Alessandro Pinzuti (born 10 May 1999) is an Italian competitive swimmer. He won a gold medal in the 4×100 metre medley relay and the bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. At the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, he won a bronze medal as part of the 4×100 metre medley relay, placed seventh in the 100 metre breaststroke and eighth in the 50 metre breaststroke. At the junior level, he won silver medals in the 50 metre breaststroke at the 2017 World Junior Championships and the 2017 European Junior Championships as well as a bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2017 European Junior Championships.

Background Pinzuti was born 10 May 1999 in Montepulciano, Italy."Alessandro Pinzuti Bio" (in Italian). SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 February 2022."Alessandro Pinzuti: Results". FINA. Retrieved 24 February 2022. At the club level, he swims and competes for Centro Sportivo Esercito and In Sport RR.FIN (30 November 2021). "Campionato Italiano Assoluto Frecciarossa - V. 25m: Risulti 50 m Rana - Uomini" (in Italian). Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

Career 2017–2019 2017 European Junior Championships At the 2017 European Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel, Pinzuti won the silver medal in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 27.51 seconds, finishing 0.27 seconds behind the gold medalist in the event and fellow Italian Nicolò Martinenghi.Race, Retta (30 June 2017). "2017 European JR C'Ships Day 3: Hungarians Reign In Netanya" . SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 February 2022. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:01.28 in the final and placed 21st in the 50 metre butterfly in 24.99 seconds.LEN (2 July 2017). "2017 Netanya LEN European Junior Swimming Championships: Results Book" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

2017 World Junior Championships

On 24 August 2017, Pinzuti placed fifth in the final of the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships in Indianapolis, United States with a time of 1:01.01, finishing 0.77 seconds behind the bronze medalist in the event Michael Andrew of the United States.FINA (24 August 2017). "6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017 Indianapolis (USA): Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results" . Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 February 2022. Four days later, he split a 1:00.15 for the breaststroke portion of the 4×100 metre medley relay in the prelims heats, helping qualify the relay to the final ranking first.FINA (28 August 2017). "6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017 Indianapolis (USA): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary" . Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 February 2022. In the finals session later in the day, he won a silver medal in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 27.19 seconds, finishing just 0.09 seconds behind first-place finisher Nicolò Martinenghi.FINA (28 August 2017). "6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017 Indianapolis (USA): Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results" . Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 February 2022.Dougherty, Alish (28 August 2017). "Final Night of 2017 FINA World Junior Championships Highlighted by World Junior Record-Setting Relays" . Swimming World. Retrieved 24 February 2022. For the final of the 4×100 metre medley relay, Nicolò Martinenghi substituted in for him for the breaststroke and Pinzuti won a bronze medal when the finals relay finished third in 3:36.44.FINA (28 August 2017). "6th FINA World Junior Championships 2017 Indianapolis (USA): Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results" . Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

2018 European Aquatics Championships In August 2018, Pinzuti placed twelfth in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:00.28 at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, held at Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.LEN (3 August 2018). "LEN European Aquatics Championships Swimming Glasgow 2018: Results 100m Breaststroke Men Semi-Finals" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022. In his next event, he swam a 27.32 and placed ninth for the semifinals of the 50 metre breaststroke.LEN (7 August 2018). "LEN European Aquatics Championships Swimming Glasgow 2018: Results 50m Breaststroke Men Semi-Finals" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022. Finishing competing at the Championships, Pinzuti placed ninth in the 4×100 metre medley relay with relay teammates Thomas Ceccon, Matteo Rivolta, and Luca Dotto, swimming a 1:00:15 for the breaststroke leg of the relay to help finish in 3:37.24.LEN (9 August 2018). "LEN European Aquatics Championships Swimming Glasgow 2018: Results 4x100m Medley Relay Men Preliminary" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

2019 World University Games Competing at Piscina Felice Scandone in Naples as part of the Italian team for the 2019 World University Games, Pinzuti reached the semifinals stage of competition in both of his individual events, placing ninth overall in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 27.78 seconds and 14th in the 100 metre breaststroke in 1:01.37.FISU (10 July 2019). "Napoli 2019 30th Summer Universiade: Swimming Results Book" . Microplus Timing. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

2021–2022 2020 European Aquatics Championships

Pinzuti placed seventh in the final of the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, held at Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, with a time of 59.50 seconds after swimming a personal best time in the semifinals of 59.20 seconds.LEN (17 May 2021). "Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 100m Breaststroke Men Semi-Final" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022.LEN (18 May 2021). "Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 100m Breaststroke Men Final" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022. His time of 59.20 registered Pinzuti as the 14th-fastest performer in the event for the entirety of the 2021 year."World Rankings 2021: Men 100 Breaststroke Long Course Metres". FINA. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022. For the 50 metre breaststroke, he placed eighth in the final with a 27.54 after swimming a personal best time of 27.11 seconds and ranking fifth in the semifinals.LEN (21 May 2021). "Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 50m Breaststroke Men Semi-Final" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022.Byrnes, Liz (21 May 2021). "European Championships, Day 5 Semis: Greenbank Drops 1:54 200 Back Again; Gorbenko Leads Hosszu in 200 IM" . Swimming World. Retrieved 24 February 2022.Sutherland, James (21 May 2021). "2021 European Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap" . SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 February 2022.LEN (22 May 2021). "Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 50m Breaststroke Men Final" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022. In his final event of the Championships, Pinzuti split a 59.60 for the breaststroke leg of the 4×100 metre medley relay in the prelims heats and won a bronze medal for his contributions when the finals relay placed third with a time of 3:29.93.LEN (23 May 2021). "Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 4x100m Medley Men Preliminary" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022.LEN (23 May 2021). "Hungary 2020 LEN European Aquatics Championships: Results 4x100m Medley Men Final" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

2021 International Swimming League For the 2021 International Swimming League, PInzuti competed representing the Tokyo Frog Kings, Pinzuti placed fourth in the 100 metre breaststroke at the eighth match of the regular season with a time of 57.03 seconds.ISL (19 September 2021). "ISL Match 8: Men's 100m Breaststroke Results" . Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 February 2022. In the tenth match of the season, he placed second in the 50 metre breaststroke in 26.07 seconds.ISL (25 September 2021). "ISL Match 10: Men's 50m Breaststroke Results" . Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 February 2022.Carlson, Reid (26 September 2021). "2021 International Swimming League – Match 10, Day 2: Live Recap" . SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 February 2022. With his time of 26.07 seconds, Pinzuti tied in rank for the 14th-fastest swimmer in the short course 50 metre breaststroke for the 2021 year."World Rankings 2021: Men 50 Breaststroke Short Course Metres". FINA. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022. His performances across five matches earning him 61 Most Valuable Player points ranked him at number 290 out of 488 competitors since the International Swimming League began in 2019.Keith, Braden (13 December 2021). "Sarah Sjostrom Becomes ISL's First-Ever Swimmer To Clear 1000 MVP Points" . SwimSwam. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

2021 European Short Course Championships

At the 2021 European Short Course Championships held at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia in November, Pinzuti ranked ninth in the prelims heats of the 100 metre breaststroke on day two with a time of 57.58 seconds and did not advance to the semifinals as he was the third-fastest swimmer representing Italy in the event.LEN (3 November 2021). "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 100m Breaststroke Men Final" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022. Three days later, the same thing happened in the 50 metre breaststroke, this time he was the third-fastest Italian, in a time of 26.21 seconds, ranked sixth overall and did not advance to the semifinals.LEN (6 November 2021). "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Breaststroke Men Final" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022. The following day, he won a silver medal as part of the 4×50 metre mixed medley relay, swimming a 26.03 for the 50 metre breaststroke portion of the relay in the prelims heats and winning a silver medal when the finals relay, on which Nicolò Martinenghi swam the breaststroke, finished second in 1:36.39.LEN (7 November 2021). "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 4 x 50m Medley Mixed Preliminary" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022.LEN (7 November 2021). "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 4 x 50m Medley Mixed Final" . Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 24 February 2022.

2022 Mediterranean Games