Italy at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
# Italy at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Italy competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Women's 400m Freestyle | 24 July |
| Gold | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Women's 200m Freestyle | 27 July |
| Gold | Stefano Tempesti Amaurys Perez Niccolo Gitto Pietro Figlioli Alex Giorgetti Maurizio Felugo Niccolo Figari Valentino Gallo Christian Presciutti Deni Fiorentini Matteo Aicardi Arnaldo Deserti Giacomo Pastorino | Water Polo | Men's Tournament | 30 July |
| Silver | Martina Grimaldi | Open Water Swimming | Women's 10km | 19 July |
| Silver | Fabio Scozzoli | Swimming | Men's 100m Breaststroke | 25 July |
| Silver | Fabio Scozzoli | Swimming | Men's 50m Breaststroke | 27 July |
| Silver | Luca Dotto | Swimming | Men's 50m Freestyle | 30 July |
| Bronze | Tania Cagnotto | Diving | Women's 1m Springboard | 19 July |
| Bronze | Alice Franco | Open Water Swimming | Women's 25km | 23 July |

## Diving

Italy has qualified 9 athletes in diving.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Tommaso Rinaldi | Men's 1m Springboard | 332.65 | 23 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michele Benedetti | Men's 3m Springboard | 384.60 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tommaso Marconi | Men's 3m Springboard | 391.05 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Francesco Dell Uomo | Men's 10m Platform | 355.40 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maicol Verzotto | Men's 10m Platform | 342.15 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michele Benedetti Tommaso Rinaldi | Men's 3m Synchro Springboard | 372.36 | 9 Q | | | 381.63 | 10 Q |
| Francesco Dell Uomo Maicol Verzotto | Men's 10m Synchro Platform | 361.86 | 13 | | | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Maria Elisabetta Marconi | Women's 1m Springboard | 264.25 | 6 Q | | | 290.15 | 4 |
| Tania Cagnotto | Women's 1m Springboard | 253.15 | 12 Q | | | 295.45 | |
| Tania Cagnotto | Women's 3m Springboard | 298.50 | 13 Q | 299.70 | 12 Q | 313.45 | 9 |
| Francesca Dallape | Women's 3m Springboard | 293.50 | 16 Q | 275.00 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Noemi Batki | Women's 10m Platform | 251.35 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tania Cagnotto Francesca Dallape | Women's 3m Synchro Springboard | 288.30 | 3 Q | | | 297.60 | 6 |

## Open water swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Position |
| Nicola Bolzonello | Men's 5km | 56:24.3 | 4 |
| Simone Ruffini | Men's 5km | 56:20.0 | 9 |
| Luca Ferretti | Men's 10km | 1:55:45.2 | 28 |
| Valerio Cleri | Men's 10km | 1:54:41.2 | 11 |
| Valerio Cleri | Men's 25km | DNF | DNF |
| Edoardo Stochino | Men's 25km | DNF | DNF |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Position |
| Rachele Bruni | Women's 5km | 1:00:42.2 | 4 |
| Alice Franco | Women's 5km | 1:00:50.7 | 14 |
| Alice Franco | Women's 25km | 5:29:30.8 | |
| Giorgia Consiglio | Women's 10km | DNF | DNF |
| Martina Grimaldi | Women's 10km | 2:01:59.9 | |
| Martina Grimaldi | Women's 25km | 5:29:36.2 | 5 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Position |
| Nicola Bolzonello Rachele Bruni Luca Ferretti | Team | 58:00.5 | 4 |

## Swimming

Italy qualified 26 swimmers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Marco Orsi | Men's 50m Freestyle | 22.16 | 8 Q | 22.13 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Luca Dotto | Men's 50m Freestyle | 22.25 | 12 Q | 21.97 | 4 Q | 21.90 | |
| Luca Dotto | Men's 100m Freestyle | 48.79 | 13 Q | 48.44 | 7 Q | 48.24 | 7 |
| Filippo Magnini | Men's 100m Freestyle | 48.36 | 3 Q | 48.50 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gianluca Maglia | Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:48.54 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marco Belotti | Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:48.66 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marco Belotti | Men's 50m Butterfly | 24.19 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Samuel Pizzetti | Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:47.12 | 9 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Samuel Pizzetti | Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:51.59 | 9 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Samuel Pizzetti | Men's 1500m Freestyle | 14:58.30 | 8 Q | | | 15:15.81 | 7 |
| Federico Colbertaldo | Men's 800m Freestyle | 8:01.10 | 17 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gregorio Paltrinieri | Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:22.03 | 19 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mirco de Tora | Men's 50m Backstroke | 25.28 | 12 Q | 25.40 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mirco de Tora | Men's 100m Backstroke | 54.47 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sebastiano Ranfagni | Men's 200m Backstroke | 1:58.26 | 12 Q | 1:57.96 | 6 Q | 1:57.49 | 7 |
| Mattia Pesce | Men's 100m Breaststroke | 1:01.25 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mattia Pesce | Men's 200m Breaststroke | 2:16.67 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fabio Scozzoli | Men's 50m Breaststroke | 27.84 | 10 Q | 27.37 | 4 Q | 27.17 | |
| Fabio Scozzoli | Men's 100m Breaststroke | 1:00.14 | 5 Q | 59.83 | 3 Q | 59.42 | |
| Lorenzo Benatti | Men's 100m Butterfly | 53.38 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Federico Turrini | Men's 200m IM | 2:04.35 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Federico Turrini | Men's 400m IM | 4:19.50 | 19 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Luca Martin | Men's 400m IM | 4:19.48 | 18 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Luca Dotto Marco Orsi Michele Santucci Filippo Magnini | Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | 3:13.61 | 3 Q | | | 3:12.39 | 4 |
| Gianluca Maglia Filippo Magnini Marco Belotti Samuel Pizzetti | Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | 7:12.18 | 5 Q | | | 7:12.26 | 8 |
| Mirco Di Tora Fabio Scozzoli Marco Belotti Luca Dotto | Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | 3:36.74 | 11 | | | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Federica Pellegrini | Women's 100m Freestyle | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Federica Pellegrini | Women's 200m Freestyle | 1:56.87 | 2 Q | 1:56.42 | 2 Q | 1:55.58 | |
| Federica Pellegrini | Women's 400m Freestyle | 4:04.76 | 1 Q | | | 4:01.97 | |
| Federica Pellegrini | Women's 800m Freestyle | DNS | DNS | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Martina Rita Caramignoli | Women's 1500m Freestyle | 16:23.75 | 13 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elena Gemo | Women's 50m Backstroke | 29.12 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elena Gemo | Women's 100m Backstroke | 1:01.62 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elena Gemo | Women's 50m Butterfly | 26.86 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chiara Boggiatto | Women's 100m Breaststroke | 1:09.50 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chiara Boggiatto | Women's 200m Breaststroke | 2:27.84 | 15 Q | 2:28.14 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ilaria Bianchi | Women's 100m Butterfly | 1:00.36 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alessia Polieri | Women's 200m Butterfly | 2:13.65 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alessia Polieri | Women's 200m IM | 2:18.69 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alessia Polieri | Women's 400m IM | 4:45.26 | 18 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stefania Pirozzi | Women's 400m IM | 4:48.40 | 25 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alice Mizzau Federica Pellegrini Alice Nesti Renata Spagnolo | Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | 8:02.69 | 13 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elena Gemo Chiara Boggiatto Ilaria Bianchi Federica Pellegrini | Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | 4:04.74 | 14 | | | did not advance | did not advance |

## Synchronised swimming

Italy has qualified 12 athletes in synchronised swimming.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Linda Cerruti | Solo Technical Routine | 88.400 | 9 Q | 88.300 | 9 |
| Linda Cerruti | Solo Free Routine | 89.610 | 7 Q | 89.950 | 7 |
| Giulia Lapi Mariangela Perrupato | Duet Technical Routine | 89.900 | 7 Q | 90.100 | 7 |
| Giulia Lapi Mariangela Perrupato | Duet Free Routine | 90.860 | 7 Q | 89.800 | 7 |
| Elisa Bozzo Beatrice Callegari Camilla Cattaneo Costanza Fiorentini Manila Flamini Mariangela Perrupato Benedetta Re Sara Sgarzi | Team Technical Routine | 90.600 | 7 Q | 90.700 | 7 |
| Elisa Bozzo Beatrice Callegari Constanza Fiorentini Manila Flamini Giulia Lapi Mariangela Perrupato Benedetta Re Sara Sgarzi | Team Free Routine | 91.090 | 7 Q | 90.870 | 7 |
| Elisa Bozzo Beatrice Callegari Francesca Deidda Costanza Fiorentini Manila Flamini Giulia Lapi Mariangela Perrupato Benedetta Re Sara Sgarzi Cristina Tempera | Free Routine Combination | 90.650 | 6 Q | 90.550 | 6 |

## Water polo

### Men

**Team Roster**

* Stefano Tempesti – Captain
* Amaurys Perez
* Niccolo Gitto
* Pietro Figlioli
* Alex Giorgetti
* Maurizio Felugo
* Niccolo Figari
* Valentino Gallo
* Christian Presciutti
* Deni Fiorentini
* Matteo Aicardi
* Arnaldo Deserti
* Giacomo Pastorino

**Group D**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 4 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 2 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 53 | –41 | 0 |
| July 18, 2011 19:40 | Report | Italy | 17–1 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Balfanvayev (KAZ), Menedez (CUB) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Balfanvayev (KAZ), Menedez (CUB) |||
| July 18, 2011 19:40 | Report | Deserti 4 | Goals | Kyte 1 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Balfanvayev (KAZ), Menedez (CUB) |
| July 20, 2011 17:00 | Report | United States | 5–8 | Italy | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 650 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 650 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR) |||
| July 20, 2011 17:00 | Report | Alexander 2 | Goals | Gitto, Felugo 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 650 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR) |
| July 22, 2011 13:30 | Report | Italy | 7–6 | Germany | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 600 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Stavridis (GRE) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 600 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Stavridis (GRE) |||
| July 22, 2011 13:30 | Report | Aicardi 3 | Goals | Real, Ploitze 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 600 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Stavridis (GRE) |

**Quarterfinals**

| July 26, 2011 21:00 | Report | Italy | 10–6 | Spain | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 650 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Naumov (RUS) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 650 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Naumov (RUS) |||
| July 26, 2011 21:00 | Report | Figlioli 4 | Goals | six players 1 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 650 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Naumov (RUS) |

**Semifinals**

| July 28, 2011 21:00 | Report | Croatia | 8–9 | Italy | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Koganov (AZE) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Koganov (AZE) |||
| July 28, 2011 21:00 | Report | Bošković 3 | Goals | Giorgetti 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Koganov (AZE) |

**Gold medal game**

| July 30, 2011 21:00 | Report | Serbia | 7–8 | Italy | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Tulga (TUR), Koganov (AZE) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Tulga (TUR), Koganov (AZE) |||
| July 30, 2011 21:00 | Report | Filipović 3 | Goals | Aicardi 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Tulga (TUR), Koganov (AZE) |

### Women

**Team Roster**

* Giulia Gorlero
* Simona Abbate
* Elisa Casanova – Captain
* Francesca Pomeri
* Martina Savioli
* Allegra Lapi
* Marta Colaiocco
* Roberta Bianconi
* Giulia Enrica Emmolo
* Giulia Rambaldi Guidasci
* Aleksandra Cotti
* Teresa Frassinetti
* Elena Gigli

**Group D**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 4 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 1 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 49 | −33 | 1 |
| July 17, 2011 17:40 | Report | Italy | 12–4 | Cuba | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 300 Referees: Juhas (HUN) Wengenroth (SUI) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 300 Referees: Juhas (HUN) Wengenroth (SUI) |||
| July 17, 2011 17:40 | Report | three players 3 | Goals | Hernendez Consuegra, Gutierrez More 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 300 Referees: Juhas (HUN) Wengenroth (SUI) |
| July 19, 2011 17:00 | Report | Italy | 18–2 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 400 Referees: Peris (CRO), Rustamova (UZB) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 400 Referees: Peris (CRO), Rustamova (UZB) |||
| July 19, 2011 17:00 | Report | Casanova 4 | Goals | Schooling, Harris 1 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 400 Referees: Peris (CRO), Rustamova (UZB) |
| July 21, 2011 21:00 | Report | Italy | 10–9 | China | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Flahive (AUS) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Flahive (AUS) |||
| July 21, 2011 21:00 | Report | Bianconi 3 | Goals | Wang Yi 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Flahive (AUS) |

**Quarterfinals**

| July 25, 2011 16:40 | Report | Italy | 14–12 | Australia | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Juhaz (HUN), Borrell (ESP) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Juhaz (HUN), Borrell (ESP) |||
| July 25, 2011 16:40 | Report | Bianconi 4 | Goals | four players 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Juhaz (HUN), Borrell (ESP) |

**Semifinals**

| July 27, 2011 16:50 | Report | Greece | 14–11 | Italy | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 950 Referees: Tulga (TUR), Borrell (ESP) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 950 Referees: Tulga (TUR), Borrell (ESP) |||
| July 27, 2011 16:50 | Report | three players 3 | Goals | Bianconi, Rambaldi Guidasci 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 950 Referees: Tulga (TUR), Borrell (ESP) |

**Bronze medal game**

| July 29, 2011 16:00 | Report | Russia | 8–7 | Italy | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Juhaz (HUN), Rotsart (USA) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Juhaz (HUN), Rotsart (USA) |||
| July 29, 2011 16:00 | Report | Belyaeva 3 | Goals | Casanova, Bianconi 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Juhaz (HUN), Rotsart (USA) |
