This is the first time ever for him and for Italian sport, since no one has ever before obtained the Olympic qualification in this discipline. The green light for Brazil came at the end of a great performance in the waters of Duisburg, where the last available places were assigned, in which the policeman from Viterbo became the star of a sensational recovery, grabbing the second place in front of much more experienced adversaries. However, the 21 year old student of political studies, World and European Under 23 Champion last year, has not forgotten where he comes from and his first thought has gone to those who have coached him at the Polisportiva Verbanese, Mario Cova and Vittorio Carletto.