Michele Lamberti (born 3 November 2000) is a competitive Italian
swimmer
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. He is a former
world record
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holder in the
short course 4×50-metre medley relay. He currently holds the
Italian record in the short course 50-metre backstroke. At the
2021 European Short Course Championships he won a
gold medal
A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture.
Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
and set a world record in the 4×50-metre medley relay, won three silver medals, one in the 50-metre backstroke, one in the 100-metre butterfly, and one in the 4×50-metre mixed medley relay, and won a bronze medal in the 200-metre backstroke. At the
2021 World Short Course Championships he won two bronze medals in relay events, swimming in the preliminaries for each relay.
Background
Lamberti was born 3 November 2000 in
Brescia
Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...
,
Italy
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, to father
Giorgio Lamberti a former
world record
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holder and world champion in the short course
200-metre freestyle.
["Like father like son: Michele Lamberti sets the Italian record in the 50 backstroke"](_blank)
''Pledge Times''. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.["2021 European Short-Course Swimming Championships, Kazan (RUS) — Day 2, Summary"](_blank)
. '' LEN''. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.["Michele Lamberti"](_blank)
(in Italian). ''Italian Swimming Federation
The Italian Swimming Federation () (FIN), founded in 1899 is the governing, organizing, and controlling body of swimming and all other aquatic sports in Italy. The organization is affiliated with the Italian National Olympic Committee and defines ...
''. Retrieved 13 March 2023. He also has two siblings, Noemi and
Matteo, both of whom are competitive swimmers.
His mother, Tanya Vannini, was also a competitive swimmer at the international level.
["Nuoto, Michele Lamberti Doppio Argento E Record Italiano Agli Europei In Vasca Corta"](_blank)
(in Italian). ''Eurosport
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''. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021. Lamberti is coached by his father, Giorgio Lamberti.
[Pezzato, Aglaia (17 November 2021)]
"In The Name Of The Father: Michele Lamberti, A Star 20 Years After Giorgio"
''SwimSwam
''SwimSwam'' is a swimming news organization covering competitive swimming along with diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. SwimSwam launched as a website in March 2012.
History
The news organization was founded by Braden Keith, Garrett ...
''. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Career
2021
2021 European Short Course Championships
At the
2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships held at the
Palace of Water Sports
The Palace of Water Sports (; ) is an indoor aquatics centre in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia which was built for the 2013 Summer Universiade. Located on the banks of the Kazanka River, the competitions in synchronized swimming, diving, swimming and ...
in
Kazan
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...
,
Russia
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in November, Lamberti started his competition on day one with an
Italian record of 22.91 seconds in the 50-metre backstroke prelims heats that qualified him for the semifinals later the same day.
[ LEN (2 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Backstroke Men Preliminary"
''MicroPlus Informatica''. Retrieved 2 November 2021.[Dornan, Ben (2 November 2021)]
"Italy's Michele Lamberti Hits 22.91 Italian Record In 50 Back, 50.17 100 Fly"
''SwimSwam
''SwimSwam'' is a swimming news organization covering competitive swimming along with diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. SwimSwam launched as a website in March 2012.
History
The news organization was founded by Braden Keith, Garrett ...
''. Retrieved 3 November 2021. In the same prelims session, Lamberti qualified for the semifinals of the 100-metre butterfly with a time of 50.17 seconds.
[ LEN (2 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 100m Butterfly Men Preliminary"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 3 November 2021. In the evening semifinals session, he set a new Italian record in the 50-metre backstroke with his time of 22.79 seconds and advanced to the final ranked second.
[ LEN (2 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Backstroke Men Semi-Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 3 November 2021.[Dornan, Ben (3 November 2021)]
"22.47 Kolesnikov Hits #2 All-Time 50 Backstroke, Within 0.25 of Manaudou's WR"
''SwimSwam
''SwimSwam'' is a swimming news organization covering competitive swimming along with diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. SwimSwam launched as a website in March 2012.
History
The news organization was founded by Braden Keith, Garrett ...
''. Retrieved 3 November 2021. For the 100-metre butterfly semifinals, he advanced to the final with a personal best time of 50.11 seconds.
[ LEN (2 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 100m Butterfly Men Semi-Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
On day two of competition, 3 November, Lamberti made it three-for-three setting his third Italian record in the 50-metre backstroke in the third stage of competition, the final, with a time of 22.65 seconds, which earned him the silver medal in the event.
[ LEN (3 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Backstroke Men Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 3 November 2021.[Dornan, Ben (3 November 2021)]
"SC Euros Day 2: Lamberti's Birthday party Includes 2 Silver And A World Record"
''SwimSwam
''SwimSwam'' is a swimming news organization covering competitive swimming along with diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. SwimSwam launched as a website in March 2012.
History
The news organization was founded by Braden Keith, Garrett ...
''. Retrieved 3 November 2021. He won the silver medal in his second event of the same finals session, the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 49.79 seconds.
[ LEN (3 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 100m Butterfly Men Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 3 November 2021. In his third and final event of the session, Lamberti earned his first
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
and set a
Championships record and
world record
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of 1:30.14 in the
4×50-metre medley relay with relay teammates
Nicolò Martinenghi
Nicolò Martinenghi (; born 1 August 1999) is an Italian swimmer and the reigning Olympic champion in the 100 metre breaststroke event, having won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is a two-time world record holder in the 4×50 me ...
(breaststroke),
Marco Orsi
Marco Orsi (born 11 December 1990) is an Italian competitive swimmer who won eight gold medal at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.
Career
In 2012 Marco Orsi qualified for his first Olympic appearance in London 2012. He is trained ...
(butterfly), and
Lorenzo Zazzeri
Lorenzo Zazzeri (born 9 August 1994) is an Italian swimmer. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, winning a silver medal.
Career
He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the ...
(freestyle).
[ LEN (3 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 4x50m Medley Relay Men Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 3 November 2021.[Byrnes, Liz (3 November 2021)]
"Flash! Kazan 2021: Italy Set World Record In Men's 4x50 Medley Relay At European SC"
''Swimming World
}
''Swimming World'' is a US-based quarterly swimming magazine that was first published in a magazine format as ''Junior Swimmer'' in January 1960. It concurrently runs online websites ''Swimming World Magazine'' and ''Swimming World News'' (kn ...
''. Retrieved 3 November 2021.[Race, Retta (3 November 2021)]
"Zazzeri's 20.21 Anchor Helps Fuel Italian Men's 200 Medley Relay World Record"
''SwimSwam
''SwimSwam'' is a swimming news organization covering competitive swimming along with diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. SwimSwam launched as a website in March 2012.
History
The news organization was founded by Braden Keith, Garrett ...
''. Retrieved 2 November 2021. Lamberti was the only person on the relay to lower the world record split for their stroke by more than two tenths of a second and he also set his fourth Italian record in the 50-metre backstroke with his lead-off time of 22.62 seconds.
The third day, Lamberti swam a personal best time of 50.86 seconds in the prelims heats of the 100 metre backstroke, ranked seventh overall, and did not advance to the semifinals as he was not one of the two fastest Italians in the event.
[ LEN (4 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 100m Backstroke Men Preliminary"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 4 November 2021. Fourth day of competition, a similar situation arose, Lamberti swam a personal best time of 22.81 seconds in the 50-metre butterfly prelims heats, ranking behind Italians
Matteo Rivolta
Matteo Rivolta (born 16 November 1991) is a male Italian swimmer. He won bronze medal in 100 metres butterfly at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships.
Rivolta an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.
He competed at the 2012 and 2016 ...
and
Thomas Ceccon
Thomas Ceccon (; born 27 January 2001) is an Italian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the long course 100 metre backstroke and the short course 4×100 metre freestyle relay. He is also the Italian record holder in the long course 50 me ...
and thus not advancing to the semifinals even though he ranked twelfth overall.
[ LEN (5 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Butterfly Men Preliminary"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 5 November 2021. Day five, he advanced to the semifinals of the 200-metre backstroke with a time of 1:54.45 in the prelims heats, which ranked him ninth amongst semifinals qualifiers and eleventh overall.
[ LEN (6 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 200m Backstroke Men Preliminary"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 6 November 2021. In the semifinals, he dropped almost two and a half seconds off his prelims time, swimming a 1:52.01 and advancing the final.
[ LEN (6 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 200m Backstroke Men Semi-Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 6 November 2021.[Pezzato, Aglaia (6 November 2021)]
"Europei Kazan: Finali E Semifinali Day 5 Recap Live"
(in Italian). ''SwimSwam
''SwimSwam'' is a swimming news organization covering competitive swimming along with diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. SwimSwam launched as a website in March 2012.
History
The news organization was founded by Braden Keith, Garrett ...
''. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
Lamberti swam a 1:50.26 in the final of the 200-metre backstroke on the sixth and final day of competition, lowering his personal best time from the semifinals by over a second and a half, and winning the bronze medal in the event.
[ LEN (7 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 200m Backstroke Men Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 7 November 2021.[Hamann, Michael (7 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap"
''SwimSwam
''SwimSwam'' is a swimming news organization covering competitive swimming along with diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. SwimSwam launched as a website in March 2012.
History
The news organization was founded by Braden Keith, Garrett ...
''. Retrieved 7 November 2021. In the final of the 4×50-metre mixed medley relay, Lamberti split a time of 22.72 seconds for the backstroke leg of the relay to win the silver medal and achieve a new Italian record at 1:36.39 in the event with his relay teammates of Nicolò Martinenghi (breaststroke),
Elena Di Liddo
Elena di Liddo (born 8 September 1993) is an Italian swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 100 m butterfly.
She won two silver individual medals at the 2017 Summer Universiade. and two with the relay team, in two different editio ...
(butterfly), and
Silvia Di Pietro
Silvia Di Pietro (born 6 April 1993) is an Italian swimmer. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Di Pietro is an athlete of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
The Centro Sportivo Carabinieri (also known as Carabinieri Bologna), ...
(freestyle).
[ LEN (7 November 2021)]
"2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 4 x 50m Medley Mixed Final"
''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
2021 Nico Sapio Trophy
At the 47th Nico Sapio Trophy held in
Genoa
Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...
, Lamberti won the gold medal in the short course 200 metre butterfly with a personal best time of 1:53.94, which was a drop of 2.01 seconds from his previous best time in the race.
[Race, Retta (20 November 2021)]
"Michele Lamberti Hits SCM 200 Fly Personal Best At Nico Sapio"
''SwimSwam
''SwimSwam'' is a swimming news organization covering competitive swimming along with diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. SwimSwam launched as a website in March 2012.
History
The news organization was founded by Braden Keith, Garrett ...
''. Retrieved 20 November 2021. Earlier in the competition, Lamberti won the bronze medal in the 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:46.53, which was 1.00 seconds behind his brother and silver medalist in the event
Matteo Lamberti.
FIN
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(19 November 2021)
"47° Trofeo Nico Sapio V. 25m: Risultati 200 m Stile Libero - Assoluti Maschi"
(in Italian). ''genovagare.it''. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2021 World Short Course Championships
Two weeks before the start of competition at the
2021 World Short Course Championships in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...
,
United Arab Emirates
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, Lamberti and his brother were named to the Italian roster for the Championships.
[Race, Retta (2 December 2021)]
"Italy's Roster For Abu Dhabi Not Based On Short Course Nationals"
''SwimSwam
''SwimSwam'' is a swimming news organization covering competitive swimming along with diving, water polo and synchronized swimming. SwimSwam launched as a website in March 2012.
History
The news organization was founded by Braden Keith, Garrett ...
''. Retrieved 2 December 2021. He entered to compete in the 50 metre backstroke, 200 metre backstroke, and 100 metre butterfly individual events.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(14 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Entries Book"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 14 December 2021. Starting competition on day two, Lamberti ranked 14th in the prelims heats of the
100 metre butterfly with a time of 50.53 seconds and qualified for the semifinals of the event.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(17 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 17 December 2021. In the evening semifinals, Lamberti swam a 50.12, ranked 12th overall and did not advance to the final.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(17 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 17 December 2021. The morning of day three, Lamberti advanced to the semifinals ranking tenth in the prelims heats of the
50 metre backstroke with a 23.50.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(18 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 18 December 2021. In his second event of the morning, Lamberti split a 23.44 for the backstroke leg of the
4×50 metre mixed medley relay, helping to achieve a rank of fourth and qualify the relay to the final.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(18 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 18 December 2021. Later in the day, Lamberti swam a 23.15 in the semifinals of the 50 metre backstroke to qualify for the final ranking sixth.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(18 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Backstroke Semifinals Results Summary"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 18 December 2021. For the final of the 4×50 metre mixed medley relay,
Lorenzo Mora
Lorenzo Mora (born 30 September 1998) is a competitive Italian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 4×50 metre medley relay. He is the Italian record holder in the short course 100 metre backstroke and 200 metre backstrok ...
substituted in for Lamberti for the backstroke leg of the relay, the finals relay finished third, and all prelims and finals relay members won a bronze medal.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(18 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
On day four, Lamberti placed fifth in the final of the 50 metre backstroke with a time of 22.94 seconds.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(19 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 50m Backstroke Final Results"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 19 December 2021. The following day Lamberti split a 22.84 for the butterfly leg of the
4×50 metre medley relay, helping advance the relay to the final ranking fifth overall at 1:33.60.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(20 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 20 December 2021. In the final, Matteo Rivolta substituted in for Lamberti, the finals relay placed third in 1:30.78, and Lamberti won a bronze medal for his contributions in the prelims heats.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(20 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 20 December 2021. In the morning prelims heats on the sixth and final day of competition, Lamberti did not qualify for the final of the
200 metre backstroke with his time of 1:52.52 and ranking of eleventh.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(21 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
2022
2022 World Aquatics Championships
As part of the
4×100 metre mixed medley relay at the
2022 World Aquatics Championships
The 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 19th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July 2022. These championships included five disciplines, with high diving not staged for this edi ...
, with pool swimming conducted at
Danube Arena
The Danube Arena (in Hungarian: ''Duna Aréna'', unofficially ''Dagály Budapest Aquatics Complex'') is an aquatics complex located in Budapest, Hungary. It was designed by Marcell Ferenc and built between 2015 and 2017.
Design and construction
...
in
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
,
Hungary
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in June, Lamberti split a 54.40 for the backstroke leg of the relay in the preliminaries to help qualify the relay for the final ranking seventh.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 21 June 2022.[di Alberto Armanini (22 June 2022)]
"Super Martinenghi Delusione staffetta E oggi c'è Lamberti"
(in Italian). ''Bresciaoggi
''Bresciaoggi'' is a morning daily newspaper that serves Brescia, in the Lombardy metropolitan area of Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists ...
''. Retrieved 22 June 2022. For the finals relay, Thomas Ceccon substituted in for him on the backstroke leg of the relay and the relay placed fifth in a time of 3:41.67.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''Omega Timing
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as ''Louis Brandt et Fils'' until incorporating the name ''Omega'' in 1903, becoming ' ...
''. Retrieved 21 June 2022. The following day, he placed 21st in the
200 metre backstroke with a time of 2:00.92.
FINA
World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (; ), is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in List of water sports, water sports. It is one of several interna ...
(22 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"
''Omega Timing
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''. Retrieved 22 June 2022.[Spada, Enrico (22 June 2022)]
"LIVE Nuoto, Mondiali 2022 DIRETTA: Alessandro Miressi ci prova nella finale dei 100sl! C'è Fangio nei 200 rana"
(in Italian). ''OA Sport''. Retrieved 22 June 2022. On 24 June, he swam a time of 25.16 seconds in the preliminaries of the
50 metre backstroke, tying for sixteenth rank.
FINA
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(24 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 24 June 2022. In the semifinals, he lowered his time to 24.86 seconds and placed eleventh.
FINA
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(24 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 50m Backstroke Semifinals Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 24 June 2022.[Nicoliello, Mario (24 June 2022)]
"Nuoto, Lamberti si ferma in semifinale nei 50d e chiude undicesimo"
(in Italian). '' Giornale di Brescia''. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
2022 European Aquatics Championships
The month following the World Championships, Lamberti was officially confirmed as a swim team member for Italy for the
2022 European Aquatics Championships
The 2022 European Aquatics Championships took place in Rome, Italy, from 11 to 21 August 2022. The event exactly coincided with, but was not officially part of, the 2022 European Championships. This diverged from the joined format of the 2018 Eu ...
in August in
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
.
["Italy announce strong swimming team for Roma 2022"](_blank)
''roma2022.eu''. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022. The second day of competition, he led-off the
4×100 metre mixed medley relay in the prelims heats with a 54.67, helping qualify the relay to the final ranking sixth.
[ LEN (12 August 2022)]
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Medley Mixed Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
(in Italian). '' ANSA''. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022. On the finals relay, Thomas Ceccon substituted in for him and he won a silver medal for his contributions when the relay placed second in a time of 3:43.61.
[ LEN (12 August 2022)]
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Medley Mixed Final"
. ''Microplus''. Retrieved 12 August 2022. Two days later, in the preliminaries of the
50 metre backstroke, he qualified for the semifinals ranking fifth with a time of 24.88 seconds.
[ LEN (14 August 2022)]
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Backstroke Men Preliminary"
. ''Microplus''. Retrieved 14 August 2022.["Nuoto, Europei 2022: Lamberti in semifinale nei 50 a dorso"](_blank)
(in Italian). ''Bresciaoggi
''Bresciaoggi'' is a morning daily newspaper that serves Brescia, in the Lombardy metropolitan area of Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists ...
''. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.["Europei di nuoto, Michele Lamberti si è qualificato per la semifinale dei 50 dorso"](_blank)
(in Italian). '' Giornale di Brescia''. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022. In the semifinals, he retained his fifth-rank, lowering his time to a 24.82 and qualifying for the final.
[ LEN (14 August 2022)]
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Backstroke Men Semi-Final"
. ''Microplus''. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
(in Italian). ''Italian Swimming Federation
The Italian Swimming Federation () (FIN), founded in 1899 is the governing, organizing, and controlling body of swimming and all other aquatic sports in Italy. The organization is affiliated with the Italian National Olympic Committee and defines ...
''. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022. He placed fifth in the final as well, this time finishing in a time of 24.85 seconds.
[ LEN (15 August 2022)]
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Backstroke Men Final"
. ''Microplus''. Retrieved 15 August 2022.["Europei di nuoto, Lamberti quinto nella finale dei 50 dorso"](_blank)
(in Italian). '' Corriere della Sera Brescia''. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022. The following day, he ranked sixth in the preliminaries of the
100 metre backstroke, qualifying for the semifinals with a time of 54.37 seconds.
[ LEN (16 August 2022)]
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Backstroke Men Preliminary"
. ''Microplus''. Retrieved 16 August 2022.[Tiseo, Giandomenico (16 August 2022)]
"Nuoto, risultati batterie 16 agosto: Thomas Ceccon e Arianna Castiglioni sugli scudi, 4×200 sl mixed in Finale"
(in Italian). ''OA Sport''. Retrieved 16 August 2022. He finished with a time of 54.56 seconds in the semifinals, placing thirteenth and not advancing to the final.
[ LEN (16 August 2022)]
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Backstroke Men Semi-Final"
. ''Microplus''. Retrieved 16 August 2022.["Europei di nuoto, niente finale per Michele Lamberti nei 100 dorso"](_blank)
(in Italian). '' Giornale di Brescia''. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022. On the seventh and final day, Lamberti helped qualify the
4×100 metre medley relay to the final ranking first with a time of 3:34.35, swimming the backstroke portion of the relay in 54.95 seconds.
[ LEN (17 August 2022)]
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Medley Men Preliminary"
''Microplus''. Retrieved 17 August 2022. In the final, he was substituted out, Thomas Ceccon in, and he won a gold medal for his efforts when the finals relay placed first with a time of 3:28.46.
[ LEN (17 August 2022)]
"European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Medley Men Final"
. ''Microplus''. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
2023
Starting off in the 50 metre backstroke on day one of the 2023 Italian National Spring Championships in April in
Riccione
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Riccione is centred on the Rio Melo, a minor river that flows into the Adriatic Sea. In the decades following the construction of the Bologna–Ancona r ...
, Lamberti took second-place behind Thomas Ceccon with a time of 24.95 seconds.
["Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 50 m Dorso - Uomini Finale"](_blank)
(in Italian). ''Italian Swimming Federation
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''. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.["Assoluti Unipolsai. Giorno 1 PM. Assegnati 8 titoli e 6 pass mondiali. CS Carabinieri 4X100 stile libero femminile da primato nazionale"](_blank)
(in Italian). ''nuoto.com''. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023. On the second evening, he won the silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke with 54.52, which was behind gold medalist Thomas Ceccon and ahead of bronze medalist Lorenzo Mora.
["Assoluti Unipolsai. Giorno 2 PM. Finali. Tre pass per Fukuoka (Ceccon, Poggio, Martinenghi)"](_blank)
(in Italian). ''nuoto.com''. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023. The following day, he won a silver medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay as part of the
GS Fiamme Gialle relay team, contributing a time of 54.57 for the backstroke portion to a final time of 3:36.58.
["Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 4x100 m Misti - Uomini"](_blank)
(in Italian). ''Italian Swimming Federation
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''. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023. On the evening of day four, he placed eighth in the final of the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 53.29 seconds.
["Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 100 m Farfalla - Uomini Finale"](_blank)
(in Italian). ''Italian Swimming Federation
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''. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
International championships (50 m)
: Lamberti swam only in the prelims heats.
International championships (25 m)
: Lamberti swam only in the prelims heats.
Personal best times
Long course metres (50 m pool)
Legend: sf – semifinal
Short course metres (25 m pool)
World records
Short course metres (25 m pool)
split 22.62 (backstroke); with Nicolò Martinenghi
Nicolò Martinenghi (; born 1 August 1999) is an Italian swimmer and the reigning Olympic champion in the 100 metre breaststroke event, having won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is a two-time world record holder in the 4×50 me ...
(breaststroke), Marco Orsi
Marco Orsi (born 11 December 1990) is an Italian competitive swimmer who won eight gold medal at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.
Career
In 2012 Marco Orsi qualified for his first Olympic appearance in London 2012. He is trained ...
(butterfly), Lorenzo Zazzeri
Lorenzo Zazzeri (born 9 August 1994) is an Italian swimmer. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, winning a silver medal.
Career
He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the ...
(freestyle)
Continental and national records
Short course metres (25 m pool)
See also
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List of world records in swimming
The world records in swimming are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA), the international governing body of swimming. Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. World Aquatics reco ...
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World record progression 4 × 50 metres medley relay
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List of European Short Course Swimming Championships medalists (men)
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
World record setters in swimming
Italian male backstroke swimmers
Italian male butterfly swimmers
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
21st-century Italian sportsmen
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Sportspeople from Brescia
FISU World University Games silver medalists for Italy
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade
Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic swimmers for Italy