Alessandro Miressi (born 2 October 1998) is an Italian swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 4×100 metre freestyle relay and an Italian record holder in the long course and short course 100 metre freestyle. In the long course 100 metre freestyle, he was 2018 European champion, 2020 European Championships silver medalist, and 2022 European Championships bronze medalist. In the short course 100 metre freestyle, he was 2021 World champion, 2019 and 2021 European Championships silver medalist, and 2022 World Championships bronze medalist.
Career In 2018, Miressi competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the European Championships, winning the silver medal.Final results He then won a gold in the 100 metre freestyle, followed by a bronze in the mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay. He is the holder of the Italian record in the 100 m freestyle, with 47.45 (2021).Video of his previous national record"Alessandro Miressi". FINA. Retrieved 21 October 2022. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, winning a silver medal, the Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, winning a bronze medal, and the 100 metre freestyle, where he placed sixth.
2021 World Short Course Championships Day one of the 2021 World Short Course Championships, contested in December in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Miressi led-off the 4×100 metre freestyle relay with a 46.12 in the final, contributing to a new Italian record time of 3:03.61 and a silver medal-win.FINA (16 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Abu Dhabi (UAE): Men's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 31 January 2023. The second day, he helped achieve a fifth-place finish in the 4×50 metre mixed freestyle relay, splitting a 21.18 for the second leg of the relay to contribute to the final time of 1:30.02.FINA (17 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Abu Dhabi (UAE): Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 31 January 2023. Anchoring the 4×50 metre freestyle relay in the final to a finish in 1:23.61 with a split time of 20.61, he helped finish 0.14 seconds ahead of the second-fastest relay team and win the gold medal in the event on day four.Tiseo, Giandomenico (19 December 2021). "Nuoto, risultati Mondiali vasca corta: 4×50 sl sul tetto del mondo, Mora e Ceccon a medaglia" (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2023.Vaccariello, Luigi (19 December 2021). "Nuoto, mondiali vasca corta: oro Italia nella 4x50 sl. Medaglie per Mora e Ceccon" (in Italian). Sky Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2023. On the sixth and final evening, he won his first gold medal of the session in the 100 metre freestyle, winning the event with an Italian record time of 45.57, which broke the Italian record of 45.58 seconds he set in the semifinals of the event the day before.OA Sport (21 December 2021). "Nuoto Alessandro Miressi Campione del Mondo con record italiano sui 100 stile!" (in Italian). Eurosport. Retrieved 31 January 2023.Pérez, Marta (21 December 2021). "Kawecki y Miressi reinan en sus pruebas y Fink sorprende en los 50 braza" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 31 January 2023. He won his second and final gold medal of the session in the 4×100 metre medley relay, anchoring the finals relay to a Championships record and Italian record time of 3:19.76 in 45.05 seconds.Rieder, David (21 December 2021). "Short Course World Championships: Alessandro Miressi Wins 100 Free, Anchors Italy to Medley Relay Gold (Day Six Men's Recap)". Swimming World. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
2022 World Championships At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, with swimming competition held in June at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Miressi won a bronze medal as part of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay in a time of 3:10.95.FINA (18 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 18 June 2022."Bronzo per Miressi nella 4x100 stile libero" (in Italian). Rai News 24. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022. Swimming a time of 47.48 seconds for the freestyle leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay in the final, he helped tie the European record and set a new Italian record with a finals relay time of 3:27.51 to win the gold medal.FINA (25 June 2022). "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 25 June 2022."Italy pips US men to relay gold in swimming worlds finale". WFMJ-TV. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
2022 European Championships On the second day of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships, held in Rome in August, Miressi ranked second in the preliminaries of the 100 metre freestyle, advancing to the semifinals with a time of 47.60 seconds.LEN (12 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Freestyle Men Preliminary". Microplus. Retrieved 12 August 2022.OA Sport (12 August 2022). "Europei nuoto Roma 2022 – Risultati batterie day 2: l'Italia incanta nei 100 rana, bene Miressi e Paltrinieri" (in Italian). Eurosport. Retrieved 12 August 2022."Nuoto, agli Europei ok esordio Paltrinieri, domani finale 800 sl" (in Italian). ANSA. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022. For the semifinals, he swam a 47.96 and qualified for the final ranking third behind David Popovici of Romania and Kristóf Milák of Hungary.LEN (12 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 100m Freestyle Men Semi-Final". Microplus. Retrieved 12 August 2022.Denina, Davide (12 August 2022). "Poggio brilla d'argento, finale per Miressi" (in Italian). Rai News. Retrieved 12 August 2022. Finishing third in the final behind the same duo as in the semifinals, Miressi won the bronze medal with a time of 47.63 seconds."Europei di nuoto Roma, risultati in diretta: sincro, Minisini e Ruggiero oro nel duo misto libero. Bronzo a Cerruti e Ferro" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022."Europei, record del mondo di Popovici nei 100 sl. Bronzo a Miressi" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022."Europei di Roma. Pilato e SuperGreg oro, Angiolini argento, Miressi e Galossi bronzo" (in Italian). Italian Swimming Federation. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022. The following day, day four, he led-off the 4×100 metre freestyle relay in the final with a 47.76, contributing to a gold medal-winning time of 3:10.50.LEN (14 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Freestyle Men Final". Microplus. Retrieved 14 August 2022.Villa, Stefano (14 August 2022). "Nuoto, l'Italia vince la 4×100 sl agli Europei. Ceccon, Miressi, Zazzeri: "Volevamo l'oro in casa"" (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2022."Ezüstérmes lett a 4x100 méteres férfi gyorsváltó az Európa-bajnokságon" (in Hungarian). Híradó. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022."Alessandro Miressi vince l'oro con la staffetta 4×100 stile libero agli europei di nuoto" (in Italian). Quotidiano Piemontese. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022."Europei nuoto, le medaglie di oggi: oro a Minisini e nella 4x100 sl, un bronzo, 3 argenti" (in Italian). Sky TG24. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Day five, he split a 47.38 for the second leg of the 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay in the final to help place fourth with a time of 3:23.62, which was 0.22 seconds behind the bronze medal-winning team from Sweden.LEN (15 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Freestyle Mixed Final". Microplus. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
In the preliminaries of the 50 metre freestyle on day six, Miressi was the third-fastest Italian with a time of 22.26 seconds, ranked eighteenth, and did not advance to the semifinals.LEN (16 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 50m Freestyle Men Preliminary". Microplus. Retrieved 16 August 2022.Tiseo, Giandomenico (16 August 2022). "Nuoto, Europei 2022: Lorenzo Zazzeri e Leonardo Deplano approdano in semifinale dei 50 sl" (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2022. The following day, he swam the 100 metre freestyle portion of the 4×100 metre medley relay in 47.17 seconds in the final, helping win the gold medal with a new Championships record time of 3:28.46.LEN (17 August 2022). "European Aquatics Championships Roma 2022: Results 4x100m Medley Men Final". Microplus. Retrieved 17 August 2022.Martínez, Alberto (17 August 2022). "Italia arrasa en Roma" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 17 August 2022."L'onda azzurra travolge gli Europei. Staffetta 4x100 stellare" (in Italian). Rai News. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
2022 Swimming World Cup At the stop of the 2022 FINA Swimming World Cup circuit held in Berlin, Germany, Miressi competed in the 50 metre freestyle, placing twenty-fourth with a time of 21.94 seconds, and the 100 metre freestyle, where he placed fifth in the final with a time of 47.00 seconds, which was 1.12 seconds slower than gold medalist Kyle Chalmers of Australia.FINA (23 October 2022). "FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Berlin (GER): Results Book". Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
2022 World Short Course Championships