippo Magnini 200 m freestyle 1:48.18 20 Did not advance
Luca Mencarini 200 m backstroke 1:58.31 15 Q 1:57.81 11 Did not advance
Marco Orsi 50 m freestyle 22.03 6 Q 21.86 3 Q 21.86 =5
100 m freestyle 48.82 13 Q 48.69 15 Did not advance
Gregorio Paltrinieri 800 m freestyle 7:45.15 2 Q N/A 7:40.81 EU
1500 m freestyle 14:51.04 1 Q N/A 14:39.67 EU
Francesco Pavone 200 m butterfly 1:57.69 18 Did not advance
Luca Pizzini 200 m breaststroke 2:11.00 15 Q 2:11.05 15 Did not advance
Matteo Rivolta 100 m butterfly 51.88 9 'Q 51.64 10 Did not advance
Simone Sabbioni 50 m backstroke 25.21 11 Q 25.05 12 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 53.83 11 Q 53.60 10 Did not advance
Andrea Toniato 50 m breaststroke 27.47 =13 Q 27.61 15 Did not advance
Federico Turrini 200 m individual medley 2:00.94 19 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:15.70 9 N/A Did not advance
Luca Dotto
Marco Orsi
Michele Santucci
Filippo Magnini		 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:14.44 3 Q N/A 3:12.53
Gianluca Maglia
Marco Belotti
Damiano Lestingi
Filippo Magnini		 4×200 m freestyle relay 7:13.77 13 N/A Did not advance
Marco Orsi
Matteo Rivolta
Simone Sabbioni
Andrea Toniato		 4×100 m medley relay 3:34.59 9 N/A Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ilaria Bianchi 100 m butterfly 58.37 14 Q 58.49 15 Did not advance
Martina Caramignoli 800 m freestyle 8:38.56 16 N/A Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 16:27.13 13 N/A Did not advance
Diletta Carli 400 m freestyle 4:07.15 =6 Q N/A 4:07.30 7
Martine Carraro 50 m breaststroke 30.83 10 Q 31.17 =13 Did not advance
Arianna Castiglioni 50 m breaststroke 30.90 =12 Q 31.17 =13 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:07.52 =14 Q 1:06.95 7 Q 1:07.60 8
Elena di Liddo 100 m butterfly 59.78 32 Did not advance
Silvia di Pietro 50 m freestyle 25.34 23 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 26.32 11 Q 26.17 12 Did not advance
Erika Ferraioli 50 m freestyle 25.44 =24 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 55.12 22 Did not advance
Elena Gemo 50 m backstroke 28.18 11 Q 28.21 11 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:01.10 =23 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 27.07 =7 Q 27.11 11 Did not advance
Alice Mizzau 200 m freestyle 1:59.68 22 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:10.92 17 N/A Did not advance
Erica Musso 800 m freestyle 8:38.56 16 N/A Did not advance
Margherita Panziera 100 m backstroke 1:02.17 37 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:10.39 12 Q 2:09.54 10 Did not advance
Federica Pellegrini 100 m freestyle DNS Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:57.34 6 Q 1:56.23 1 Q 1:55.32
Alessia Polieri 200 m butterfly 2:11.30 22 Did not advance
Aurora Ponselè 1500 m freestyle 16:12.01 8 Q N/A 16:09.57 8
Ilaria Scarcella 100 m breaststroke 1:08.13 25 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:26.40 20 Did not advance
Erika Ferraioli
Silvia di Pietro
Laura Letrari
Federica Pellegrini		 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:37.88 7 Q N/A 3:37.16 6
Alice Mizzau
Erica Musso
Chiara Masini Luccetti
Federica Pellegrini		 4×200 m freestyle relay 7:52.51 1 Q N/A 7:48.41
Ilaria Bianchi
Arianna Castiglioni
Erika Ferraioli
Elena Gemo		 4×100 m medley relay 4:00.92 9 N/A Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Marco Orsi
Filippo Magnini
Federica Pellegrini
Erika Ferraioli
Silvia di Pietro
Luca Dotto*		 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:26.23 3 Q 3:25.26 5
Simone Sabbioni
Arianna Castiglioni
Piero Codia
Silvia di Pietro
Matteo Rivolta*
Erika Ferraioli*		 4×100 m medley relay 3:46.03 5 Q 3:45.59 6

Synchronized swimming
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Italy fielded a full team of fourteen synchronized swimmers (one man and thirteen women) to compete in each of the following events.[1]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Linda Cerruti Solo technical routine 86.2072 7 Q 86.2559 7
Solo free routine 88.5000 7 Q 89.2000 7
Linda Cerruti
Costanza Ferro		 Duet technical routine 87.6477 7 Q 87.5775 7
Duet free routine 90.2000 6 Q 90.9667 6
Elisa Bozzo
Beatrice Callegari
Camilla Cattaneo
Francesca Deidda
Costanza Ferro
Manila Flamini
Mariangela Perrupato
Alessia Pezone*
Federica Sala*
Sara Sgarzi		 Team technical routine 88.0673 7 Q 88.0516 7
Elisa Bozzo
Beatrice Callegari
Camilla Cattaneo
Francesca Deidda
Manila Flamini
Gemma Galli
Viola Musso*
Mariangela Perrupato
Alessia Pezone*
Sara Sgarzi		 Team free routine 90.7667 6 Q 91.4667 6
Elisa Bozzo
Beatrice Callegari
Camilla Cattaneo
Linda Cerruti
Francesca Deidda
Costanza Ferro
Manila Flamini
Viola Musso
Mariangela Perrupato
Alessia Pezone*
Federica Sala*
Sara Sgarzi		 Free routine combination 88.9000 7 Q 89.7333 7
Mixed
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Giorgio Minisini
Manila Flamini		 Duet technical routine 85.4125 3 Q 86.3640
Giorgio Minisini
Mariangela Perrupato		 Duet free routine 87.9667 4 Q 89.3333

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Men's tournament
Main article: Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 3 3 0 0 37 31 +6 6 Advanced to quarterfinals
2  United States 3 2 0 1 28 26 +2 4 Advanced to playoffs
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 28 28 0 2
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 23 31 −8 0
Source: SportResult.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
27 July 2015
12:10		 Report Greece  11–10  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 883
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–1, 3–2, 2–3
Afroudakis 3 Goals four players 2
29 July 2015
18:50		 Report Russia  6–9  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 2,350
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–5, 3–1, 2–2
Kholod 3 Goals Giorgetti 2
31 July 2015
21:30		 Report United States  11–9  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 214
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–2, 2–1, 2–2
Vavić 3 Goals Di Fulvio 4
Playoffs
2 August 2015
13:30		 Report Canada  2–8  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 269
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 1–2, 0–3
Kudaba, Torakis 1 Goals Giorgetti, Gitto 2
Quarterfinals
4 August 2015
20:10		 Report Hungary  7–8  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 693
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 1–2, 2–3
Dán. Varga 3 Goals Di Fulvio, Luongo 2
Semifinals
6 August 2015
22:00		 Report Italy  6–10  Serbia Kazan
Attendance: 1,859
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 2–4, 2–1, 2–1
Fondelli 2 Goals S. Mitrovic 3
Third place game
8 August 2015
20:30		 Report Greece  7–7  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 2,165
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–2, 4–4, 0–1  PSO: 4–2
Vlahopoulos 3 Goals Aicardi, Figlioli 2

Women's tournament
Main article: Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 40 18 +22 6 Advanced to quarterfinals
2  United States 3 2 0 1 39 14 +25 4 Advanced to playoffs
3  Brazil 3 1 0 2 19 36 −17 2
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 13 43 −30 0
Source: SportResult.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
26 July 2015
20:10		 Report Japan  3–15  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 2,286
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Mark Koganov (AZE)
Score by quarters: 0–5, 1–3, 2–2, 0–5
three players 1 Goals Garibotti, Tabani 3
28 July 2015
12:10		 Report Italy  10–9  United States Kazan
Attendance: 529
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Cory Williams (NZL)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 2–4, 2–2
Bianconi 4 Goals Fattal 5
30 July 2015
09:30		 Report Brazil  6–15  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 617
Referees:
Cory Williams (NZL), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–5, 3–3, 2–4
Oliveira 4 Goals Bianconi, Radicchi 3
Quarterfinals
3 August 2015
21:30		 Report Italy  9–6  Greece Kazan
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 3–3, 3–2, 2–1
Di Mario 4 Goals Charalampidi 3
Semifinals
5 August 2015
22:00		 Report Italy  5–5  Netherlands Kazan
Attendance: 717
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–3, 1–0, 3–0  PSO: 4–5
Radicchi 2 Goals Megens 4
Third place game
7 August 2015
20:30		 Report Australia  7–7  Italy Kazan
Attendance: 1,508
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–2, 2–0, 2–2  PSO: 3–5
Southern, Webster 2 Goals Di Mario 3

References
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