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.
| First season | 2019 |
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| Association | International Swimming League |
| Based in | Rome |
| Head coach | Matteo Giunta |
| General manager | Alessandra Guerra |
| Captain | Federica Pellegrini |
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]
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]
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2020 International Swimming League season edit
Team roster edit
2021 International Swimming League season edit
Team roster edit
References edit
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- ^ "Sooo close! MVP 🌟 of the night goes to @caelebdressel 🏅 ". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
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- ^ "ISL Relay 4x100 Naples". Eurosport.
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- https://swimswam.com/aspettando-isl-gli-aqua-centurions-scateniamo-linferno/
- https://www.swim4lifemagazine.it/tag/aqua-centurions/
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- "Ciclone Pellegrini: la "Divina" torna a Napoli per Isl". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- F.Sodano. "International Swimming League, la "Champions" del nuoto a Napoli". www.teambomber.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- "La Champions Isl e il gran derby d'Europa: c'è il team Pellegrini". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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- "Il roster definitivo dei Centurions per la Champions Isl: la Verraszto ultimo acquisto" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- "Centurions tutto cuore italo-brasiliano, Energy Standard si prende la Pilato" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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