Good tests of the Azzurri in the pool in the afternoon: the Florentine confirms himself as the most fit among the sprinters and touches with the second time in 21’70
The semifinals and finals on Thursday at the World Championships in Budapest reserve two of the 8 best entries for Italy: Lorenzo Zazzeri is second in the 50sl, Margherita Panziera fourth in the 200 backstrokes. And the medal will be played tomorrow evening together with Simona Quadarella, who qualified in the morning in the 800, as well as the return to the pool of Ceccon, Pilato and Paltrinieri in the 50 backstroke, 50 breaststroke and 1500.
Molly of gold
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Incredible but once again Sarah Sjostrom fails to win world gold (nor the Olympic one) in the 100 freestyle: the queen specialty that here in 2017 belonged to the American Simone Manuel, now belongs to Molly O’Callaghan, an Australian from 2004, the fastest in the world in the season and deservedly gold also here in 52 “67, for 13 cents, at the last stroke, on the Swedish world record holder, the bronze is for the American Torri Huske in 52” 92, under the podium went to the Olympian from Rio, Penny Oleksiak, who confirms that she has lost the way to gold since that triumph. Callaghan brings back her gold won in 2013 and 2015 by her sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell to Australia.
Go Panziera
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As long as it’s not another wooden medal like in 2019. Certainly Margherita is the first European to qualify for the final of the 200 backstrokes, of which she is also two continental champion: the blue is third in the second semifinal in 2’08 “28 , she who boasts an Italian record of 2’05 “56. A fourth time behind the protagonists of the specialty: the American Phoebe Bacon (2’05 “93), the Olympian from Tokyo, the Australian Kaylee McKeown (2’06” 41) and the other American, Rhyan White (2 ’07 “04). For Margherita the race passages were 30” 33, 1’02 “31, 1’35” 42. The blue of the Aniene has margins, but she will have to keep up with the three fastest and scare them with her experience of her. She needs a carefree final, she has to believe first of all that three years after being the first in the world, this is an opportunity not to be wasted.
What Zazzeri
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This is a great way to honor an Olympic final. Lorenzo Zazzeri after the bronze in the fast relay, confirms himself the most in form among the sprinters and touches with the second time in 21 “70, the third Italian time ever behind Vergani (21” 37) and Orsi (21 “64). British Ben Proud was faster than the Tuscan in 21 “42, while Florent Manaudou was out.
Seventh treat
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Francesca Fangio is seventh in the final of the 200 breaststroke won by the American Lilly King in 2’22 “41 over the Australian Jenna Strauch (2’23” 04) and the other American Kate Douglass, author of 2’23 “41. L ‘Azzurri improves by one cent from the semifinal, turns sixth to 100 (1’09 “15) but reaches seventh in 2’25” 08. With her Italian record of 2’23 “06 she would have been bronze. However, she is always generous Chicca.
Dolphin
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To get into the final in the 100 butterfly it would have taken 51 “28, but Federico Burdisso touched in 51” 45 (24 “07) and the former European champion Piero Codia at 51” 73 (23 “86): the two Azzurri find themselves so in 10th and 14th place even if they tried, they gave everything and in the internal play-off in a relay key the situation is taking shape. In the specialty left without Dressel, the Hungarian Kristof Milak, author of 50 “14, while Noè Ponti has the fourth fastest time in 51” 18. The American Ryan Murphy finally managed to win world gold in the 200 backstroke: in 1’5 “42 he beat the British Luke Greenbank 1’55” 16 and the other American Shane Casas in 1’55 “35. Silvia Di Pietro confirms the time of the heats to the hundredth in 26 “08 but she remains out of the semifinals of the 50 butterfly together with Elena Di Liddo who gets worse and touches with the 16th time in 26” 59. In the lead is Sjostrom in 25 “13. The world record holder of the 200 breaststroke, Zac Stubblety-Coo, Australian, triumphs in the 200 breaststroke in 2’07” 07: a time well below his expectations, having a month ago achieved the world record in 2’05 “95 (first man under 2’06”). No bronze but silver ex aequo for Hanaguruma (Gia) and Persson (Sve) 2’08 “38. Finally, without Duncan Scott (due to Covid), Great Britain remains on the podium but leaves the gold to the USA, Australian silver with these fractions (the fastest is Dean): USA 7’00 “24 (Kibler 1’45” 54, Foster 1’45 “04, Julian 1’45” 31m Smith 1’44 “35), 2. Australia 7’03” 50 (Winnington 1’45 “83, Uncertain 1’45” 51, Short 1’46 “64, Horton 1’45” 72), 3. Great Britain 7’04 “00 (Guy 1’46” 31, Whittle 1 ’46 “89, J.Litchfield 1’47” 36, Dean 1’43 “53), 4. Brazil 7’04” 69.
Fourth synchronicities
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It was almost a “mission impossible” but it was nice to be able to believe it. Linda Cerruti and Costanza Ferro, more than twenty years of swimming and training together, fifth in the final of the technician and bronze with the companions in the combo and in the team, had targeted the Austrians but above all they wanted to demonstrate to the juries that their progress they were complete. “We do our best, we compete free of head and that the best win”. The Austrian twins Anna Maria and Eirini Alexandri were a little better, raising the preliminary score (92.0667) by climbing the third step of the podium with 92.8000 points. The blue, who together with friendship share military and club societies (Marina Militare and Rari Nantes Savona), also receive much more than the first test, raising the bar from 90.5333 and 91.3333 points (27.3 for the execution, 36.5333 for the artistic impression and 27.5 for the difficulties). They are not yet enough to put a world medal around their necks but they mean substantial progress and represent a good viaticum towards the European championships in Rome where in August our heroines want and can be protagonists. The two gold medals go to the necks of the Chinese twins Liuyi and Qianyi Wang who dazzle and exceed ninety-five, obtaining 95.5667 and the two silver medals to the Ukrainian twins, our adopted sisters, Maryna and Vladyslava Aleksiva with 94.1667 (28.0, 37.8667 and 28.3). The podium of the double technician confirmed, even in the positions of the “six twins”.
June 23, 2022 (change June 23, 2022 | 20:49)
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