European swimming: Paltrinieri-Said are silver and bronze in the 800 style

In Budapest the two Italians could not resist the ride of the Ukrainian Romanchuk. Martinenghi bronze in the 50 breaststroke

From our correspondent Stefano Arcobelli

may 22
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Benedetta Pilato smashes the world record of the 50 frog of which she is world silver behind the American Lilly King. The sixteen year old from Taranto improves the junior world record in the morning by 29 “50 by canceling 29” 40 of the American Lilly King who made this pool right at the 2017 World Cup. For Benny 29 “30 in the semifinal: and he can improve again tomorrow. The last blue world record was set by Fede Pellegrini in 2009.

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There is no gold-silver double in London 2016 but Gregorio Paltrinieri and Gabriele Detti find themselves on the podium with a silver and a bronze in the 800 freestyle at the European Championships. Both beaten by Ukrainian Misha Romanchuk, defending Glasgow 2018 keeper. An intense and hard-fought competition, prelude to the Tokyo Olympic final, where the 800 will make their debut. The truce breaks at 200 meters with Romanchuk passing in front of 2’54 “37, Greg is second in 1’54” 36 and Gabri 1’54 “47 third. But Greg takes the lead at 300 in 2’52” 77 with the third player from Livorno at 2’53 “42.

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The mid-race that changes everything

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Halfway through the race the Olympian increases in front of 3’51 “10, followed by Misha 3’51” 74 and Gabri 3’52 “51. Paltrinieri also extends to 500 meters in 4’49” 44, Gabri struggles to keep pace of the first two (4’51 “57) while he sees the Norwegian Christiansen advance. At 700 meters it is Romanchuk who appears in recovery on Gabri in front (6’46” 08) in the penultimate turn. In fact the Ukrainian passes to 750 meters 7’14 “91 against 7’15” 14. And so it will be at the final touch of the 800s: gold to Romanchuk 7’42 “61, silver to Paltrinieri 7’43” 62, bronze to Detti 7’46 “10.

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Bronze Martinenghi

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Nicolò Martinenghi finally breaks the ice and wins his first European medal overall: a bronze in 26 “68 in the 50 breaststroke won by the British Olympian Adam Peaty with the first time of the year in 26” 21, silver to the Belarusian Ilya Shymanich in 26 “15. With the 26 ”49 Martinenghi would have taken the silver. Eighth place for Alessandro Pinzuti in 27 ”54 (27” 16 in the semifinal). The gold in the women’s 100 sl is for the Dutch Femke Heemskerk in 53 “05: the Dutch of 1987 beats the French Marie Wattel 53” 32 and the British Anna Hopkin 53 “43, fourth place for a cent for the biolympic Femke Heemskerk in 53 “44. Margherita Panziera is first in the semifinals of the 200 backstrokes and tomorrow she leaves to confirm herself as European queen after the silver in the 100: for the blue a 2’07 “61 ahead of the Austrian Grabowski 2’08” 60 and the Romanian Burian 2’08 “89.

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OTHER RESULTS

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Double entry into the final for the Azzurri of the 50 freestyle: Alessandro Miressi and Lorenzo Zazzeri touch arm in arm with the sixth fastest time in 21 “86, in the semifinals dominated by the Greek Gkolomeev 21” 60 on the French Olympian Florent Manaudou 21 “67, third the Finnish Liukkonen 21 ”72. Federico Burdisso in 51 “86 is eighth and in the final in the 100 butterfly tamed with the record of the championships in 50” 62 by the Hungarian Kristof Milak, launched towards the gold that in 2018 in Glasgow belonged to the blue Piero Codia, now 11th in 51 “86. In the semifinals of the 50 butterfly women, Elena Di Liddo is in the 12th time and eliminated in 26 ”23. The fastest was the French Melanie Henique in 25 ”53.

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