Italian swimmer and European Junior Champion Bianca Nannucci has verbally committed to join the Virginia Tech Hokies in the fall of 2026.
so excited to announce my verbal commitment to virgina tech! beyond grateful for this opportunity and for everyone who has helped me achieve it, thanks to Coach Sergio, Coach Mason and the rest of the coaching staff, and a special thanks to my beloved parents, let’s go hokies !!🧡🫂
Nannucci is a mid-distance freestyle specialist, who spent many of her age-group years in North Carolina where she swam for a few different clubs and attended her freshman year of high school. She moved to Italy after the summer of 2023, and she has been making waves in Italian swimming since.
In June, she swam the 200 freestyle at the Sette Colli Trophy, where she earned the bronze medal and dropped to 1:58.35. This time ranks her as the 8th fastest Italian swimmer of all time in the event, and as the fastest swimmer this season.
Italy All-Time 200 Freestyle Rankings
- Federica Pellegrini- 1:52.98 (2009)
- Alice Mizzau- 1:57.37 (2015)
- Sofia Morini- 1:57.81 (2024)
- Chiara Masini Luccetti- 1:57.86 (2015)
- Stefania Pirozzi- 1:58.18 (2014)
- Giulia D’Innocenzo- 1:58.23 (2023)
- Fabiola Spagnolo Renata- 1:58.31 (2008)
- Bianca Nannucci– 1:58.35 (2025)
At the 2025 European Junior Championships, Nannucci won the women’s 200 freestyle in 1:58.41 and was a member of Italy’s European Junior Record 800 freestyle relay team
Best Times LCM (SCY Conversion)
- 100 Free: 55.16 (48.85)
- 200 free: 1:58.35 (1:44.63)
- 400 Free: 4:11.55 (4:41.84)
Virginia Tech was one of 15 women’s teams in the ACC last year, finishing 9th overall at the ACC Conference Meet. Nannucci is a huge addition to their roster, and will significantly help their chances of moving up in placements at her first conference meet in 2027.
In the 200 freestyle, she would have qualified for the ‘A’ final in 8th place with her converted time. The Hokies had two swimmers score in the event, Carmen Weiler Sastre, who finished 9th and Emma Atkinson, who finished 18th overall.
Nannucci also would have qualified for the ‘A’ final in the 500 freestyle, where her converted time would have been 7th overall. Virginia Tech did not have any finals qualifiers.
In both the 200 and 500 freestyle events, she would have earned ‘A’ finals swims with her converted times. In the 100, she would have been just outside of scoring position at 31st overall, but 48.72 was the last finalist.
On top of her massive relay contributions, Nannucci will likely be an NCAA finalist for the Hokies. Last season, they finished 20th overall with 37 points, all of which were scored by senior Carmen Weiler Sastre. Her 200 freestyle converted time would have finished 4th overall at the meet, the highest finish of any female Hokie swimmer.
