Born in 1999, originally from Varese and training in Verona, Nicolò Martinenghi is Italy’s breaststroke specialist and Olympic champion at Paris 2024 in his favorite event: the 100m breaststroke.

A standout on the international stage, Nicolò embodies determination and raw power in the water, constantly seeking the next detail to refine. With grit and talent, he has earned his place among the greats, becoming one of the symbolic athletes of Italian swimming’s renaissance. His demanding, unconventional swimming style blends with a cheerful, down-to-earth personality. A fashionable athlete who enjoys the freedom of “living one day at a time”.

Nicolò views sport above all as fun—whether in the pool, on the basketball court, or on the football pitch. What he loves most are the technical gestures and the adrenaline that only competition can offer.