Aqua Centurions

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Aqua Centurions
First season2019
AssociationInternational Swimming League
Based inRome
Head coachMatteo Giunta
General managerAlessandra Guerra
CaptainFederica Pellegrini

The Aqua Centurions is a professional swimming club and one of the original eight clubs of the International Swimming League. The team is based in Rome, IT led by general manager Alessandra Guerra and head coach Matteo Giunta.

The team participated at three matches in the first ISL season, starting with the first match in Indianapolis, USA, then Naples,[1] Italy, continued and finished at the European Derby in London, UK, without making it to the Final in Las Vegas, USA.[2]

2019 International Swimming League season[edit]

Team roster[edit]

ISL teams had a maximum roster of 32 athletes for 2019 season, with a suggested size of each club's travelling roster of 28 (14 men and 14 women). Each club had a captain and a vice-captain of different gender.

Centurions had a majority of Italians on their team with athletes from seven other countries around the world.[3]

Italy AQUA CENTURIONS[4]
MEN WOMEN
GreeceApostolos Christou BrazilLarissa Oliveira
ItalySanto Condorelli GermanySarah Köhler
BrazilBreno Correia AustraliaGeorgia Bohl
HungaryLászló Cseh ItalySilvia Scalia
ItalyLuca Dotto GermanyFranziska Hentke
GreeceKristian Golomeev SpainAlba Vázquez
GermanyPhilip Heintz ItalyIlaria Bianchi
AustraliaTravis Mahoney ItalySilvia Di Pietro
ItalyNicolò Martinenghi United KingdomFreya Anderson
ItalyAlessandro Miressi ItalyFederica Pellegrini (C)
ItalyMatteo Rivolta ItalyMargherita Panziera
ItalySimone Sabbioni United KingdomHannah Miley
ItalyFabio Scozzoli (VC) ItalyMartina Carraro
GermanyPoul Zellmann ItalyElena Di Liddo
SpainLidón Muñoz

Match results[edit]

In the 2019 inaugural ISL season, the Aqua Centurions fought despite the lack in athletes specialize in the Skin Races.

After the first race in Indianapolis, the Team improved in the "Home Edition" in Naples, Italy, with extraordinary results by Nicolò Martinenghi that almost had the same number of points than the MVP Caeleb Dressel in the first day, with only a four points difference.[5] Due to an unlucky disqualification of Margherita Panziera[6] the Team arrived 4^th for only half a point.

In the last race, the European Derby, the Centurions finished 3^rd behind Energy Standard and London Roar who eventually went on to place 1^st and 2^nd in the Championship Final in Las Vegas.[7]

Dates Location Venue Team Scores Results MVP
Regular season
5–6 October United States Indianapolis Indiana University Natatorium Energy Standard 539

Cali Condors 457

DC Trident 330.5

Aqua Centurions 300.5

[8]

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Sweden Sarah Sjöström

(Energy Standard) 55.5 pts

12–13 October Italy Naples Piscina Felice Scandone Energy Standard 493

Cali Condors 490.5

DC Trident 322

Aqua Centurions 321.5

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United States Caeleb Dressel

(Cali Condors) 57.5 pts

23–24 November United Kingdom London London Aquatics Centre Energy Standard 467.5

London Roar 458.5

Aqua Centurions 369.5

Team Iron 335.5

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[14]

South Africa Chad Le Clos

(Energy Standard) 44.5 pts

[15]

2020 International Swimming League season[edit]

Team roster[edit]

Italy AQUA CENTURIONS[16]
MEN WOMEN
UkraineMykhailo Romanchuk ItalyFederica Pellegrini(C)
ItalyFabio Scozzoli(VC) ItalyMartina Carraro
HungarySzebasztián Szabó BrazilEtiene Medeiros
ItalyAlessandro Miressi BelgiumValentine Dumont
ItalyMatteo Rivolta SpainLidón Muñoz
ItalyNicolò Martinenghi ItalyArianna Castiglioni
BrazilFabio Santi United StatesKatrina Konopka Reid
BrazilMarcelo Chierighini ItalySilvia Di Pietro
BrazilLeonardo de Deus HungaryKatalin Burián
BrazilGabriel Santos CanadaHaley Black
BrazilPedro Spajari United KingdomKathryn Greenslade
BrazilBreno Correia ItalyStefania Pirozzi
BrazilLuiz Altamir Melo SwitzerlandAlexandra Touretski
GermanyPhilip Heintz GreeceTheodora Drakou
GreeceApostolos Papastamos United KingdomTain Bruce
FranceLara Grangeon

2021 International Swimming League season[edit]

Team roster[edit]

Italy AQUA CENTURIONS[17]
MEN WOMEN
Italy Stefano Ballo Australia Holly Barratt
Russia Ilya Borodin Italy Martina Caramignoli
Italy Thomas Ceccon Italy Martina Carraro
Italy Matteo Ciampi Italy Arianna Castiglioni
Brazil Marcelo Chierighini United Kingdom Kathleen Dawson
Brazil Leonardo de Deus Italy Elena Di Liddo
Russia Vladislav Grinev Italy Silvia Di Pietro
Italy Nicolò Martinenghi United Kingdom Holly Hibbott
Italy Alessandro Miressi Russia Maria Kameneva
United States Chase Kalisz France Fantine Lesaffre
Netherlands Arno Kamminga Spain Lidón Muñoz
Poland Radosław Kawęcki Russia Rozaliya Nasretdinova
Italy Matteo Rivolta Japan Rika Omoto
Italy Simone Sabbioni Italy Federica Pellegrini (C)
Brazil Fabio Santi Italy Alessia Polieri
Italy Fabio Scozzoli (VC) Australia Laura Taylor
Hungary Szebasztián Szabó

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