Matteo Rivolta

{{Short description|Italian swimmer (born 1991)}}

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{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Matteo Rivolta

| image = Matteo Rivolta 1.jpg

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| strokes = Butterfly

| club = Team Insubrika

| coach = Gianni Leoni

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|11|16}}

| birth_place = Milan, Italy

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| height = 1.94 m

| weight = 94 kg

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Abu Dhabi|100 m butterfly}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Abu Dhabi|4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Melbourne|4×50 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Abu Dhabi|50 m butterfly}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Abu Dhabi|4×50 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Melbourne|4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Roma|4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalGold|2012 Debrecen|4x100 m medley}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Debrecen|100 m butterfly}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Netanya |4×50 m medley}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Copenhagen|100 m butterfly}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Netanya| 100 m butterfly}}

{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Oran|4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Oran|100 m butterfly}}

{{MedalSilver|2013 Mersin|100 m butterfly}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Tarragona|100 m butterfly}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Oran|50 m butterfly}}

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Matteo Rivolta (born 16 November 1991) is a male Italian swimmer. He won bronze medal in 100 metres butterfly at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships.

Rivolta an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.{{cite web|url=https://www.poliziadistato.it/articolo/16579efa28033ab580050899|title=Programma e orari degli atleti cremisi in gara|publisher=poliziadistato.it|language=it|access-date=17 March 2020}}

He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished 22nd in the 100 m butterfly and was part of the Italian team that finished in 14th in the men's {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} medley relay.{{Cite web |title=Matteo Rivolta at Olympics.com |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/matteo-rivolta |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=olympics.com}} At the 2016 Olympics, he finished in 25th in the 100 m butterfly.

At the 2012 European Championships, he was part of the Italian team that won gold in the men's {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} medley relay, and won bronze in the men's 100 m butterfly.{{Cite web |title=Matteo RIVOLTA {{!}} Medals {{!}} FINA Official |url=https://www.fina.org/athletes/1000141/-/www.fina.org/athletes/1000141/-/medals |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation |language=en}}

At the 2015 European Short Course Championships, he was part of the Italian team that won gold in the men's {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} medley relay, and won silver in the men's 100 m butterfly. At the 2017 European Short Course Championship, he won the men's 100 m butterfly.

In 2021, he won the gold in the 100 m butterfly and bronze in the 50 m butterfly at the Short Course World Championship, setting a new Italian record.{{Cite web |title=Matteo RIVOLTA {{!}} Results {{!}} FINA Official |url=https://www.fina.org/athletes/1000141/www.fina.org/athletes/1000141/- |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Competition Results {{!}} FINA Official |url=https://www.fina.org/competitions/2/15th-fina-world-swimming-championships-25m-2021/www.fina.org/competitions/2/15th-fina-world-swimming-championships-25m-2021/results |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation |language=en}} As of December 2022, he also holds the Italian short course record in the 100 m butterfly. He was part of the Italian team that won gold in the men's {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay in a new championship record of 3:19.76 (with Lorenzo Mora, Nicolo Martinenghi and Alessandro Miressi) and bronze in the men's 4 x 50 m medley relay (with Mora, Martinenghi and Lorenzo Zazzeri). At the 2021 European Short Course championships he won silver in the men's 50 m butterfly and the men's 4 x 50 m medley relay.

At the 2022 Short Course World Championships, he was part of the Italian 4 x 50 m medley relay team that won the gold medal in a new world record time of 1:29.72 (with Mora, Martinenghi and Leonardo Deplano).{{Cite web |title=Competition Results {{!}} FINA Official |url=https://www.fina.org/competitions/2894/16th-fina-world-swimming-championships-25m-2022/www.fina.org/competitions/2894/16th-fina-world-swimming-championships-25m-2022/results |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation |language=en}} At that championships, he was also part of the Italian team that won bronze in the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} medley relay, with a new European record time (with Mora, Martinenghi and Miressi). He was also part of the Italian {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} medley relay team that won gold at the European Long Course Championships.