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Gregorio Paltrinieri

2014 Swammy Awards: Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year Adam Peaty

The 19-year-old Peaty emerged from relative obscurity this year to become one of the fastest breaststrokers in world history.

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RACE VIDEO: Gregorio Paltrinieri wins 1500 Freestyle World Championships scm

Race Video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.

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Arena International Athletes – Swimming Photo Vault

Many thanks to Arena International for these great swimming photos.

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Paltrinieri Leads 31 Italians in Quest for SC Worlds Gold

Distance swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri will look to upgrade his 2012 silver in the 1500 free to a gold in Doha.

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Top 10 Swimmers From The 2014 European Championships

Adam Peaty was incredibly impressive in Berlin winning a total of four gold and breaking the world record in the men’s 50 breaststroke…

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2014 European Championships Friday Finals Live Recap

Jeanette Ottesen took gold in the 100 butterfly finishing one one-hundredth of a second ahead of Sarah Sjostrom…

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2014 European Championships: Day 4 Live Prelims Recaps

Sarah Sjoestroem will compete in her signature Olympic event, the 100 butterfly on Thursday.

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WATCH: Race Videos From Wednesday at the 2014 European Championships

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom (above) won the women’s 100 free on Wednesday for her second individual title of the meet. Serbian Velimir Stjepanovic added his second gold as well.

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Medal Table: 2014 European Championships – GBR leads, Sweden on the rise after day 3

Sweden picked up three medals on day 3, including gold from Sarah Sjostrom in the 100 free.

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Record Watch: 10 records on high alert at the European Championships and the swimmers going after them

Sarah Sjostrom has already cracked a world record this year. Can she add more in Berlin over the coming week?

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Italy Announces Finalized Roster For European Championships

The Italian Swimming Federation announced their finalized roster of 41 athletes who will be competing at the European Championships in Berlin…

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2014 European Championships rosters roundup as of May

Here’s your guide for the nations that have already publicized rosters for the 2014 European Championships, including France and dominant freestyler Yannick Agnel.

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Paltrinieri strikes back, tops Detti and breaks Italian record in 1500 free

Gregorio Paltinieri destroyed the championship field, the Italian record and the world’s top time of 2014 in one fell swoop with his 14:44.50 in the 1500.

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Detti tops Paltrinieri in tight 400 free race to highlight day 3 of Italian Nationals

After breaking the European record in the 800 free on day 1, 19-year-old Gabriele Detti continued his rise by taking the men’s 400 free after an intense showdown with Gregorio Paltrinieri.

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Italy To Test Their Best

With an eye on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio the Italian Swimming Federation will be running their top athletes through a series of testing protocols over the next few weeks….

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