Benedetta Pilato (born 28 January 2005) is an Italian

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. She is the

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holder in the

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50 metre breaststroke. She is the European champion in the 50 metre breaststroke in

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and the 100 metre breaststroke in

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as well as the silver medalist in the 50 metre breaststroke in 2022. In 2021, she won a silver medal in the 50 metre breaststroke at the 2021 World Short Course Championships. She is the

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in the 100 metre breaststroke and the silver medal in the 50 metre breaststroke at the

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Career

2019–2020: World Championships silver medalist at 14 years of age

2019 European Junior Championships

On 3 July, at the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships held in

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, Pilato won the gold medal in the 50 metre breaststroke with a Championships record time of 30.16 seconds, finishing over one full second ahead of silver medalist

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and Anastasia Makarova of Russia. LEN (3 July 2019)
"Glasgow LEN European Junior Championships Swimming Kazan 2019: Results 50m Breaststroke - Women Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 20 August 2022. Two days later, she won a silver medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay, contributing a split of 1:07.70 for the breaststroke leg of the relay to the final time of 4:05.66. LEN (5 July 2019)
"Glasgow LEN European Junior Championships Swimming Kazan 2019: Results 4x100m Medley - Women Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 20 August 2022. In the final of the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay the next day, she helped achieve a fifth-place finish in 3:55.49, splitting a 1:10.15 for the breaststroke leg of the relay. LEN (6 July 2019)
"Glasgow LEN European Junior Championships Swimming Kazan 2019: Results 4x100m Medley - Mixed Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 20 August 2022. For her fourth and final event, on 7 July, she placed fifth in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:08.22. LEN (7 July 2019)
"Glasgow LEN European Junior Championships Swimming Kazan 2019: Results 100m Breaststroke - Women Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

2019 World Aquatics Championships

Pilato competed in the women's 50 metre breaststroke at the

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, winning the silver medal, at the age of 14. On 27 July 2019, at the beginning of the senior national team, at the 2019 World Championships in

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, she entered the final of the 50 breaststroke with the third best time (30.17), after setting the new Italian record and winning her heat in 29.98, beating her previous record set at the Settecolli Trophy (30.13). The next day, she placed second in the final with a time of 30.00 seconds, finishing 0.16 seconds behind gold medalist

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of the

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and 0.15 seconds ahead of bronze medalist

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of Russia.

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(28 July 2019)
"18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR): Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Heat 1 Results"
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''. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

2019 World Junior Championships

The month following the senior World Championships, Pilato competed at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary, where she won the world junior title and gold medal in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 30.60 seconds, finishing over three-tenths of a second ahead of silver medalist Kayla van der Merwe of

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and bronze medalist Kaitlyn Dobler of the United States.Arcobelli, Stefano (22 August 2019)
"L'estate d'oro della Pilato: "La vita è cambiata, io solo la stessa""
(in Italian). ''

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''. Retrieved 19 August 2022. She also placed sixth in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:08.21 and fourth in the 4×100 metre medley relay with a final time of 4:05.29.

(25 August 2019)
"7th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2019 Budapest (HUN): Results Book"
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''. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

2019 European Short Course Championships

In December, at the

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held in

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, Pilato won the gold medal in the 50 metre breaststroke in a world junior record time of 29.32 seconds, after setting world junior records in the preliminaries heats, at 29.62 seconds, and the semifinals, at 29.48 seconds.Kenny, John (4 December 2019)
"Mona McSharry storms home to take European bronze in Glasgow"
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''. Retrieved 20 August 2022.Pérez, Marta (4 December 2019)
"Hosszu y Pilato, con dos récords del mundo júnior, se exhiben en Glasgow"
(in Spanish). ''

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''. Retrieved 20 August 2022. LEN (8 December 2019)
"Glasgow LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019: Results Book"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 20 August 2022. She also won a silver medal as part of the 4×100 metre medley relay, splitting a 29.18 for the breaststroke leg of the relay in the final, and placed thirteenth in the preliminaries of the 100 metre breaststroke with a 1:06.07, where she did not advance to the semifinals as she was not one of the two fastest swimmers representing Italy.

2020 Italian National Championships

In December 2020, at 15 years of age, Pilato set a world junior record in the long course 50 metre breaststroke at the 2020 Italian Winter National Swimming Championships, in

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, with a time of 29.61 seconds.Villa, Stefano (3 April 2021)
"Nuoto, Benedetta Pilato vince i 50 rana senza il tempone: 3 decimi sopra il record italiano"
(in Italian). ''OA Sport''. Retrieved 19 August 2022. The following month, she was the recipient of

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's World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year award for the year 2020.Dornan, Ben (2 January 2021)
"2020 Swammy Awards: World Jr Female Swimmer of the Year - Benedetta Pilato"
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''. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

2021: 16-year-old world record setter in 50 metre breaststroke

In April 2021, at the Italian National Swimming Championships, Pilato achieved a spot on the 2020 Olympic Team for Italy in the 100 metre breaststroke.

2020 European Aquatics Championships

In May 2021, at the

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, conducted in

metres and held in

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, Pilato tied

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for third-rank in the preliminaries of the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:06.34 and did not advance to the semifinals as she was not one of the two fastest Italian swimmers. LEN (18 May 2021)
"Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 100m Breaststroke Women Preliminary"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 19 August 2022. Four days later, she set a new world junior record in the preliminaries of the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 29.50 seconds, lowering the former record she set in December by 0.09 seconds, setting a new Championships record, and qualifying for the semifinals ranking first. LEN (22 May 2021)
"Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 50m Breaststroke Women Preliminary"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 19 August 2022. Later in the day, in the evening semifinals, she set a new

, world junior record, and Championships record at of age with a time of 29.30 seconds, breaking the former record of 29.40 seconds set by Lilly King in 2017, and qualifying her to the final ranking first. In the final the following day, she won the gold medal and European title with a time of 29.35 seconds, finishing 0.84 seconds ahead of silver medalist

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. LEN (23 May 2021)
"Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 50m Breaststroke Women Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

2021 European Junior Championships

At the

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, held in early July in

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, Pilato won the gold medal in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 30.13 seconds, and contributed a split of 1:06.58 for the breaststroke leg of the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay in the preliminaries before being substituted out and Simone Cerasuolo substituted in for the finals relay, which went on to be disqualified while swimming. LEN (11 July 2021)
"Rome LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships 2021: Results Book"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

2020 Summer Olympics

At the

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, Japan, Pilato entered as the number six seed in the 100 metre breaststroke, in the prelims round of competition on 25 July 2021, she was disqualified and did not advance to the semifinals round of competition.Sutherland, James (25 July 2021)
"Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 25 July 2021."Olympic Swimming Results"
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''. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021. The reason for Pilato's disqualification was that she did not move her feet on the same horizontal plane during her kicks, which is also known as a scissor kick.DeGeorge, Matthew (25 July 2021)
"Olympics: Tatjana Schoenmaker Sets Olympic Record in 100 Breast"
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International Swimming League

Pilato was selected to compete on team Energy Standard for the 2021 International Swimming League.Penland, Spencer (1 August 2021)
"ISL Season 3: Free Agency Period Closed After 36 Free Agent Signings In July"
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''. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

2021 European Short Course Championships

Leading up to the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships held at the

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in November, Pilato was highlighted as a competitor to watch in one of the top five female races, the 100 metre breaststroke, by

.Race, Retta (1 November 2021)
"Top 5 Women's Races To Watch At 2021 European Short Course C'Ships"
''

''. Retrieved 1 November 2021. Pilato won her prelims heat in the 100 metre breaststroke on day one of competition, 2 November, with a time of 1:05.23 and ranked fourth amongst Italian swimmers, sixth overall. LEN (2 November 2021)
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Breaststroke Women Preliminary"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 2 November 2021. As Pilato was the fourth fastest Italian across all prelims heats of the event, she did not advance to the semifinals since only the two fastest swimmers in the prelims heats from a country were eligible for the semifinals.Sutherland, James (2 November 2021)
"Pilato, Sabbioni Among Big Names Eliminated In Heats On Day 1 Of SC Euros"
''

''. Retrieved 2 November 2021. On the fifth day, she swam a 29.62 in the prelims heats of the 50 metre breaststroke and qualified for the semifinals ranked first. LEN (6 November 2021)
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Breaststroke Women Preliminary"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 6 November 2021. Later in the day, she swam a 29.67 in the semifinals, ranked second overall, and advanced to the final of the event the next day. LEN (6 November 2021)
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Breaststroke Women Semi-Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 6 November 2021.Pezzato, Aglaia (6 November 2021)
"Europei Kazan: Finali E Semifinali Day 5 Recap Live"
(in Italian). ''

''. Retrieved 6 November 2021. On the last day of competition, Pilato won her first medal of the competition, a silver medal in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 29.75 seconds in the final. LEN (7 November 2021)
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Breaststroke Women Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 7 November 2021.Hamann, Michael (7 November 2021)
"2021 European Short Course Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

2021 World Short Course Championships

Pilato entered to compete in one individual event at the 2021 World Short Course Championships in

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, the 50 metre breaststroke."2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Athlete Entries"
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''. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.Race, Retta (10 December 2021)
"Entry Lists Published For 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships"
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''. Retrieved 10 December 2021. In the prelims heats of the event, she ranked third overall with a time of 29.73 seconds and qualified for the semifinals.

(16 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Pilato qualified for the final of the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 29.76 seconds in the semifinals, ranking fourth overall.

(16 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 16 December 2021.Hamann, Michael (16 December 2021)
"2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 16 December 2021. In the final, Pilato won the silver medal with a time of 29.50 seconds, finishing less than two-tenths of a second behind gold medalist

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(17 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 17 December 2021. Pilato split a 29.78 for the breaststroke leg of the 4×50 metre mixed medley relay in the prelims heats on day three, helping advance the relay to the final ranking fourth.

(18 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 18 December 2021. The finals relay, on which

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substituted for Pilato, placed third and she won a bronze medal for her prelims contributions.

(18 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

2022: World and European champion in 100 metre breaststroke

2022 World Aquatics Championships

At the

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(20 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 20 June 2022."Mondiali di Nuoto, oro per Benedetta Pilato nei 100 rana"
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and one-tenth of a second faster than bronze medalist

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(25 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 25 June 2022.Tiseo, Giandomenico (25 June 2022)
"Nuoto, Mondiali 2022: Benedetta Pilato si tinge d'argento nei 50 rana! Oro a Ruta Meilutyte"
(in Italian). ''OA Sport''. Retrieved 25 June 2022. For the 4×100 metre medley relay, she split a 1:07.00 for the breaststroke leg of the relay in the final to help achieve a seventh-place finish.

(25 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

2022 European Aquatics Championships

On the third day of the

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, held in Rome in August, Pilato won the gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:05.97. LEN (13 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Breaststroke Women Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 13 August 2022."Europei di nuoto Roma, risultati in diretta: sincro, Minisini e Ruggiero oro nel duo misto libero. Bronzo a Cerruti e Ferro"
(in Italian). ''

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''. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.Pérez, Marta (13 August 2022)
"Paltrinieri, Sjöström y Pilato no dan opción a las sorpresas"
(in Spanish). ''

''. Retrieved 13 August 2022."Natation: l'Itanienne Pilato sacrée championne d'Europe du 100 m brasse"
(in French). ''

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''. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.Giannese, Danilo (13 August 2022)
"Europei di Nuoto, oro per Benedetta Pilato nella finale dei 100 rana"
(in Italian). '' Rai News''. Retrieved 13 August 2022. Four days later, in the 50 metre breaststroke, she finished in a time of 29.71 seconds and won the silver medal. LEN (17 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Breaststroke Women Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 17 August 2022.Martínez, Alberto (17 August 2022)
"Italia arrasa en Roma"
(in Spanish). ''

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that won the bronze medal. LEN (17 August 2022)
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Medley Women Final"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

2022 World Short Course Championships

For the 2022 World Short Course Championships, held in December in

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, Pilato placed fifteenth in the first of her two individuals events, the 100 metre breaststroke, on the second day of competition with a time of 1:05.46 in the semifinals that did not qualify her to the final.

(14 December 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 5 February 2023. For her second and final event, the 50 metre breaststroke, she improved upon her placing, this time finishing seventh in the final on day six with a time of 29.48 seconds, which was less than one second behind the first-place finisher and less than four-tenths of a second behind the second-place finisher.

(18 December 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

2024 Summer Olympics

World records

;Long course metres (50 m pool) Legend: WJ – World junior record; sf – semifinal

Personal bests

;Long course metres (50 m pool) ;Short course metres (25 m pool)

International championships

;Long course metres (50 m pool) : Pilato swam only in the heats. : Pilato was not a member of the relay disqualified in the final. ;Short course metres (25 m pool) : Pilato swam only in the heats.

Awards and honours

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'' Swammy Award, World Junior Female Swimmer of the Year: 2020 * ''SwimSwam'' Top 100 (Women's): 2021 (#32),Ortegon, Karl (13 February 2021)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2021: Women's #40 — #31"
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''. Retrieved 11 October 2021. 2022 (#25)Sutherland, James (17 January 2022)
"SwimSwam's Top 100 For 2022: Women's #30-21"
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''. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilato, Benedetta 2005 births Living people Italian female breaststroke swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Taranto World record setters in swimming World record holders in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Italy Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) 21st-century Italian sportswomen Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Career

2019–2020: World Championships silver medalist at 14 years of age

2019 European Junior Championships

2019 World Aquatics Championships

2019 World Junior Championships

2019 European Short Course Championships

2020 Italian National Championships

2021: 16-year-old world record setter in 50 metre breaststroke

2020 European Aquatics Championships

2021 European Junior Championships

2020 Summer Olympics

International Swimming League

2021 European Short Course Championships

2021 World Short Course Championships

2022: World and European champion in 100 metre breaststroke

2022 World Aquatics Championships

2022 European Aquatics Championships

2022 World Short Course Championships

2024 Summer Olympics

World records

Personal bests

International championships

Awards and honours

See also

References

External links