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A silver and two bronze medals. This is the blue loot on the first day of swimming in the pool at the European Championships in Berlin. A booty that bears the signatures of freshman Andrea Mitchell D’Arrigo, second in the 400 freestyle, and 4×100 relay runners of the two style, drag from Federica Pellegrini and Filippo Magnini up to the third step of the podium.
In the final of the 400 style, with the defending champion and record holder Paul Biedermann on the distance and the French Olympic gold medalist in the 200 Yannick Agnel eliminated in the batteries of the morning, l ‘ opportunity was not to be missed. And it was D’Arrigo, star of the “freshmen story” that made people talk these days, to take advantage of the situation and win the first medal of the blue swimming.
The Roman American mother has put in his pocket the silver and finished the race with a personal best of 3’46 “91 behind the Serbian Stjepanovic.” They are satisfied. Medal pleased, but what counts is always better, “said the 19 year old, which is about the recent controversy is limited to a terse,” there will be time and the right place to talk about it. now think how to swim. “
It opens with a beautiful bronze, however, the European Federica Pellegrini and Filippo Magnini, leaders of the two fastest runners made over to them by Alice Mizzau, Erika Ferraioli and Jade Galizi, and Luca Dotto, Marco Orsi and Luca Leonardi. Having finished the race in fourth place – with Italian record – the blue benefited from the disqualification of Denmark, who had to give the gold to Sweden. “It’s always nice to see a relay that Italian on the podium, for us women it is always more difficult than men. We are very happy, this time has been good to us, “the comment of the Pilgrims. “With a coin must always be satisfied,” the words of Magnini. “We are behind two strong nations such as France and Russia.”
Disappointment for Gabriel Said, finished just off the podium in the 400 style in spite of the third lap got in the battery. “I expected to do much better. I have never gotten in the race, the 400 still can not get them as I would like, but it went well, “said the Leghorn. “I’m happy for D’Arrigo, he had a great race, too bad because we could have been in two on the podium.” Any regrets for Stefania Pirozzi, only fifth in the 400 medley won by Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu. “I’m disappointed, I gave everything I had,” he admitted Benevento, in tears at the end of the race.
Archived the first day, part of the race this morning in Berlin Paltrinieri Gregory, the reigning 1500 style that will go into the water even Gabriel Said. In tank (batteries 9.30, finals and semi finals from 18, Rai Sport 1 live) even the 200 freestyle and 200 medley men, 100 breaststroke and 100 women style, and the 4×100 mixed mixed, in addition to the final of the 50 butterfly with Silvia Di Peter, of the 100 backstroke with Luca Mencarini, the 200 backstroke with Carlotta Zofkova and the 50 butterfly with Peter Codia.
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