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Pelati Wins Bronze for Italy’s First Men’s Artistic Swimming Medal

His achievement caps a seven-medal haul at Singapore, underlining Italy’s rising male presence in a sport long dominated by women.

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Pelati nella storia: bronzo all'esordio mondiale nel solo libero!
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Overview

  • Filippo Pelati scored 213.9850 points to finish third in the men’s solo free routine behind Russia’s Alexandr Maltsev and China’s Muye Guo.
  • His bronze marks Italy’s seventh medal of the championships and the nation’s inaugural podium in men’s artistic swimming.
  • Pelati improved from sixth place in the technical solo routine to claim bronze on his senior world championship debut.
  • The 18-year-old’s free routine was choreographed by Anastasia Ermakova to John Williams’s Jaws theme and guided by coach Beatrice Casalini.
  • Italy secured five silver medals in open-water events across 10 km, 5 km, 3 km knockout and mixed relay races even as World Aquatics reviews safety protocols after bacterial contamination delayed competitions at Sentosa Beach.