# Italy at the World Aquatics Championships

Italy has participated in all 17 editions of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, held since the first edition of 1973 World Aquatics Championships, winning 154 podiums, including 46 world titles, 54 silver medals and 63 bronze medals.

## Medals by disciplines

Are excluded open water swimming stand alone championships (6 editions).
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Swimming | 23 | 21 | 27 | 71 |
| Open water swimming | 11 | 9 | 18 | 38 |
| Water polo | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Diving | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| Synchronized swimming | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 46 | 45 | 63 | 154 |

## Diving

From 2013 including two high diving competiopns.
| Edition | Event | | | | Total | Rank |
| 1973 Belgrade | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1975 Cali | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1978 West Berlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1982 Guayaquil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1986 Madrid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1991 Perth | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1994 Rome | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1998 Perth | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2001 Fukuoka | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2003 Barcelona | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2005 Montreal | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 Melbourne | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 Rome | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 Shanghai | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2013 Barcelona | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 Kazan | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 Budapest | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 Gwangju | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 Budapest | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| | | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 7 |

## Open water swimming

| Edition | Year | Venue | Country | Events | | | | Total | Rank |
| 1st | 1991 | Perth | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | 1994 | Rome | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 3d | 1998 | Perth | Australia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4h | 2000 | Honolulu | United States | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 5th | 2001 | Fukuoka | Japan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 6th | 2002 | Sharm El Sheikh | Egypt | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 7th | 2003 | Barcelona | Spain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | 2004 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 9th | 2005 | Montreal | Canada | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th | 2006 | Naples | Italy | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11th | 2007 | Melbourne | Australia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12th | 2008 | Sevilla | Spain | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 13th | 2009 | Rome | Italy | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 14th | 2010 | Roberval | Canada | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 15th | 2011 | Shanghai | China | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 16th | 2013 | Barcelona | Spain | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 17th | 2015 | Kazan | Russia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 18th | 2017 | Budapest | Hungary | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 19th | 2019 | Gwangju | South Korea | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 20th | 2022 | Budapest | Hungary | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | 127 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 60 | 3 |

## Swimming

All Italian medals till Budapest 2022.
| Edition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Belgrade 1973 | 800 metre freestyle Novella Calligaris | | | 3 |
| Belgrade 1973 | | | 400 metre freestyle Novella Calligaris | 3 |
| Belgrade 1973 | | | 400 metre medley Novella Calligaris | 3 |
| Cali 1975 | | | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Roberto Pangaro Paolo Barelli Claudio Zei Marcello Guarducci | 1 |
| Guayaquil 1982 | | | 200 metre medley Giovanni Franceschi | 1 |
| Madrid 1986 | | 1500 m freestyle Stefano Battistelli | | 2 |
| Madrid 1986 | | 100 m breaststroke Gianni Minervini | | 2 |
| Perth 1991 | | | 100 m freestyle Giorgio Lamberti | 6 |
| Perth 1991 | 200 m freestyle Giorgio Lamberti | | | 6 |
| Perth 1991 | | 200 m backstroke Stefano Battistelli | | 6 |
| Perth 1991 | | | 100 m breaststroke Gianni Minervini | 6 |
| Perth 1991 | | | 400 m individual medley Stefano Battistelli | 6 |
| Perth 1991 | | | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Emanuele Idini Roberto Gleria Stefano Battistelli Giorgio Lamberti | 6 |
| Rome 1994 | | | 200 backstroke Lorenza Vigarani | 1 |
| Perth 1998 | | 200 m freestyle Massimiliano Rosolino | | 2 |
| Perth 1998 | | 1500 m freestyle Emiliano Brembilla | | 2 |
| Fukuoka 2001 | | | 400 m freestyle Emiliano Brembilla | 6 |
| Fukuoka 2001 | | | 50m breaststroke Domenico Fioravanti | 6 |
| Fukuoka 2001 | | 100m breaststroke Domenico Fioravanti | | 6 |
| Fukuoka 2001 | 200 m individual medley Massimiliano Rosolino | | | 6 |
| Fukuoka 2001 | 400 m individual medley Alessio Boggiatto | | | 6 |
| Fukuoka 2001 | | 4x200 metre freestyle relay Emiliano Brembilla Matteo Pelliciari Andrea Beccari Massimiliano Rosolino | | 6 |
| Barcelona 2003 | | | 200 m individual medley Massimiliano Rosolino | 1 |
| Montreal 2005 | 100 m freestyle Filippo Magnini | | | 3 |
| Montreal 2005 | | 400 m individual medley Luca Marin | | 3 |
| Montreal 2005 | | 200 m freestyle Federica Pellegrini | | 3 |
| Melbourne 2007 | 100 m freestyle Filippo Magnini | | | 6 |
| Melbourne 2007 | | | 800 m freestyle Federico Colbertaldo | 6 |
| Melbourne 2007 | | | 200 m breaststroke Loris Facci | 6 |
| Melbourne 2007 | | | 400 m individual medley Luca Marin | 6 |
| Melbourne 2007 | | 4x100 metre freestyle relay Massimiliano Rosolino Alessandro Calvi Christian Galenda Filippo Magnini | | 6 |
| Melbourne 2007 | | | 200 m freestyle Federica Pellegrini | 6 |
| Rome 2009 | 200 m freestyle Federica Pellegrini | | | 4 |
| Rome 2009 | 400 m freestyle Federica Pellegrini | | | 4 |
| Rome 2009 | | | 800 m freestyle Alessia Filippi | 4 |
| Rome 2009 | 1500 m freestyle Alessia Filippi | | | 4 |
| Shanghai 2011 | | 50 m freestyle Luca Dotto | | 5 |
| Shanghai 2011 | | 50 m breaststroke Fabio Scozzoli | | 5 |
| Shanghai 2011 | | 100 m breaststroke Fabio Scozzoli | | 5 |
| Shanghai 2011 | 200 m freestyle Federica Pellegrini | | | 5 |
| Shanghai 2011 | 400 m freestyle Federica Pellegrini | | | 5 |
| Barcelona 2013 | | 200 m freestyle Federica Pellegrini | | 2 |
| Barcelona 2013 | | | 1500 m freestyle Gregorio Paltrinieri | 2 |
| Kazan 2015 | 1500 m freestyle Gregorio Paltrinieri | | | 5 |
| Kazan 2015 | | 800 m freestyle Gregorio Paltrinieri | | 5 |
| Kazan 2015 | | | 4x100 metre freestyle relay Luca Dotto Marco Orsi Michele Santucci Filippo Magnini | 5 |
| Kazan 2015 | | 200 m freestyle Federica Pellegrini | | 5 |
| Kazan 2015 | | 4x200 metre freestyle relay Alice Mizzau Erica Musso Chiara Masini Luccetti Federica Pellegrini | | 5 |
| Budapest 2017 | 800 m freestyle Gabriele Detti | | | 6 |
| Budapest 2017 | 1500 m freestyle Gregorio Paltrinieri | | | 6 |
| Budapest 2017 | | | 400 m freestyle Gabriele Detti | 6 |
| Budapest 2017 | | | 800 m freestyle Gregorio Paltrinieri | 6 |
| Budapest 2017 | 200 m freestyle Federica Pellegrini | | | 6 |
| Budapest 2017 | | | 1500 m freestyle Simona Quadarella | 6 |
| Gwangju 2019 | 800 m freestyle Gregorio Paltrinieri | | | 8 |
| Gwangju 2019 | | | 400 m freestyle Gabriele Detti | 8 |
| Gwangju 2019 | | | 1500 m freestyle Gregorio Paltrinieri | 8 |
| Gwangju 2019 | 200 m freestyle Federica Pellegrini | | | 8 |
| Gwangju 2019 | 1500 m freestyle Simona Quadarella | | | 8 |
| Gwangju 2019 | | 800 m freestyle Simona Quadarella | | 8 |
| Gwangju 2019 | | 50 m breaststroke Benedetta Pilato | | 8 |
| Gwangju 2019 | | | 100 m breaststroke Martina Carraro | 8 |
| Budapest 2022 | 1500 m freestyle Gregorio Paltrinieri | | | 9 |
| Budapest 2022 | 100 m backstroke Thomas Ceccon | | | 9 |
| Budapest 2022 | | 50 m breaststroke Nicolò Martinenghi | | 9 |
| Budapest 2022 | 100 m breaststroke Nicolò Martinenghi | | | 9 |
| Budapest 2022 | | | 4x100 metre freestyle relay Alessandro Miressi Thomas Ceccon Lorenzo Zazzeri Manuel Frigo | 9 |
| Budapest 2022 | 4x100 metre freestyle relay Thomas Ceccon Nicolò Martinenghi Federico Burdisso Alessandro Miressi Piero Codia Lorenzo Zazzeri | | | 9 |
| Budapest 2022 | | | 800 m freestyle Simona Quadarella | 9 |
| Budapest 2022 | | 50 m breaststroke Benedetta Pilato | | 9 |
| Budapest 2022 | 100 m breaststroke Benedetta Pilato | | | 9 |
| | 23 | 21 | 27 | 71 |