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European Swimming Championships

Paris, a shower of medals: Quadarella wins gold in the 400m freestyle, Italy takes silver in the men's and women's 4x100m medley relays.

Ceccon, Martinenghi, Razzetti, and D'Ambrosio finished second only to Russia. Curtis, Pilato, Gastaldi, and Menicucci were outmaneuvered by Great Britain in the final meters.

16 agosto 2026
epa13169699 Winner Simona Quadarella of Italy on the podium of the Women's 1500m Freestyle of the Swimming at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, France, 14 August 2026. EPA/FRANCO ARLAND

A shower of medals at the European Swimming Championships in Paris. After Benedetta Pillato's silver medal in the 50-meter breaststroke , Simona Quadarella also won the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 4:01.34.

Italy then took the silver medal in the men's and women's 4x100 medley relay. Thomas Ceccon, Nicolo Martinenghi, Alberto Razzetti, and Carlos D'Ambrosio finished second in 3:28.86, behind only Russia, while France took bronze. Sara Curtis, Benedetta Pilato, Anita Gastaldi, and Emma Virginia Menicucci finished second in 3:53.60, behind Great Britain, who outclassed the Italians in the final meters.

(Unioneonline)

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