By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
2026 Italian Swimming Championships Tuesday, April 14th – Saturday, April 18th Prelims at 10am local (4am ET)/Finals at 6pm local (Noon ET) *Friday finals start at 5:15pm local (11:15am ET) Riccione, Italy LCM (50m) 2026 European Championship Selection Criteria Entry List SwimSwam Italia Preview Live Results Livestream Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 4 | Day 5 Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4Welcome to the final session of the 2026 Italian Swimming Championships!
Tonight, the meet will kick off with the 50 breaststroke events where Anita Bottazzo and Benedetta Pilato lead the field. In prelims, Bottazzo swam 30.41 to earn he top qualifying spot by a little more than two tenths over Italian record holder Pilato’s 30.68.
Simone Cerasuolo is the top seed in the men’s event at 27.00, 0.14 seconds ahead of Flavio Mangiamele‘s 27.14 in 2nd.
The women’s 400 freestyle will see Simona Quadarella as the top seed in 4:11.39, seven tenths over rising star Bianca Nannucci‘s 4:12.01.
The men’s 400 IM and the women’s 200 backstroke will both see swimmers trying to come in under the European Championships qualifying time. Emanuele Potenza leads the men’s 400 IM field in 4:19.24, two seconds ahead of Jacopo Barbotti‘s 4:21.02 in 2nd. Alessia Bianchi is the women’s 200 backstroke top seed 2:12.47, a little more than half-a-second ahead of Federica Toma‘s 2:13.21.
The 1500 freestyle will be the final men’s event of the meet, and Ivan Giovannoni will be in lane four in the final heat, just ahead of Italian record holder Gregorio Paltrinieri, who will be in lane 5.
The final event of the meet will be the 50 butterfly. Silvia di Pietro edged out Sara Curtis for the top seed this morning 26.33 to 26.52.
Women’s 50 Breaststroke Final
World Record — 29.16, Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2023 European Record — 29.16, Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2023 Italian Record — 29.30, Benedetta Pilato, 2021 European Championships Qualifying — 30.40Men’s 50 Breaststroke Final
World Record — 25.95, Adam Peaty (GBR), 2017 European Record — 25.95, Adam Peaty (GBR), 2017 Italian Record — 26.27, Ludovico Viberti, 2025 European Championships Qualifying — 26.80Women’s 400 Freestyle Final
World Record — 3:54.18, Summer McIntosh (CAN), 2025 European Record — 3:59.15, Federica Pellegrini (ITA), 2009 Italian Record — 3:59.15, Federica Pellegrini, 2009 European Championships Qualifying — 3:47.50Men’s 400 IM Final
World Record — 4:02.50, Leon Marchand (FRA), 2023 European Record — 4:02.50, Leon Marchand (FRA), 2023 Italian Record — 4:09.29, Alberto Razzeti, 2023 European Championships Qualifying — 4:14.80Women’s 200 Backstroke Finals
World Record — 2:03.14, Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 2023 European Record — 2:04.94, Anastasia Fesikova (RUS), 2009 Italian Record — 2:05.56, Margherita Panziera, 2021 European Championships Qualifying — 2:09.00Men’s 1500 Freestyle Final
World Record — 14:30.67, Bobby Finke (USA), 2024 European Record — 14:32.80, Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA), 2022 Italian Record — 14:32.80, Gregorio Paltrinieri, 2022 European Championships Qualifying — 14:58.00Women’s 50 Butterfly
World Record — 24.43, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2014 European Record — 24.43, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2014 Italian Record — 25.49, Silvia di Pietro, 2025 European Championships Qualifying — 24.70Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 Italian Swimming Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
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