Europeans again short course 2021, medal number 1,000 for Italy – Sport – Other Sports

Rome, November 6, 20021 – On the penultimate day of the Kazan European Short Course Swimming Championships, in Russia, Italy smiles, but gold does not arrive. However there are the silver of Rivolta and the mixed style 4×50 relay (who wins the medal number 1000 in blue swimming) and the bronze of Thomas Ceccon in the 50 butterfly, and a series of new Italian records (Rivolta in the 50 butterfly, Nicolò Martinenghi in the 50 breaststroke, Lorenzo Mora in the 200 backstroke, Silvia Di Pietro in the 50 butterfly and Alessandro Miressi in the 100 freestyle) and many positive signs.

The medal n. 1000 (333 golds, 306 silvers and 361 bronzes) at the European federnuoto championships in all disciplines arrived with the mixed freestyle relay, which bears the signature of Alessandro Miressi (21″33), Lorenzo Zazzeri (20″59), Silvia Di Pietro (23″48) e Costanza Cocconcelli (24 “00) for 1’29” 40 which is equal to second place in ex aequo with Russia.

Italy, which he had never conquered a medal in the 50 butterfly, he takes two all together. Matteo Rivolta wins silver with the Italian record of 22 “14; Thomas Ceccon bronze in 22 “24. The Italians are preceded only by the Hungarian Szebasztian Szabo (European champion in long and silver in short), gold in the 50 freestyle and in the 100 butterfly, who pulls out a 21” 75 and sets the world record as well as European.

No podium instead in the 200 freestyle: Matteo Ciampi brings the staff to 1’42 “82 but remains 31 cents behind the Dutchman Stan Pijnenburg who conquers the bronze. Marco De Tullio in the final it is 1’44 “04 for eighth place. Fourth also Elena Di Liddo that closes the 100 butterfly in 56 “61. Bad Ilaria Bianchi, octave in 57 “98. Fourth Costanza Cocconcelli in the 200 medley in 2’08 “59.

Margherita Panziera, 26 year old Italian record holder, is only seventh in the 100 backstroke in 57 “53, very far from the podium of Kira Toussaint, gold in 55” 76, after the successes in the 50 and 200.

Nicolò Martinenghi in the final of the 50 breaststroke in the tank with Fabio Scozzoli. Final centered also for Benedetta Pilato and Arianna Castiglioni in the 50 breaststroke women, Mora and Lamberti in the 200 back men, Miressi and Zazzeri in the 100 style, Bears in the mixed 100, Di Liddo and Di Pietro in the 50 butterfly women.