By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
67th SETTE COLLI TROPHY
Friday, June 26th – Sunday, June 28th Prelims at 9am local (3am ET)/A-Finals at 7pm local (1pm ET) Foro Italico, Rome, Italy Meet Central Entry List Live Results Prelims Livestream Day 1 Prelims RecapWelcome to the first finals session of the 2026 Sette Colli Trophy, and we are in for some excitement tonight.
This morning’s prelims session was full of surprises and saw a number of top ranking athletes miss the ‘A’ final including Thomas Ceccon in the 100 fly, Adam Peaty in the 50 breast, and Marrit Steenbergen in the 200 freestyle.
There is still plenty of fast swimming on the docket for tonight along with a few major showdowns scheduled.
Order of Events
Men’s 50 Backstroke Women’s 50 Backstroke Men’s 400 Freestyle Women’s 200 Freestyle Men’s 50 Breaststroke Women’s 100 Breaststroke Men’s 100 Butterfly Women’s 50 Butterfly Men’s 50 Freestyle Women’s 1500 FreestyleApostolos Christou, from Greece, is the top seed in the men’s 50 backstroke at 25.08, seven hundredths ahead of 2nd seed Francesco Lazzari‘s 25.15 from Italy.
The women’s 50 backstroke is headlined by Sara Curtis, who set a new Italian record time of 27.23 to earn the top seed in tonight’s final by almost a second, and had her initial DQ overturned, allowing her to race again tonight.
Marco De Tullio will be the top seed in the men’s 400 freestyle as the only swimmer under 3:50 in the prelims with his 3:48.24. Luca De Tullio took the 2nd qualifying spot in 3:50.30.
The 200 freestyle will see Siobhan Haughey as the top seed as all eight of the swimmers in the ‘A’ final swam under 2:00 in the prelims.
The men’s 50 breaststroke will be a tight battle between Italians Ludovico Blu Art Viberti, Simone Cerasuolo, and Nicolo Martinenghi along with Ivan Kozhakin, from Russia, who is the top seed in 26.52, and Belarus’ Ilya Shymanovich, who is the 3rd seed.
Olympic medalist Mona McSharry is the top seed for tonight’s 100 breaststroke final, just ahead of Italy’s Lisa Angiolini and Benedetta Pilato in 2nd and 3rd. They were the only three swimmers under 1:07 this morning.
In the men’s 100 fly, Noe Ponti and Kristof Milak highlight one of the major showdowns of the day as the 1st and 2nd seeds in 50.59 and 50.98 respectively.
The women’s 50 fly is another major showdown with Gretchen Walsh and Sarah Sjostrom meeting for the first time in a butterfly race since the 2023 World Championships.
Romania’s David Popovici, Brazil’s Gui Caribe, and Croatia’s Jere Hribar all swam under 22 seconds in the 50 freestyle prelims to take the top three seeds with Caribe in 1st and Hribar and Popovici tied for 2nd.
Finally, the session will wrap up with the women’s 1500 freestyle Timed Final where Italy’s Simona Quadarella, the 2nd fastest performer in history in the event, is the top seed by almost a minute over the rest of the field.
Men’s 50 Backstroke — Final
World Record — 23.55, Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) — 2023 European Record — 23.55, Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) — 2023 Meet Record — 24.39, Michael Andrew (USA) — 2019Women’s 50 Backstroke — Final
World Record — 26.86, Kaylee McKeown (AUS) — 2023 European Record — 27.10, Kira Toussaint (NED) — 2021 Meet Record — 27.23, Sara Curtis (ITA) — 2026Men’s 400 Freestyle — Final
World Record — 3:39.96, Lukas Martens (GER) — 2025 European Record — 3:39.96, Lukas Martens (GER) — 2025 Meet Record — 3:43.73, Gabriele Detti (ITA) — 2000Women’s 200 Freestyle — Final
World Record — 1:52.23, Ariarne Titmus (AUS) — 2024 European Record — 1:52.98, Federica Pellegrini (ITA) — 2009 Meet Record — 1:54.55, Federica Pellegrini (ITA) — 2016Men’s 50 Breaststroke — Final
World Record — 25.95, Adam Peaty (GBR) — 2017 European Record — 25.95, Adam Peaty (GBR) — 2017 Meet Record — 26.27, Ludovico Blu Art Viberti — 2025Women’s 100 Breaststroke — Final
World Record — 1:04.13, Lilly King (USA) — 2017 European Record — 1:04.35, Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) — 2013 Meet Record — 1:04.98, Yulia Efimova (RUS) — 2018Men’s 100 Butterfly — Final
World Record — 49.45, Caeleb Dressel (USA) — 2021 European Record — 49.62, Maxime Grousset (FRA) — 2025 Meet Record — 50.41, Noe Ponti (SUI) — 2025Women’s 50 Butterfly — Final
World Record — 24.43, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) — 2014 European Record — 24.43, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) — 2014 Meet Record — 24.73, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) — 2024Men’s 50 Freestyle — Final
World Record — 20.88, Cameron McEvoy (AUS) — 2026 European Record — 20.94, Frederick Bousquet (FRA) — 2009 Meet Record — 21.16, Benjamin Proud (GBR) — 2018Women’s 1500 Freestyle — Final
World Record — 15:20.48, Katie Ledecky (USA) — 2018 European Record — 15:31.79, Simona Quadarella (ITA) — 2025 Meet Record — 15:48.27, Simona Quadarella (ITA) — 2024Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 1 Finals Live Recap
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