Amazing proof of the 25-year-old from Montebelluna who sowed the British Wild and the Hungarian Burian in the last tank: fourth medal for the blue
BUDAPEST. Margherita Panziera won the gold medal in the women’s 200 backstroke at the European swimming championships in Budapest.
The athlete from Montebelluna, already silver in the 100 backstroke, with a time of 2: 06.08 preceded the British Cassie Wild, silver, and the Hungarian Katalina Burian, bronze.
It is the fourth gold for the blue expedition and the fourth medal for Panziera.
«I’m really happy with the weather, I didn’t expect it and I thought I’d do like yesterday. It means that I’m working well, I’m happy because I managed such a tough week ». These are the words of Margherita Panziera, gold in the 200 backstroke in 2’06 ”08 at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest. «I’m only sorry the way I approached the race compared to Riccione, where I was more serene. Here I based the race on not letting myself be overtaken but it was still a European final «, the blue explains to Rai Sport.
On Friday Margherita Panziera had won the silver medal in the bis final of the 100 backstroke at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest. The blue swimmer finished in 59 ”01 beaten only by the British Kathleen Dawson (58” 49), third the Russian Maria Kameneva (59 ”22). The final of the 100 backstroke took place twice. In the first race a problem at the start and timing forced the jury to cancel the final and have it repeated at the end of today’s program.
Previously Margherita Panziera had also won silver in the mixed 4×200 relay and bronze in the 4×100 mixed.