Matteo Lamberti (born 24 March 1999) is an Italian competitive

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. He competed at the 2019 World University Games, placing fourth in the 800 metre freestyle and fifth in the 1500 metre freestyle. At the 2021 World Short Course Championships he placed fourth in the 4×200 metre freestyle relay, swimming the anchor leg of the relay in the prelims heats.

Background

Lamberti was born 24 March 1999 in

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."Matteo Lamberti"
(in Italian). ''

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''. Retrieved 9 March 2023. He is the son of Tanya Vannini and former

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."Sapio, Matteo Lamberti and Francesca Fangio protagonists of the first day of competitions"
''Pledge Times''. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
(in Italian). ''

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''. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2021. His brother,

Michele Lamberti Michele Lamberti (born 3 November 2000) is a competitive Italian swimmer. He is a former world record holder in the short course 4×50-metre medley relay. He currently holds the Italian record in the short course 50-metre backstroke. At the 2 ...

, is a competitive swimmer as well.

Career

2019–2020

In the final of the 800 metre freestyle at

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in the 2019 World University Games, Lamberti placed fourth with a time of 7:58.29, finishing just two hundredths of a second behind the bronze medalist in the event,

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.Carlson, Reid (8 July 2019)
"World University Games: Day 5 Finals Live Recap"
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''. Retrieved 4 December 2021.Mykkanen, Courtney (8 July 2019)
"2019 World University Games Day 5 Finals: Apple, Lovemore Earn Victory"
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''. Retrieved 4 December 2021. Earlier in the competition, Lamberti placed fifth in the final of the 1500 metre freestyle in 15:18.60.

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(10 July 2019)
"Napoli 2019 30th Summer Universiade: Swimming Results Book"
''Microplus Timing''. Retrieved 4 December 2021.Mykkanen, Courtney (6 July 2019)
"2019 World University Games Day 3 Finals: Waddell, Apple Earn Victories"
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''. Retrieved 4 December 2021. Later in the year, at the 2019 Italian Winter Championships in

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, Lamberti swam a personal best time of 15:13.40 in the 1500 metre freestyle, winning the bronze medal in the event.Dornan, Ben (14 December 2019)
"Margherita Panziera and Gregorio Paltrinieri Qualify for Tokyo Olympic Games"
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''. Retrieved 4 December 2021. During the

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in October 2020, Lamberti had his training interrupted when he was one of a group of 10 Italian swimmers training together to test positive for

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.Anderson, Jared (20 October 2020)
"Ten Italians, Including Detti, Quadarella, Burdisso, Test COVID Positive"
''

''. Retrieved 4 December 2021.Ross, Andy (20 October 2020)
"Among Rash of Italian Positives, Gabriele Detti, Simona Quadarella have COVID-19"
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''. Retrieved 4 December 2021.OlympicTalk (20 October 2020)
"World champions among Italian swimmers to test positive for coronavirus"
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''. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

2021

At the 58th Settecolli competition in

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in June 2021, Lamberti took third-place in the fastest timed final of the

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400 metre freestyle with a time of 3:49.19 and fourth-place across all finals heats, achieving a time only 0.18 seconds slower than overall third-fastest swimmer

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."Internazionali di Nuoto 58° Settecolli - V. 50m: Results 400m Freestyle - Men"
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''. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.Byrnes, Liz (25 June 2021)
"Martinenghi Goes Joint-Fourth All-Time In 100Br In 58.29, NR For Castiglioni; Sjostrom Heads 50 Fly"
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''. Retrieved 4 December 2021. Later in the year, in November at the 47th Nico Sapio Trophy in

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, Lamberti finished with a time of 1:45.53 in the

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200 metre freestyle, placing second behind fellow Italian

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by 0.2 seconds and ahead of his brother

by 1.0 seconds.

(19 November 2021)
"47° Trofeo Nico Sapio V. 25m: Risultati 200 m Stile Libero - Assoluti Maschi"
(in Italian). ''genovagare.it''. Retrieved 4 December 2021.Race, Retta (19 November 2021)
"Detti Tops Two Lamberti's, Fangio Takes 200 Breast At Nico Sapio"
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''. Retrieved 4 December 2021. The same day, Lamberti won the 1500 metre freestyle with a personal best time of 14:38.96, dropping over 5 seconds from his previous best time swum in 2019.

(19 November 2021)
"47° Trofeo Nico Sapio V. 25m: Risultati 1500 m Stile Libero - Assoluti Maschi"
(in Italian). ''genovagare.it''. Retrieved 4 December 2021. He also achieved a personal best time in the 400 metre freestyle the next day, finishing in a time of 3:41.28, which was a time drop of over 18 seconds from his previous fastest time of 3:59.68 set approximately four years earlier.Race, Retta (20 November 2021)
"Michele Lamberti Hits SCM 200 Fly Personal Best At Nico Sapio"
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''. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

(20 November 2021)
"47° Trofeo Nico Sapio V. 25m: Risultati 400 m Stile Libero - Assoluti Maschi"
(in Italian). ''genovagare.it''. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

2021 Italian Short Course Championships

On November 30, the first of two days of competition at the 2021 Italian National Championships conducted in

metres in

, Lamberti won the silver medal in the 400 metre freestyle with a personal best time of 3:40.86.

(30 November 2021)
"Campionato Italiano Assoluto Frecciarossa - V. 25m: Risulti 400 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 4 December 2021. In the 200 metre freestyle, Lamberti won the bronze medal in a time of 1:44.54, dropping 0.99 seconds from his previous best time and finishing only behind gold medalist

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and silver medalist

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(1 December 2021)
"Campionato Italiano Assoluto Frecciarossa - V. 25m: Risulti 200 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 4 December 2021. For his final event, the 1500 metre freestyle, Lamberti won the

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in a personal best time of 14:38.45, finishing over a second ahead of the next-fastest competitor.

(1 December 2021)
"Campionato Italiano Assoluto Frecciarossa - V. 25m: Risulti 1500 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 4 December 2021. His time of 7:47.69 at the 800 metre mark marked a personal best time for him in the 800 metre freestyle.

(1 December 2021)
"Campionato Italiano Assoluto Frecciarossa - V. 25m: Risulti 1500 m Stile Libero - Uomini Serie"
(in Italian). ''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

2021 World Short Course Championships

Lamberti, along with his brother Michele Lamberti, was named to the Italian team roster for the 2021 World Short Course Championships at

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(14 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Entries Book"
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''. Retrieved 14 December 2021.Race, Retta (2 December 2021)
"Italy's Roster For Abu Dhabi Not Based On Short Course Nationals"
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''. Retrieved 4 December 2021. On the fourth day of competition, Lamberti anchored the 4×200 metre freestyle relay consisting of him,

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, Filippo Megli, and

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, with a split of 1:45.01 to finish the relay second in prelims heat one and qualify the relay to the final ranking second overall with a time of 6:56.52.

(19 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 19 December 2021. For the finals relay,

and

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substituted in for Lamberti and Marco De Tullio and the relay finished fourth with a time of 6:51.48.

(19 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x200m Freestyle Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

2022–2023

At the 2022 Italian National Championships in Riccione in April, Lamberti placed fourth in the 400 metre freestyle with a personal best time of 3:48.23.

(9 April 2022)
"Campionato Italiano Primaverile UnipolSai - V. 50m: Risultati 400 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''microplustiming.com''. Retrieved 21 May 2022. He also placed fifth in the 1500 metre freestyle with a personal best time of 15:09.74, sixth in the 800 metre freestyle with a personal best time of 7:55.54, and sixth in the 200 metre freestyle with a personal best time of 1:47.97.

(11 April 2022)
"Campionato Italiano Primaverile UnipolSai - V. 50m: Risultati 800 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''microplustiming.com''. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

(12 April 2022)
"Campionato Italiano Primaverile UnipolSai - V. 50m: Risultati 200 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''microplustiming.com''. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

(13 April 2022)
"Campionato Italiano Primaverile UnipolSai - V. 50m: Risultati 1500 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''microplustiming.com''. Retrieved 14 April 2023. In February 2023, he competed at the second edition of the Night Swim Cup, held in

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, winning the silver medal in the 400 metre freestyle with a time of 3:53.53 and finishing within four seconds of gold medalist Gabriele Detti."Swim.Mi.CUP Night Edition 2023, nuoto e spettacolo all'Aquamore Bocconi"
(in Italian). ''corsia4.it''. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023. At the 2023 Italian National Championships in April in Riccione, Lamberti lowered his personal best time in the 400 metre freestyle by 2.20 seconds to a 3:46.03 and won the silver medal."Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 400 m Stile Libero - Uomini Finale"
(in Italian). ''

''. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023."Assoluti Unipolsai. Giorno 1 PM. Assegnati 8 titoli e 6 pass mondiali. CS Carabinieri 4X100 stile libero femminile da primato nazionale"
(in Italian). ''nuoto.com''. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023. On the third evening, he won the silver medal in the 800 metre freestyle behind gold medalist

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with a personal best time of 7:49.48, dropping 6.06 seconds from his previous personal best.Scapol, Silvia (16 April 2023)
"Matteo Lamberti è argento negli 800 stile"
(in Italian). ''nuoto.com''. Retrieved 16 April 2023. The fourth day, he finished in a time of 1:48.26 in the final of the 200 metre freestyle, placing sixth."Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 200 m Stile LIbero - Uomini Finale"
(in Italian). ''

''. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023. The final day of competition, 17 April, he won the silver medal in the 1500 metre freestyle with a personal best time of 15:05.40."Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 1500 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''

''. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.Scapol, Silvia (17 April 2023)
"Matteo Lamberti dopo Gregorio Paltrinieri: argento nei 1500"
(in Italian). ''nuoto.com''. Retrieved 18 April 2023. Later in the session, he anchored the CS Carabinieri 4×100 metre freestyle relay team with a 49.66 to contribute to a time of 3:17.79 and overall placing of fourth."Campionato Italiano Assoluto UnipolSai - V. 50m 2023: Resultati 4x100 m Stile Libero - Uomini"
(in Italian). ''

''. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

International championships

: Lamberti swam only in the prelims heats.

Personal best times

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

Legend: † – en route to final mark

References

External links

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