Olympic bronze medallist Ginevra Taddeucci claimed her first ever individual Open Water World Cup win in Golfo Aranci, cementing her position as overall World Cup leader for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A picturesque afternoon in Sardinia was the perfect backdrop for her winning performance in the 10km, one that she says marked \u2018the perfect end\u2019 to her season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am very happy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was the perfect close to the year because of all the work I’ve done throughout the season and also because it was the easiest conditions I could ever find myself in. So I’m glad that I got to win the overall, and this was the best year to do it for me, so I’m very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This season alone has been one of her most successful to date, and included a haul of four silver medals from this summer\u2019s World Championships in Singapore. Throughout her World Cup career, the 28-year-old open water veteran has collected a staggering 15 medals since her first win [relay] on the circuit in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As one of the most consistent female athletes at this level, it\u2019s hard to comprehend that prior to the final stop in Golfo Aranci, Taddeucci had never claimed an individual victory in a World Cup event; a wrong she was determined to right on home soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the support of a considerable Italian crowd behind her, Taddeucci hit the board first, holding one finger in the air as she emerged from the water; a celebration she had always wanted to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt’s something I’ve always wanted to do,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause I\u2019ve never been first, so I decided that this time I was going to do that because I’ve always seen everyone do it and I wanted to do it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the open water season opener in Somabay, Egypt earlier this year, Taddeucci claimed silver in the Women\u2019s 10km; a result she would repeat on the third stop in Set\u00fabal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With medals from three of this year\u2019s four 10km World Cup races, the Italian – who finished second in the World Cup rankings in 2024 – now sits in second place in the World Aquatics open water rankings at the close of this year\u2019s season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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