title: Italy at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
text: # 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) |
  