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The welcome of the President of Lazio Region, Nicola Zingaretti

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Lazio Region welcomes you to the 47th edition of the European Junior swimming championships, to be held from July 6th to July 11th at the Stadio del Nuoto in Rome, one of the most prestigious junior events on the continental sportive scene.
This is an extraordinary event that put together the most important champions of the future, attracting a huge number of enthusiasts through media coverage of the event, in which are participating circa 600 athletes representing 47 Nations, besides our Italians led by world-leading Benedetta Pilato.
We are very glad that the Stadio del Nuoto, after the success of the Sette Colli, repropose a sportive event that involves again citizen and all the swimming enthusiasts, one of the top five discipline engaged in Lazio, furthermore one of the most save and beneficiary physical activities for the development psycho-physical of the youth.
Lazio Region in the last period of time of deep struggle has continued to support sport, with an active presence of backing of initiatives and project like European Championship of Rome 2022 the is going to restore the attention of the entire region, both during the phase of approach and phase of progress, the big Italians and European champions of the aquatic disciplines that are going to be the protagonists on the Tokyo Olympics.
For us sport is health, wellness, social integration and inclusion, as well as the economic and truistic development directly liked to important events such us the ones organized by the Italian Swimming Federation, always attentive to the regional needs. The reality of swimming is an important presence in our region, expressed through circa 250 sportive society that allow athletic activity and especially teach the fundaments of swimming, essentials to peacefully live in the sea and all water surfaces.
In thanking all organizers, we would like to thank the athletes, the technicians, the directors, the judges e all the participates of the European Junior Swimming championship, wishing them to express the maximum of their own ability.
Have fun.

the Presidente of the Lazio Region, Nicola Zingaretti