Olympic champion Gregorio
Paltrinieri won the 1,500 freestyle at the swimming world
championship in Budapest on Sunday to help Italy to a record
medal haul of 16.
The tally, including four golds, put the Azzurri sixth in the
medals table.
Manila Flamini and Giorgio Minisini won Italy's first gold in
the mixed synchronised swimming.
Then came all-time great Federica Pellegrini's victory in the
women's 200 freestyle and Gabriele Detti's triumph in the men's
800m freestyle.
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