by Arianna Ravelli, sent to Fukuoka
Italians in the race and where to see them: Quadarella in the final of the 800m, Benedetta Pilato in the 50m breaststroke, the only race leading to Fukuoka, Thomas Ceccon returns to the water with the 50m backstroke. The 1500m without Paltrinieri and the 4x100m mixed men’s and women’s style relay
Italy’s medal hopes are on Simona Quadarella’s shoulders (lighter after the silver medal in the 1500s), who finds herself facing the usual Ledecky phenomenon but aiming for the podium.
We see again Benedetta Pilato who at these World Championships will only swim the 50m breaststroke, of which she still holds the world record, set two years ago at the European Championships in Budapest. A year full of things for the eighteen year old from Taranto, coming of age, in fact, the driving licence, the high school diploma, but also many physical problems to overcome which made her put swimming a bit in the background. Thomas Ceccon is back in the water: the Italian Phelps (although he doesn’t like to be defined like that) after the gold in the 5th butterfly and the silver in the 100m backstroke (in addition to the silver in the 4x100m relay), tries to broaden his medal collection with 50 back. There are the 1500m without Gregorio Paltrinieri (but with Luca De Tullio) and the 4x100m men’s and women’s style relay together, where Italy has good expectations.
Yesterday’s races: Qin’s third gold, O’ Callaghan bis, the blues of the 4×100 fifth
Where to see them
All the matches will be visible live on free-to-air TV on Rai Due, Rai Sport +HD and for a fee on Sky Sport Summer. Heats at 3.30 am Italian (10.30 am local), semi-finals and finals from 1 pm in Italy (8 pm in Japan).
Batteries from 3.30
50 freestyle D
Clare Tarantino
50 back U
Thomas Ceccon
50 wound D
Blessed Pilate
Anita Bottazzo
4×100 stile libero mixed
Italia
1500 U freestyle
Luca De Tullius
Semi-finals and finals from 1pm
50 butterfly D final
no Italian
50 freestyle U final
no Italian
50 freestyle D semifinal
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50 wound D semi-finals
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100 butterfly The final
no Italian
200 back D final
no Italian
50 back The semi-final
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800 freestyle D final
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4×100 stile libero mixed
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July 28, 2023 (change July 28, 2023 | 20:41)
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