title: Italy at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
text: # Italy at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
  
  Italy competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain between 19 July and 4 August 2013.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Martina Grimaldi | Open water swimming | Women's 25 km | 27 July |
  | Silver | Tania Cagnotto Francesca Dallapè | Diving | Women's 3 m synchronized springboard | 20 July |
  | Silver | Tania Cagnotto | Diving | Women's 1 m springboard | 23 July |
  | Silver | Federica Pellegrini | Swimming | Women's 200 m freestyle | 31 July |
  | Bronze | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 4 August |
  
  ## Diving
  
  Italy qualified 11 quota places for the following diving events.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Michele Benedetti | 1 m springboard | 303.10 | 26 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Billi | 1 m springboard | 292.30 | 31 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Michele Benedetti | 3 m springboard | 383.95 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Tommaso Rinaldi | 3 m springboard | 356.40 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andrea Chiarabini | 10 m platform | 418.60 | 10 Q | 451.70 | 9 Q | 370.75 | 12 |
  | Maicol Verzotto | 10 m platform | 355.10 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Billi Giovanni Tocci | 3 m synchronized springboard | 372.96 | 11 Q | — | — | 362.88 | 12 |
  | Francesco Dell'Uomo Maicol Verzotto | 10 m synchronized platform | 376.68 | 8 Q | — | — | 386.25 | 7 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Tania Cagnotto | 1 m springboard | 284.85 | 2 Q | — | — | 307.00 | |
  | Maria Marconi | 1 m springboard | 221.55 | 23 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Tania Cagnotto | 3 m springboard | 312.60 | 3 Q | 325.80 | 5 Q | 345.45 | 4 |
  | Maria Marconi | 3 m springboard | 308.05 | 5 Q | 301.75 | 10 Q | 334.05 | 6 |
  | Noemi Batki | 10 m platform | 244.90 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Tania Cagnotto Francesca Dallapè | 3 m synchronized springboard | 302.40 | 2 Q | — | — | 307.80 | |
  
  ## Open water swimming
  
  Italy qualified 10 quota places for the following events in open water swimming.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Valerio Cleri | 10 km | 1:49:30.5 | 14 |
  | Valerio Cleri | 25 km | 4:55:16.5 | 21 |
  | Luca Ferretti | 5 km | 53:47.1 | 24 |
  | Simone Ruffini | 25 km | 4:47:42.7 | 7 |
  | Mario Sanzullo | 10 km | 1:51:07.7 | 43 |
  | Federico Vanelli | 5 km | 53:42.3 | 16 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Rachele Bruni | 5 km | 56:48.1 | 10 |
  | Rachele Bruni | 10 km | 2:00:03.2 | 31 |
  | Alice Franco | 25 km | 5:07:22.9 | 4 |
  | Martina Grimaldi | 5 km | 56:46.3 | 7 |
  | Martina Grimaldi | 10 km | 1:58:24.9 | 12 |
  | Martina Grimaldi | 25 km | 5:07:19.7 | |
  
  ### Mixed
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Simone Ercoli Luca Ferretti Rachele Bruni | Team | 54:34.0 | 5 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Italian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Marco Belotti | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.66 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Piero Codia | 50 m butterfly | 23.21 | 5 Q | 23.50 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Gabriele Detti | 400 m freestyle | 3:49.78 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Gabriele Detti | 800 m freestyle | 7:56.15 | 11 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Gabriele Detti | 1500 m freestyle | 15:18.04 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Alex di Giorgio | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.47 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Mirco di Tora | 50 m backstroke | 25.54 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Mirco di Tora | 100 m backstroke | 54.76 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Luca Dotto | 50 m freestyle | 22.45 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Luca Dotto | 100 m freestyle | 48.88 | =10 Q | 48.46 | 8 Q | 48.58 | 8 |
  | Filippo Magnini | 100 m freestyle | 49.02 | 13 Q | 49.12 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Luca Marin | 400 m individual medley | 4:17.71 | 14 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Marco Orsi | 50 m freestyle | 22.61 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Gregorio Paltrinieri | 800 m freestyle | 7:52.33 | 7 Q | — | — | 7:50.29 | 6 |
  | Gregorio Paltrinieri | 1500 m freestyle | 14:57.15 | 4 Q | — | — | 14:45.37 | |
  | Francesco Pavone | 200 m butterfly | 1:58.68 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Mattia Pesce | 50 m breaststroke | 27.52 | =13 Q | 27.42 | 7 Q | 27.53 | 8 |
  | Mattia Pesce | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.32 | 14 Q | 1:01.06 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Samuel Pizzetti | 400 m freestyle | 3:53.26 | 22 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Luca Pizzini | 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.93 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Matteo Rivolta | 50 m butterfly | 23.65 | =18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Matteo Rivolta | 100 m butterfly | 52.00 | =5 Q | 51.64 NR | 6 Q | 51.65 | =7 |
  | Fabio Scozzoli | 50 m breaststroke | 27.60 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Fabio Scozzoli | 100 m breaststroke | 59.88 | =3 Q | 59.90 | 7 Q | 59.70 | 5 |
  | Federico Turrini | 200 m backstroke | 1:58.54 | 13 Q | 1:59.16 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Federico Turrini | 200 m individual medley | 2:00.02 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Federico Turrini | 400 m individual medley | 4:15.96 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Luca Dotto Filippo Magnini Luca Leonardi Michele Santucci | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:14.13 | 7 Q | — | — | 3:12.62 | 5 |
  | Marco Belotti Alex di Giorgio Damiano Lestingi Filippo Magnini | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:13.60 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Mirco di Tora Marco Orsi Matteo Rivolta Fabio Scozzoli | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:34.29 | 6 Q | — | — | 3:34.06 | 6 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ilaria Bianchi | 50 m butterfly | 26.63 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ilaria Bianchi | 100 m butterfly | 58.22 | 7 Q | 58.29 | 7 Q | 58.11 | 6 |
  | Martina Caramignoli | 1500 m freestyle | 16:15.65 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Diletta Carli | 400 m freestyle | 4:13.89 | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Martina de Memme | 400 m freestyle | 4:08.42 | 11 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Martina de Memme | 800 m freestyle | 8:26.95 | 6 Q | — | — | 8:29.37 | 7 |
  | Silvia di Pietro | 50 m freestyle | 25.24 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Silvia di Pietro | 50 m butterfly | 26.31 | =8 Q | 26.35 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Erika Ferraioli | 100 m freestyle | 55.54 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Lisa Fissneider | 50 m breaststroke | 31.94 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Lisa Fissneider | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.53 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Michela Guzzetti | 50 m breaststroke | 31.51 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Michela Guzzetti | 100 m breaststroke | 1:09.54 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Alice Mizzau | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.10 | 12 Q | 1:58.05 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Federica Pellegrini | 200 m freestyle | 1:56.79 | 3 Q | 1:55.78 | 1 Q | 1:55.14 | |
  | Federica Pellegrini | 200 m backstroke | 2:10.65 | 10 Q | 2:09.97 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Stefania Pirozzi | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.50 | 8 Q | 2:08.09 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Stefania Pirozzi | 200 m individual medley | 2:14.98 | =23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Stefania Pirozzi | 400 m individual medley | 4:42.33 | 13 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Silvia di Pietro Erika Ferraioli Alice Mizzau Federica Pellegrini | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:39.50 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Diletta Carli Martina de Memme Alice Mizzau Federica Pellegrini | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7.57.41 | 8 Q | — | — | 7:57.91 | 7 |
  | Ilaria Bianchi Erika Ferraioli Lisa Fissneider Federica Pellegrini | 4×100 m medley relay | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Synchronized swimming
  
  Italy has qualified twelve synchronized swimmers.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Linda Cerruti | Solo free routine | 88.580 | 8 Q | 87.590 | 8 |
  | Linda Cerruti | Solo technical routine | 88.400 | 8 Q | 89.200 | 8 |
  | Linda Cerruti Costanza Ferro | Duet free routine | 89.630 | 6 Q | 89.170 | 6 |
  | Linda Cerruti Costanza Ferro | Duet technical routine | 87.300 | 9 Q | 87.800 | 9 |
  | Elisa Bozzo Beatrice Callegari Camilla Cattaneo Manila Flamini Giulia Lapi Mariangela Perrupato Dalita Schiesaro Sara Sgarzi | Team free routine | 89.880 | 5 Q | 89.840 | 5 |
  | Elisa Bozzo Beatrice Callegari Camilla Cattaneo Manila Flamini Giulia Lapi Mariangela Perrupato Dalita Schiesaro Sara Sgarzi | Team technical routine | 89.600 | 6 Q | 89.900 | 6 |
  | Elisa Bozzo Beatrice Callegari Camilla Cattaneo Francesca Deidda Manila Flamini Giulia Lapi Mariangela Perrupato Alessia Pezone Dalita Schiesaro Sara Sgarzi | Free routine combination | 89.030 | 6 Q | 89.550 | 6 |
  
  ## Water polo
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Team roster**
  
  * Stefano Tempesti
  * Amaurys Pérez
  * Niccolò Gitto
  * Pietro Figlioli
  * Alex Giorgetti
  * Maurizio Felugo
  * Niccolò Figari
  * Valentino Gallo
  * Christian Presciutti
  * Deni Fiorentini
  * Matteo Aicardi
  * Christian Napolitano
  * Marco Del Lungo
  
  **Group play**
  
  | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 6 |
  | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 |
  | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 2 |
  | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 0 |
  | 22 July 2013 18:50 | Report | Italy | 10–4 | Romania | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Peris (CRO), Koryzna (POL) |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Peris (CRO), Koryzna (POL) |||
  | 22 July 2013 18:50 | Report | Aicardi 3 | Goals | four players 1 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Peris (CRO), Koryzna (POL) |
  | 24 July 2013 18:50 | Report | Italy | 10–8 | Germany | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Terepenka (CAN) |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Terepenka (CAN) |||
  | 24 July 2013 18:50 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Real, Schlotterbeck 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Terepenka (CAN) |
  | 26 July 2013 12:10 | Report | Italy | 12–6 | Kazakhstan | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 700 Referees: Peris (CRO), Abramović (MNE) |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 700 Referees: Peris (CRO), Abramović (MNE) |||
  | 26 July 2013 12:10 | Report | Figlioli 4 | Goals | Koliadenko 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 700 Referees: Peris (CRO), Abramović (MNE) |
  
  **Round of 16**
  
  | 28 July 2013 20:10 | Report | Italy | 11–3 | China | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Terepenka (CAN) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Terepenka (CAN) |||
  | 28 July 2013 20:10 | Report | Giorgetti 4 | Goals | three players 1 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Terepenka (CAN) |
  
  **Quarterfinal**
  
  | 30 July 2013 21:45 | Report | Spain | 3–4 | Italy | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
  | 30 July 2013 21:45 | Report | three players 1 | Goals | Figlioli 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  
  **Semifinal**
  
  | 1 August 2013 21:45 | Report | Montenegro | 10–8 | Italy | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Koryzna (POL) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Koryzna (POL) |||
  | 1 August 2013 21:45 | Report | Janović 3 | Goals | Figlioli, Aicardi 3 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Koryzna (POL) |
  
  **Third place game**
  
  | 3 August 2013 16:30 | Report | Croatia | 10–8 | Italy | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
  | 3 August 2013 16:30 | Report | Sukno, Joković 3 | Goals | Giorgetti 3 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  
  ### Women's tournament
  
  **Team roster**
  
  * Elena Gigli
  * Francesca Pomeri
  * Arianna Garibotti
  * Federica Radicchi
  * Elisa Queirolo
  * Rosaria Aiello
  * Tania Di Mario
  * Roberta Bianconi
  * Giulia Enrica Emmolo
  * Valeria Palmieri
  * Aleksandra Cotti
  * Teresa Frassinetti
  * Loredana Sparano
  
  **Group play**
  
  | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 17 | +31 | 6 |
  | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 4 |
  | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 2 |
  | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 0 |
  | 21 July 2013 20:10 | Report | Italy | 9–7 | Kazakhstan | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Ni (CHN) |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Ni (CHN) |||
  | 21 July 2013 20:10 | Report | Di Mario 3 | Goals | Akilbayeva, Gritsenko 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Ni (CHN) |
  | 23 July 2013 18:50 | Report | Hungary | 10–4 | Italy | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Margeta (SLO) |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Margeta (SLO) |||
  | 23 July 2013 18:50 | Report | Keszthelyi, Bujka 4 | Goals | four players 1 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Borrell (ESP), Margeta (SLO) |
  | 25 July 2013 13:30 | Report | Italy | 13–5 | Brazil | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Skovpina (UZB), Koganov (AZE) |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Skovpina (UZB), Koganov (AZE) |||
  | 25 July 2013 13:30 | Report | three players 3 | Goals | Zablith 2 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Skovpina (UZB), Koganov (AZE) |
  
  **Round of 16**
  
  | 27 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Italy | 12–13 | Greece | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Borrell (ESP) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Borrell (ESP) |||
  | 27 July 2013 21:30 | Report | Bianconi 3 | Goals | Manolioudaki 4 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 400 Referees: Margeta (SLO), Borrell (ESP) |
  