The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy scoops first Paralympic gold medal Swimmer Federico Morlacchi has won the first gold for Italy at the 2016 Paralympics. https://www.thelocal.it/20160912/italy-scoops-first-gold-medal-at-the-paralympics Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:11:26 +0200 italy-scoops-first-gold-medal-at-the-paralympics Italy's golden girl Pellegrini to fly her country's flag in Rio Swim star Federica Pellegrini, the golden girl of Italian sport, will carry her country's flag at the Rio Olympics in August, the national Olympic committee Coni announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160427/swimming-star-pellegrini-to-fly-flag-for-italy-in-rio Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:17:35 +0200 swimming-star-pellegrini-to-fly-flag-for-italy-in-rio Italy's Ruffini wins gold and girlfriend's hand Italy's Simone Ruffini won the world championship men's marathon 25km open water gold medal on Saturday and celebrated by proposing to his girlfriend on the podium. https://www.thelocal.it/20150801/italys-ruffini-wins-marathon-open-water-gold Sat, 01 Aug 2015 16:14:05 +0200 italys-ruffini-wins-marathon-open-water-gold Poisionous gas threatens swimmers on Vulcano An odourless, colourless and potentially lethal gas emanating from the sea off the coast of Vulcano in the Aeolian Islands could be putting swimmers at risk. https://www.thelocal.it/20150623/mysterious-gas-threatens-swimmers-on-vulcano Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:40:55 +0200 mysterious-gas-threatens-swimmers-on-vulcano European record for Italy swim champ Italian teenager Gregorio Paltrinieri smashed the European 1500m freestyle record at the European Championships in Berlin on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140821/european-record-for-italy-swim-champ Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:41:00 +0200 european-record-for-italy-swim-champ Blue shark sparks panic on Rome beach A blue shark that made a rare appearance in the shallow waters of a popular beach resort near Rome sparked panic and excitement among holidaymakers. https://www.thelocal.it/20140812/blue-shark-sparks-panic-on-rome-beach Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:57:09 +0200 blue-shark-sparks-panic-on-rome-beach Venice pool bans men to integrate Muslims A sports club in Mestre, a suburb of Venice, is banning men from the pool and offering women-only sessions only as part of an experiment to integrate the Muslim community. https://www.thelocal.it/20140509/venice-swimming-pool-tries-to-integrate-muslims Fri, 09 May 2014 16:33:00 +0200 venice-swimming-pool-tries-to-integrate-muslims Italy's waters are even safer to swim in It is now even safer to swim at bathing spots across Italy, according to a study by the ministry of health. https://www.thelocal.it/20130617/italys-waters-are-even-safer-to-swim-in Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:44:00 +0200 italys-waters-are-even-safer-to-swim-in