BUDAPEST. There is a lot of Italy in the competitions of the first part of today at the World Swimming Championships, dedicated to batteries. Gregorio Paltrinieri in the 1500 freestyle and the 4×100 freestyle relay mixed in the final. In the back the world champion Thomas Ceccon sets the Italian record in the 50 and qualifies in the semifinals. He gets the third absolute time in 24 “62, three hundredths less than the previous record of Niccolò Bonacchi (24” 65) who held out from 12 April 2014, in Riccione.
«I don’t see many people stronger than me – Ceccon commented – and you can try to reach the podium. I have reviewed the world title race 30, 40 times and I am aware that there is always room for improvement, especially at the start and finish. I’m doing a championship beyond expectations, I’m not finished yet ». Michele Lamberti also passes, while in the women’s 50 breaststroke Benedetta Pilato overcomes the round, in the pool that saw her set the world record of the 50 breaststroke in the semifinals of the European Championships that propelled her to gold in the final. In the same race, Arianna Castiglioni stopped due to disqualification, as well as in the women’s 50 freestyle for Silvia Di Pietro.