Swimming: Europeans; 58 the blues in the pool in Rome

(ANSA) – ROME, JUL 26 – The Italian Federation Nnoto, on the recommendation of the technical director Cesare Butini, has announced the 58 athletes who will participate in the 36th edition of the European Swimming Championships, scheduled in Rome from 11 to 17 August.

In the team 34 men and 24 women. In the women’s one, nine athletes born after 2000 stand out, including the twins Antonietta and Noemi Cesarano, Antonella Crispino, Sofia Morini and Chiara Tarantino born in 2003. As many in the men’s group. The youngest are Lorenzo Galossi from 2006 and Benedetta Pilato from 2005; captain Fabio Scozzoli returns, who will turn 34 on 4 August. All the finalists, as well as medalists, were present at the Tokyo Olympics and the World Championships in Budapest, starting with Gregorio Paltrinieri.

“In composing the team for the European Championships we have combined quality with quantity – emphasized Butini – The basic structure is represented by the athletes who participated in the world championships in Budapest, to which were added some athletes who took part in the Mediterranean Games of Oran and the qualifiers for the absolute summer championships held at the federal center of Ostia. The European at home also gives us the opportunity to look to the future, so we have rewarded some young athletes with the hope of speeding up their growth process by acquiring international experience in an environment full of enthusiasm, able to confirm itself as an example of behavior, to entertain and excite “. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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