12 Facts About Michele Lamberti

Michele Lamberti currently holds the Italian record in the short course 50-metre backstroke.

Michele Lamberti has two siblings, Noemi and Matteo, both of whom are competitive swimmers.

Michele Lamberti's mother, Tanya Vannini, was a competitive swimmer at the international level.

At the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships held at the Palace of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia in November, Michele Lamberti started his competition on day one with an Italian record of 22.91 seconds in the 50-metre backstroke prelims heats that qualified him for the semifinals later the same day.

Michele Lamberti won the silver medal in his second event of the same finals session, the 100-metre butterfly, with a time of 49.79 seconds.

Michele Lamberti was the only person on the relay to lower the world record split for their stroke by more than two tenths of a second and he set his fourth Italian record in the 50-metre backstroke with his lead-off time of 22.62 seconds.

At the 47th Nico Sapio Trophy held in Genoa, Michele Lamberti won the gold medal in the short course 200 metre butterfly with a personal best time of 1:53.94, which was a drop of 2.01 seconds from his previous best time in the race.

Michele Lamberti entered to compete in the 50 metre backstroke, 200 metre backstroke, and 100 metre butterfly individual events.

On day four, Michele Lamberti placed fifth in the final of the 50 metre backstroke with a time of 22.94 seconds.

The month following the World Championships, Michele Lamberti was officially confirmed as a swim team member for Italy for the 2022 European Aquatics Championships in August in Rome.

Michele Lamberti placed fifth in the final as well, this time finishing in a time of 24.85 seconds.

Michele Lamberti finished with a time of 54.56 seconds in the semifinals, placing thirteenth and not advancing to the final.