A preparatory camp for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics at the Aqua Arena
The Italian national swimming team, who will participate in the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, will hold a preparatory camp at the Tokorozawa Campus from July 15th to 19th.
During the preparatory camp, open practice sessions will be held. Elementary and junior high school students from Tokorozawa City and Waseda University students will have the opportunity to interact with the players.
The Italian National Swimming Team held a preparatory camp at the Tokorozawa Campus for the 2019 World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, and for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Of the athletes who won medals in six events* at the Tokyo Olympics, seven will participate this time as well.
The main participating athletes are as follows:
Tokyo Olympics Men’s 4 x 400M Relay Silver Medal Winners
Alessandro Miressi
Thomas Ceccon
Lorenzo Zazzeri
Manuel Frigo
The men’s 4×400M relay team won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. From the left: Miresi, Ceccon, Zazzeri and Frigo (Jonathan NACKSTRAND/AFP)
Tokyo Olympics Men’s 4 x 100M Medley Relay Bronze Medal Winners
Nicolò Martinenghi
Federico Burdisso
The men’s 4×100M medley relay team won bronze. From the left: Ceccon, Martinenghi, Burdisso and Miressi (Odd ANDERSEN/AFP)
Bronze Medal Winner in the Women’s 800M Freestyle
Simona Quadarella
Quadarella hugs the U.S. gold medal winner and praises them for their hard work (Odd ANDERSEN/AFP)
*Men’s 4 x 100M relay silver, men’s 4 x 100M medley relay bronze, men’s 800M freestyle silver, men’s 100M breaststroke bronze, men’s 200M butterfly bronze, women’s 800M freestyle bronze
