Swimming, World: Pilgrims and Paltrinieri, beautiful silver in the 200 and 800 freestyle – The Republic

KAZAN – Faith and Greg, the resistance and the horizon. Paltrinieri pilgrims and silver at the World Swimming Championships in Kazan, she in her beloved 200 freestyle, less welcome him in 800. Italy that was and will be. Indeed: Federica six times. On his twenty-seventh birthday, the best gift that could not be this sign again in the race of his life, for which he abandoned a year the troubled 400 style that have made it so rejoice, but also suffer. For this crying: “I do not do it, everyone told me to do the 400 because there the medal was safe, however the 200 was also well were too fast for me.” At his age, in the midst of a band of wild shaven. But: second in 1’55”32, in the middle of the best youth of America. Gold at teenagers Katye Ledecký (1’55”16), eighteen Olympic champion in the 800 freestyle and two firsts in the 1500 sl here in Kazan, one after another, with a frightening ease. So as to cause concern his attack on the world record which is still in the hands of Federica, that 1’52”98 swam in Rome 2009. It is to be expected baby. Bronze to California Missy Franklin (1’55”49), dethroned by way of Barcelona 2013 when Faith was second.
Remain dry other promises: Fifth Katinka Hosszu, Hungarian iron and two world records in the title 200 mixed here in Kazan and only eighth Dutch Femke Heemskerk. The most “elderly” the final (1987), in which Russia was presented with the best time of the season. “It ‘was important for me to be able to take a medal in style ten years after the first, in my final world. Where did I get the strength? In work and in the pleasure of swimming 200. Against the advice of many.” He left the 400 and the French coach Philippe Lucas after the European Championships in Berlin. Many have not been agreed, but as usual she went on her way. He did well: “I am happy. It ‘was difficult to fight with these rumors. Still on the podium ten years after the first time it was very important.” Nell’amatissima battle of the four tanks, he never removed the nails for ten years now: from second place in 2005 in Montreal to Kazan, Between, the bronze in 2007 in Melbourne, the Gold in 2009 in Rome, gold again in 2011 in Shanghai, the silver in 2013 in Barcelona in the year that she had to be sabbatical after the disappointment of the two fifth places at the London Games. “It ‘was hard, but I found it in the work force, in the times in training had not done for years. Especially, in the pleasure of swimming. I knew I could not stay back, but I knew that the race would not have been as fast as I imagined, so I said let’s try until the end. The difficult part was that all eight were more or less the same time and did not know which way to look, but I focused on my race and just. ” Queen once again. At the last world and last year of career after the Olympics in Rio in 2016 Federica will say goodbye to the tanks after an Olympic gold medal (Beijing 2008 in the 200), 4 world titles (Rome between 2009 and Shanghai in 2011, the second in the 200 and 2 in 400), 11 world records including the still untouchable in the 200. “I still can not celebrate, tomorrow is the 4×200 very dear to me.”

There also takes Greg to what will: the middle-distance runner of Carpi, 20, coached by Stefano Morini in Ostia, you It takes the silver in the 800 freestyle in 7’40”81, European record, behind the Chinese space Sun Yang, the Olympic champion, who preceded him in 0”85 (7’39”96) and ahead of his training last fall in Australia Mack Horton (7’44”02). Paltrinieri was in the lead for most of the race except in the final surrender to China. “I had no more. I tried, but in the last hundred meters I was dead. Sun did well to beat me.” Between Saturday (batteries) and Sunday (finals) his favorite distance, the 1500 “Let’s see if others are behind me.” Let’s see, willingly.
CONGRATULATIONS AND VAN Almsick Ledecký – the Pilgrims also come to congratulate the winner Katie Ledecky: “It ‘was an honor to take part in this race. I deeply respect for what he’s Federica done in his career, “his words. They are then referred to the words of another divine azure swimming, Franziska Van Almsick, this Kazan, who exalted his performance: “These things excite me – says Pellegrini – I grew up with the myth of Franziska, for me it is an incredible honor. “

100 FREESTYLE, BEARS OUT OF FINAL – No final of the 100 freestyle for Marco Orsi: the blue swimmer won the 14th overall time of the two batteries semifinals (48 “69) the race queen. Best chrono access to the Australian Cameron McEvoy (47″ 94). In the morning the other blue, Luca Dotto, was released in battery. Elena Gemo out in the 50 backstroke: the Venetian closes in 28 “21, 11th overall time. Fly the Chinese Fu, fastest time of the semifinals in 27″ 18.

200 BUTTERFLY, CSEH THE SURPRISE CLOS – Second world title for Laszlo Cseh in Kazan. The Hungarian swimmer won the gold medal in the final of the men’s 200 butterfly with a time of 1’53 “48, beating the South African Chad Le Clos, Olympic and defending champion, who has to settle for silver (1’53″ 68 ); bronze for the Polish Jan Switkowwski (1’54 “10).

50 FROG A PEATY – Adam Peaty won the gold medal in the final of the 50 breaststroke. The British , with a time of 26 “51, he preceded the South African Cameron Van Der Burgh, silver in 26″ 66, and American Kevin Cordes, bronze in 26 “86.

4×100 MIXED RELAY MIXED TO BRITAIN – Great Britain won gold in the 4X100 relay mixed mixed, specialty that was held for the first time at the World Swimming being held in Kazan. Silver to the United States, bronze to Germany. Sixth place went to Italy.

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