LEN European Aquatics Championships | Kazan 2021

40 Italian athletes will be competing at the 21st European Short Course Swimming Championships to be held from 2 to 7 November at the Aquatics Palace in Kazan – a venue which has already hosted many major events. The Italian team dominated previous editions, bringing home 207 medals (68 gold, 66 silver and 73 bronze medals), as well as 6 golds, 7 silvers and 7 bronzes at Glasgow 2019, finishing second only to Russia on the overall medal table and winning the country ranking for the third consecutive time.

According to regulation, competitors will include Tokyo Olympic medallists Gregorio Paltrinieri (silver in the 800 freestyle and bronze in the 10km), Alessandro Miressi (silver in the 4x100 freestyle and bronze in the 4x100 medley), Thomas Ceccon (silver in the 4x100 freestyle and bronze in the 4x100 medley), Nicolò Martinenghi (bronze in the 100 breaststroke and in the 4x100 medley), Lorenzo Zazzeri (silver in the 4x100 freestyle) and Simona Quadarella (bronze in the 800 freestyle).