Carlos D'Ambrosio

Carlos D'Ambrosio
Personal information
Born (2007-02-05) February 5, 2007[1]
Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Italy
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2025 Singapore4×100 m freestyle relay
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2026 Paris4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2026 Paris4x100 m mixed freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Otopeni100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2025 Otopeni200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2025 Otopeni4x100 freestyle
Silver medal – second place2025 Otopeni4x200 freestyle
Silver medal – second place2025 Otopeni4x100 medley
Bronze medal – third place2025 Otopenimixed 4×100 freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2025 Otopeni50 m freestyle

Carlos D'Ambrosio (born 5 February 2007) is an Italian swimmer.[2] He competed in the men's 4 × 200-metre freestyle relay event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and became the youngest Italian swimmer to break the 48 second barrier in the 100 m freestyle.

Career

2024–2025

In July 2024, D'Ambrosio competed at the Olympic Games in Paris. He competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, splitting 1:47.24 on the third leg to help Italy finish tenth in a time of 7:08.63, 0.20 seconds away from qualifying for the final.[3]

In April 2025, D'Ambrosio went 1:41.61 in the short course 200 m freestyle, breaking Filippo Magnini's Italian record of 1:41.65 from 2009.[4]

In July 2025, D'Ambrosio competed at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore. In the heats of the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, he split 47.96 on the first leg, becoming the youngest Italian to break 48-seconds in the event.[5] He swam the first leg again in the final, improving his personal best to 47.78. Italy won the silver medal with a time of 3:09.54, breaking the Italian record of 3:10.11 from 2021.[6] D'Ambrosio then swam in the 200 m freestyle, where in the semifinals, he went 1:45.23 to break Filippo Megli's Italian record of 1:45.67 from 2019.[7] He later finished sixth in the final with a time of 1:45.27.[8] He then swam the 100 m freestyle, finishing twenty-sixth in a time of 48.67.[9] Swimming the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, he split 1:45.75 on the first leg, contributing to an overall time of 7:05.34 that placed Italy seventh. He then swam in the mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, splitting 47.34 on the second leg. Italy finished fourth in a time of 3:21.48, setting a new Italian record and finishing 0.13 slower than the bronze medalist.[10] He concluded the competition with the 4 × 100 m medley relay, splitting 47.33 on the freestyle leg. He was overtaken by the US' Jack Alexy; Italy finished fourth in a time of 3:28.72, 0.10 seconds behind the bronze medalist.[11]

In August 2025, D'Ambrosio competed at the 2025 World Junior Championships in Otopeni. He split 47.20 on the anchor leg of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, winning the silver medal in a time of 3:16.03.[12] He then competed in the 200 m freestyle, winning the gold medal in a time of 1:45.15. This was a new national record, and also broke the championship record of 1:46.18 set by Romanian David Popovici in 2022.[13] He then swam the anchor leg of the mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay, finishing fifth in a time of 3:47.00. He swam the second leg of the mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, splitting 47.40; Italy won the bronze medal in a time of 3:26.79.[14] He then won the bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle, recording a time of 22.14.[15] He won the bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, splitting 1:45.60 on the anchor leg to contribute to a final time of 7:12.90.[16] He won the 100 m freestyle in a time of 47.88.[17] His final event was the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay, where he split 47.27 on the freestyle leg, contributing to a bronze medal result in a final time of 3:35.86.[18]

In March 2026, D'Ambrosio broke the Italian record in the short course 200 m freestyle with a time of 1:40.69.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Carlos D'AMBROSIO". World Aquatics. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Carlos D'AMBROSIO". Olympics. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Results" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Sean Griffin (31 March 2025). "18-Year-Old Carlos D'Ambrosio Breaks Filippo Magnini's 200 SCM Free Italian Record In 1:41.61". SwimSwam. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Braden Keith (27 July 2025). "Italian Carlos D'Ambrosio Becomes Youngest Sub-48 Freestyler in His Country's History". SwimSwam. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Sophie Kaufman (27 July 2025). "2025 Worlds, Euro Recap: Lukas Märtens Earns 1st World Title, Completing Epic Year In 400 Free". SwimSwam. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Sam Blacker (28 July 2025). "18-Year-Old Carlos D'Ambrosio Resets Italian 200 Free Record in 1:45.23". SwimSwam. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "2025 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 30 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Kaufman, Sophie (2 August 2025). "2025 Worlds, Euro Recap Day 7: Grousset and Ponti Join The 49-Second Club In 100 Butterfly". SwimSwam. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  11. ↑ John Lohn (3 August 2025). "World Championships, Day Eight Finals: Neutral Athletes (Russia) Fire European Record in 400 Medley Relay; France and USA Reach Podium". Swimming World. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Charlotte Wells (20 August 2025). "Carlos D'Ambrosio Posts 1:45.15 200 Free to Break Championship & Italian Records". SwimSwam. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  19. ↑ Retta Race (30 March 2026). "World Jr Championships Multi-Medalist Carlos D'Ambrosio Downs Ceccon's SCM 200 Free Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
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