LUBLINO (POLONIA) (ITALPRESS) – The second day at the Europeans in the short tub of Lublino ends with the victory of the gold medal of the 4×50 mixed relay that confirms itself queen of Europe two years after the gold of Otopeni 2023. Impeccable race of all blues, to launch the relay was the debutante Francesco Lazzari who in 22′′88 closed in first position. Simone Cerasuolo has maintained the summit (25′′′67), Silvia Di Pietro (24′′′62) has kept the Holland pass. Therefore, the counter-sorpass bears the signature of Sara Curtis (22′′92). Second position for the Netherlands, third Poland. “I said that I would resume the Dutch and so it was. I finally did it. I love the brackets: I like the atmosphere you live when you compete all together,” said Curtis. Silvia Di Pietro also closed in eighth position in the 50 butterfly, won by the Danish Martine Damborg in 24′′′61. “I am sorry for this counter performance, I am mortified because I live every race as if it were the last one – he reiterated at the end of the race -. I ruined a final with so many mistakes: I was trying and I was convinced I could fight for a medal.”.
Day to be forgotten for the male frog, with the world champion of 50 in long tub Simone Cerasuolo and the Italian Olympic and primatist champion (55′′63) Nicolò Martinenghi who close to the fourth and seventh place the final of the 100. “I tried to give everything I had, while knowing not to be at best – Martinenghi explained. I made a lot of mistakes and paid them. Simone Cerasuolo deserved the podium: he was very good.”.
Lorenzo Mora is fifth in the 200 backs, Alessandra Mao and Maria Chiara Mascolo did not qualify for the 200m free style final. Carlos D’Ambrosio also eliminated, which goes beyond the fourteenth time. There is no access to the final of the 100 mixed Costanza Cocconcelli and Anita Gastaldi. Tomorrow the third day, in the morning the batteries while in the evening session space to another six finals.
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