Margherita Panziera (born 12 August 1995) is an Italian swimmer. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke. She is also a three-time European Champion in the 200 metre backstroke, winning in 2018, 2021, and 2022.

Career In 2015, at the World Championships in Kazan, in the 200 m backstroke competition, she took 10th place, with a time of 2:09.5. A year later, during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, in 200 m backstroke, she took 17th place with a time of 2:10.92. In July 2017, at the 200 m World Championships in Budapest, the backstroke was the fourteenth (2:10.95). In the eliminations of 100 m, backstroke, she achieved the time 1:01.03 and took 20th place, not qualifying for the semi-finals. In December of the same year, during the European Championships at the short course (25 m) in Copenhagen, she won the bronze medal over the distance of 200 m backstroke and set a new record for Italy with time 2:02.43.

In August 2018, at the European Championships in Glasgow, she won the 200 m backstroke competition, with a time of 2: 06.18 minutes. Panziera improved both the records of the championship and her country. In a distance twice as short, she took fifth place (59.71). In 2020 she qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2021 European Aquatics Championships she won five medals, a gold, two silver and two bronze.

At the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in Rome in August, Panziera won the gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke with a time of 2:07.13.LEN (12 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 200m Backstroke Women Final". Microplus. Retrieved 12 August 2022."Swimming: Panziera wins gold in women's 200m backstroke". ANSA. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022."Nuoto, 5 ori azzurri: Quadarella, Martinenghi, Panziera e Ceccon dopo Minisini" (in Italian). Sky TG24. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022. Four days later, with a time of 59.40 seconds, she won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke.LEN (16 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Backstroke Women Final". Microplus. Retrieved 16 August 2022.Canello, Dimitri (16 August 2022). "Margherita Panziera oro nei 100 dorso agli Europei di nuoto a Roma" (in Italian). Corriere di Veneto. Retrieved 16 August 2022."Championnats d'Europe de natation: Margherita Panziera sacrée sur 100 m dos, Mahieu et Margherita au pied du podium" (in French). Le Figaro. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

National records Individual long course 100 m backstroke: 58.92 (Riccione, Italy, 4 April 2019) - current holder 200 m backstroke: 2:05.56 (Riccione, Italy, 31 March 2021) - current holder

Achievements Competition Edition50 m back 100 m back 200 m back 4×50 m mix 4×100 m mix 4×100 m mix med 4×200 m freeSummer Olympics Rio de Janeiro 2016 - - 17th2:10.92 (heats) - - - - World Championships Kazan 2015 - 37th1:02.17 (heats) 10th2:09.54 (SF) - - - - Budapest 2017 - 20th1:01.03 (heats) 14th2:10.95 (SF) - 8th3:59.98 7th3:46.75 (heats) - Gwangju 2019 - 11th59.83 (SF) 4th2:06.67 - 4th3:56.50 6th3:44.38 (heats) - Budapest 2022 - 11th1:00.26 (SF) 4th2:07.27 - 7th3:58.26 - - World Championships (25 m) Hangzhou 2018 - 15th58.31 (SF) 5th2:02.50 8th1:46.44 Bronze3:51.38 - 6th7:43.18 Abu Dhabi 2021 - 15th58.46 (Heats) 5th2:03.20 - - - -European Championships London 2016 19th29.21 (heats) 14th1:01.45 (heats) 9th2:11.80 (SF) - - - - Glasgow 2018 - 5th59.71Gold2:06.18 - -Bronze3:44.85 5th7:32.37 Budapest 2021 - Silver59.01Gold2:06.08Bronze3:56.30 -Bronze3:42.30Silver7:29.35 Roma 2022 -Gold59.40 Gold2:07.13 - - - -European Championships (25 m) Netanya 2015 32nd28.49 (heats) 13th59.24 (SF) 7th2:05.60 - - - - Copenaghen 2017 - 11th58.19 (heats)Bronze2:02.43 - - - - Glasgow 2019 - 6th57.45Gold2:01.45 - - - - Kazan 2021 - -Silver2:02.05 - - - - Universiade Taipei 2017 - 12th1:01.56 (SF) 5th2:10.34 - - - -Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin - Bronze1:01.86Silver2:12.86 - Gold4:11.36 (heats) - - Tarragona 2018 - Gold1:00.74 Gold2:08.08 - Gold3:58.27 - Gold8:02.63

See also Italy national swimming team – Women multiple medalists List of Italian records in swimming

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