Linan, who is also competing in Singapore, finished 23rd out of 59 in the men’s 1-meter individual springboard and placed 14th in the 3-meter synchronized event with teammate Juan Cortes. Both Linan and Santoro are set to participate in the 3-meter individual competition scheduled for Thursday.<\/p>\n
After Santoro\u2019s gold-medal win, Linan took to Instagram to share a celebratory story, featuring emojis of a gold medal and tears of joy to congratulate Santoro and Pellacani.<\/p>\n Hailing from Rome, Matteo Santoro has often been hailed as a diving prodigy. He made his senior World Championship debut in 2022 in Budapest, where he and Pellacani already earned a silver medal. Over the course of multiple international competitions \u2014 including World Championships, European Championships, and European Games \u2014 the pair has collected eight medals in mixed synchronized diving.<\/p>\n Their bond is clearly a key ingredient in their success. \u201cWe\u2019re almost like brother and sister,\u201d Santoro has said of his partnership with Pellacani. After their gold medal performance in Singapore, he shared:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so happy. With Chiara, I can stay calm. I did breathing exercises to help distract myself. Tomorrow is the individual 3-meter event. I\u2019ll celebrate tonight, but I have to refocus quickly.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Starting in August, Santoro will take the next step in his career by joining the University of Miami in the United States. He will become part of the Miami Hurricanes swimming and diving team \u2014 the same program that already trains his long-time teammate, Chiara Pellacani.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know each other so well, which helps us a lot,\u201d said Pellacani. \u201cWe understand each other’s diving styles. I\u2019m excited for Matteo to join me in Miami so we can practice together more often.\u201d<\/p>\n With this victory, Santoro joins a proud legacy of openly gay divers who\u2019ve made waves in the sport. Icons like American Greg Louganis \u2014 five-time world champion between 1978 and 1986 \u2014 Australian Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham, British legend Tom Daley \u2014 a four-time world champion \u2014 and Mathew Helm, who claimed synchronized gold in 2003, have all paved the way.<\/p>\n Thanks to his exceptional talent and unapologetic visibility, Matteo Santoro is now becoming an inspiring role model for a new generation of young LGBTQ+ athletes.<\/p>\n A Historic First World Title for Italy At just 18 years old, Matteo Santoro has emerged as one of the brightest rising stars in international diving. On Wednesday, at the World Aquatics Championships held in Singapore, the young Italian clinched the gold medal in the 3-meter mixed synchronized springboard event alongside his partner Chiara Pellacani….<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lgbtq-infos-news"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Linan](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boutique-lgbtqia.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Fier-de-son-copain-Linan-a-publie-une-story-Instagram-pour-feliciter-Santoro-et-Pellacani-accompagnee-demojis-de-medaille-dor-et-de-larmes-de-joie.jpg?ssl=1\")
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