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Nov 29, 2013  - Fabio Terrone

Italian Team for SC Europeans
Swimming Italia has announced the selection of 34 swimmers for the Short-course European Championships which are to be held in Herning, Denmark, December 12-15.

TEAM ROSTER

WOMEN
Ilaria Bianchi (Fiamme Azzurre/Azzurra 91)
Diletta Carli (Fiamme Oro/Tirrenica Nuoto)
Martina Rita Caramignoli (Fiamme Oro/Aurelia Nuoto)
Martina De Memme (Esercito/Nuoto Livorno)
Silvia Di Pietro (Forestale/CC Aniene)
Erika Ferraioli (Esercito)
Lisa Fissneider (Fiamme Gialle/Bolzano Nuoto)
Alice Mizzau (Fiamme Gialle/Team Veneto)
Federica Pellegrini (CC Aniene)
Stefania Pirozzi (Fiamme Oro/CC Napoli) Giorgia Biondani (Leosport)
Alessia Polieri (Fiamme Gialle/Imolanuoto)
Elena Gemo (Forestale/Aniene)
Giulia De Ascentis (CC Aniene)

MEN
Piero Codia (Esercito/CC Aniene)
Gabriele Detti (Esercito/Team Lombardia MGM)
Luca Dotto (Forestale/Larus Nuoto)
Luca Leonardi (Fiamme Oro)
Filippo Magnini (Team Lombardia MGM)
Marco Orsi (Fiamme Oro/Uisp Bologna)
Gregorio Paltrinieri (Fiamme Oro)
Mattia Pesce (Fiamme Oro/Forum SC)
Matteo Rivolta (Team Insubrika)
Federico Turrini (Esercito/Nuoto Livorno)
Luca Mencarini (CC Aniene)
Niccolò Bonacchi (Esercito/Nuotatori Pistoiesi)
Stefano Mauro Pizzamiglio (Fiamme Oro)
Fabio Laugeni (Fiamme Gialle/Larus Nuoto)
Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo (Aurelia Nuoto)
Andrea Toniato (Fiamme Gialle/Team Veneto)
Federico Bocchia (Esercito/Parma 91)
Francesco Di Lecce (RN Torino)
Claudio Fossi (Team Lombardia)
Edoardo Giorgetti (CC Aniene)

LEN singn agreement with European Games Organization
The European Swimming League (LEN) has signed an agreement for the inclusion of four aquatic disciplines to the programme of the European Games.
The first edition of the Games will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 12-28 June 2015.
Swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and water polo will be part of the 2015 Euro Games Programme.

US Coach banned for life
USA Swimming says an American coach has been banned for life for sexual misconduct.
Mictch Ivey, 64, won silver and bronze medals in the 200 metres backstroke at Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972 Olympics. USA swimming banned him for life due to an improper sexual relation with a 16-year-old swimmer. He could appeal until December 21.