Aug. 12, 2022
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Italian Nicolo Martinenghi is the big favorite to claim gold on home soil tonight in the men's 100 breaststroke at the European Championships in Rome.
April 12, 2022
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Due to the faster-than-FINA-A-cut time standards set by the Italian Swimming Federation (FIN), no new swimmers were added to the Italian Worlds team Tuesday.
April 12, 2022
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In a pair of fantastic morning swims, Stefano Di Cola and Gabriele Detti posted 1:47-points for the top 2 times in the men's 200 free.
Jan. 7, 2021
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Italian swimmer Matteo Restivo is the first Italian professional athlete to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. He is also believed to be the first elite swimmer globally to have revealed receipt of a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Restivo did not say which vaccine he received, though the two-dose Pfizer vaccine is the primary vaccine available in the country. While the 26-year old National Team swimmer is of a relatively-low risk for serious health concerns from COVID-19 because of his age and fitness, he received the vaccine because he is studying medicine at the University of Florence. The p ...
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Matteo Restivo will receive the COVID vaccine, first Italian athlete to do so ... @GoodbyeChlorine
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