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Since 2009, over 500,000 sports fans to date have flooded into the sun-drenched streets for one action-packed summer weekend in Italy’s Polignano a Mare. In what’s become almost an annual tradition, this laid-back town on Italy’s southern coast undergoes a transformation, shifting the pace from relaxed Mediterranean calm to full-blown buzz. Beaches...

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In today’s world, people can make purchases with a simple swipe of a credit card or the click of a mouse button. But for the vast majority of human history, people had to carry around coins, or other material goods to trade in barter. Not only are coins rather cumbersome, but they also do not include the travel perks that many modern credit cards o...

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There is an Italian girl who for many years has been compared to Queen Atlanna, the character played by Nicole Kidman in Aquaman, the successful film directed by James Wan. Her name is Alessia Zecchini, she is 31 years old, born in Rome, and is a diver by profession. Alessia is a kind of mermaid who descends into the abyss with incredible ease and...

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Italy’s 40-mile-long Lake Maggiore is known for its Borromean Islands, dotted with 16th-century palazzos and verdant botanical gardens, and its picturesque shoreline towns, including Verbania, Arona and Stresa. In 1918, Ernest Hemingway spent some days in Stresa recovering from World War I—an experience that would inspire his 1929 novel A Farewell...

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While on a trip to Naples, I had heard about a place where you could literally dive back into history. In its heyday, the classical Roman city of Baia was the hedonistic Las Vegas of the time, but now its remains are partying beneath the waves. As divers, we' a’re honoured to be able to visit these amazingly preserved historical relics. Exploring t...

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23 nations won at least one medal at the European Watersports Championships that ended yesterday in Rome. Italy broke all records with an impressive 67 medals, 24 gold, 24 silver and 19 bronze: no country had ever won so many medals. The Italian athletes won podiums in all aquatic disciplines, from swimming (as many as 35) to open water swimming (6...

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The 2022 European Championships wrapped up tonight from Rome, Italy but not before the host nation sealed its spot atop the overall swimming medal table. For the first time ever, Italy has won the European Championships medal table, amassing a total of 35 pieces of hardware. The nation’s women claimed 13 medals while the men grabbed 20, with 13 gol...

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Born to two award-winning athletes in Bolzano, Italy, Tania Cagnotto was destined for greatness. Her father was Giorgio Cagnotto – a diver who medaled four times at the Olympics during his career. Following in his footsteps, Tania began swimming and diving at a young age, winning her first award when she was just 14.   During her career, she...

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