Italy dominates European dives with 5 golds of Pellacani
The short version
Chiara Pellacani won five consecutive golds at the European Diving Championships in Paris. Italy closed the continental review in first place on the medal table with 19 medals.
Chiara Pellacani won five consecutive gold medals at the European Diving Championships in Paris.6,5,4,3,2 Pellacani won gold in the sync 3 meters together with Elisa Pizzini.6,5,4,2 Italy closed the European Diving Championships in first place on the medal table with a total of 19 medals.2
The Italian team also won a bronze in team acrobatics in artistic swimming with a score of 219.2545.1 Pellacani defined his result as an approach to the performance of Chinese diving machines.6,3 The diver said she imagined herself with all the medals around her neck already on the eve of the competition.3
“'Now I'm approaching the Chinese'”
“'On the eve I imagined myself in the picture with all the medals around my neck.'”
Why it matters
The European Diving Championships is a continental competition organized by LEN (European Swimming League) that brings together athletes from aquatic disciplines such as diving and artistic swimming.5,2
The 3-meter synchro is a discipline that involves dives in pairs, evaluated for synchronism and technique.6,5,2
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