LUBLINO (POLONIA) (ITALPRESS) – For the first time in the history of European swimming in short tank Italy wins the gold medal in the 100 backs: the company is signed by Thomas Ceccon (49′′′29), while the other blue Lorenzo Mora (49′′′95) closes fifth.
An exciting race and full of twists of scene that goes to take the 24-year-old veneto that in start does the counts with the start launched of the Romanian Popescu, first half race, but then even sixth (49′′97) at the finish. Ceccon touches the head at 75 meters and then shakes his teeth to defend himself from the attacks of French Mewen Tomac who must then settle for the silver medal in 49′′46. Third place and bronze for the British Oliver Morgan (49′′68).
“I came here to win, for now two races two ori, so in place and are also the first Italian of the expedition to make individual gold”. Here is the satisfaction of Thomas Ceccon who talks to Rai Sport’s microphones in the mixed area after the gold medal. “I had said that the French (Tomac ndr) and Oliver Morgan could go strong, I did a good race even if I dropped a bit of frequency in the last 25′′′ commented Ceccon. Also satisfied the other blue, Lorenzo Mora, who closed in fifth place. “It’s great – he says – I came to swim under 50 seconds, I hardly made it. With the hint of then I could try to pass stronger, but I am a bit tired and still happy for the result. The podium is far away, I knew it would be difficult, but I can only feel satisfied.”.
Here comes a silver medal for Simona Quadarella in the 800 free style final. There is a spectacular head-to-head between the Roman and the German Isabel Gose with the two athletes who compete apart from the other opponents and from the early jokes they carry widely in front. The factual duel lasts until the end with Gose always in front but with Quadarella good to never lose ground. Only in the last 100 meters the German manages to take a slight advantage that allows it to get to the finish line in loosely signing also the new record of the championships in 8’01′′′90. For the blue instead the time of 8’03′′′00 is worth, in addition to the second place, the Italian primate torn to Alessia Filippi. The bronze medal is for another German athlete: Maya Werner closes third in 8’14′′41.
“I’m really happy, I didn’t think I could improve so now, I lowered almost 5 seconds my staff.” It is the satisfaction of Simona Quadarella, after the silver medal. “Maybe – explains the blue to the Rai Sport microphones in the mixed area – I’ve taken so much awareness and certainly the work I’m doing is doing me well. Then I want to continue to confirm why I came with Christian (Minotti ndr) for many years and I changed coach so I try to confirm that it is the right choice even if this summer I had already had it. Now – he concludes – between physical and mental state there is a nice balance.”.
A last exemplary tub gives Michele Busa the bronze medal in the 100 butterfly. At the foot of the podium, however, the other blue, Simone Stefanì, fourth in 49′′′′35 and beffed by his compatriot in the final rush for the third place. In front of everyone, entrepreneurs, Maxime Grousset and Noe Ponti who give show in their duel won for only one cent from the French Grousset, gold with record of the championships in 48′′′′10. The Swiss Ponti (48′′′11) is forced to settle for silver.
In Lublin success of the British Lauren Cox (56′′′51) in the 100 backs to the female. The Dutchman Maaike De Waard (56′′′62) who had led since the start the games, but in the end the silver must be satisfied. Bronze for German Jane Nina Holt (56′′′72). The German Anna Elendt (2’18′′16) wins the gold medal in 200 frogs women. On the podium also the British Angharad Evans, silver in 2’18′′′90, and the Lithuanian Kotryna Teterevkova (2’19′′′30) to which the bronze goes. Nothing to do for the blue Gabriele Mancini that does not go beyond the seventh place (2’05′′84) in the final of the 200 frogs men. It celebrates the Spanish Carles Coll Marti, gold in 2’00′′86. The podium includes the Dutch Caspar Corbeau and the Austrian Luka Mladenovic, respectively silver (2’01′′27) and bronze (2’02′48).
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(ITALPRESS).
