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A first controlled lap, a nice recovery after the tack: Federico Poggio juggled great in the pool at his Olympic debut. In Tokyo, in the 100 breaststroke battery (with the ace of the specialty, Adam Peaty), the Alexandrian champion who grew up in Swimming and then moved to Derthona finished in 59 “33, time to guarantee him qualification for the semifinal scheduled for the night (at 4.30). He is ninth in the ranking, better than him the other blue Martinenghi (fourth), but both can dream of a place among the best eight.
“I kept the form I had at Sette Colli – comments Poggio -. At the Olympic debut, improving the time in Rome was not taken for granted. I succeeded and I’m very happy “