AN Brescia
Founded1973 (1973)
LeagueSerie A1
Based inBrescia, Italy
ArenaCentro Natatorio Mompiano
(Capacity: 800)
Colors     
PresidentAndrea Malchiodi
Head coachAlessandro Bovo
Championships4 LEN Euro Cup
2 Italian Leagues
1 Italian Cups
Websiteanbrescia.it

Associazione Nuotatori Brescia (Swimmers Association Brescia) is an Italian sports club based in Brescia, that is interested exclusively in water sports like swimming and water polo.

History

The club founded in 1973 under the name "AN Brescia" and in 1995 took the name "Leonessa Nuoto Pallanuoto".[1] In 2007 the name changed again becoming "Brixia Leonessa Nuoto".[1][2] Finally in 2011, following a corporate crisis,[3] summarizes the old name of "AN Brescia".[2][4]

In the swimming area now experienced its greatest splendor between the eighties and the nineties thanks to the extraordinary victories of Giorgio Lamberti, who won the title in the 100, 200 and 400m freestyle at the Italian and European championships. To remember the world title in Perth and conquered the world record in Berlin in the 200 with a time of 1 min. 46 sec. and 69, remained unbeaten for ten years.

In the water polo department, the successes of the club have a recent history, came following the entry of the group System as the main sponsor. In 2001, arrives for the first time in its history in LEN Cup final, but was defeated by the Croatian Mladost. A trophy that is put on the bulletin board in later because in five years, between 2002 and 2006, Systema Leonessa manages to win three LEN Cups (beating in the final Pro Recco and Florentia in two derby all Italians and the Russians of Sintez Kazan). Brescia gets its first Italian champions title in 2003, beating Pro Recco. Since 2006 the team, alongside the usual sponsor "Systema", had a new sponsor, "Pompea". Since 2008, the team is called Brixia Leonessa Brescia or Pompea Brixia Leonessa. In 2008 reaches for the second time the championship final, but lost against Pro Recco. In 2009, the team returns to be sponsored by "Systema".

In 2011 for the first time, Brescia reached the Italian Cup final, but lost to the defending champions of the Pro Recco; takes his revenge in 2012, winning the trophy. In the same year it received the third championship final, again versus the "Ligurians", but was defeated.

Honours

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Recent seasons

As of 11 August 2022.
Season Tier League Pos. Domestic cup European competitions
2000–01 1Serie A1 6th not held
2001–02 1Serie A1 3rd not held 3 LEN CupC
2002–03 1Serie A1 1st not held 3 LEN CupC
2003–04 1Serie A1 3rd not held
2004–05 1Serie A1 4th 1 EuroleagueQF
2005–06 1Serie A1 3rd 2 LEN CupC
2006–07 1Serie A1 3rd LEN Super CupF
1 EuroleagueQF
2007–08 1Serie A1 2nd 1 EuroleaguePR
2008–09 1Serie A1 4th Third place 1 EuroleaguePR
2009–10 1Serie A1 3rd Third place 2 LEN CupSF
2010–11 1Serie A1 5th Runner-up 1 EuroleagueQR2
2011–12 1Serie A1 2nd Champion
2012–13 1Serie A1 2nd Third place 1 Champions LeagueR16
2013–14 1Serie A1 2nd Runner-up 1 Champions League5th
2014–15 1Serie A1 2nd Runner-up 1 Champions LeaguePR
2015–16 1Serie A1 2nd Runner-up 1 Champions LeagueQR3
2 Euro CupC
2016–17 1Serie A1 2nd Runner-up LEN Super CupF
1 Champions League5th
2017–18 1Serie A1 2nd Runner-up 1 Champions League7th
2018–19 1Serie A1 2nd Runner-up 1 Champions League6th
2019–20 1Serie A1 2nd1 Cancalled1 1 Champions League—1
2020–21 1Serie A1 1st Runner-up 1 Champions League3rd
2021–22 1Serie A1 2nd Runner-up 1 Champions League4th
2022–23 1Serie A1
^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Famous players

Famous coaches

  • Serbia Mirko Blažević

Notes

  1. 1 2 Leonessanuoto.it (ed.). "La storia della nostra società". Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Brescia, ancora un cambio di denominazione sociale". Waterpoloweb.com. 25 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Brixia, il grido d'allarme: «Rischiamo di chiudere»". Waterpoloweb.com. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Leonessanuoto.it (ed.). "Brescia, nuovo tuffo verso il futuro". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
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