He is the blue protagonist in Budapest. If Benedetta Pilato it hasn’t gone to the final so far and Simona Quadarella wait for 1500 on Friday, ai Short course world championships of Budapest is shining Alberto Razzetti. The 25-year-old from Liguria fought for a long time with the Canadian Ilya Kharun in the 200 butterfly, in the specialty in which the Canadian was a bronze medalist at the Paris Olympics. At a certain point he reached and overtook him in the penultimate pool from 150 to 175 metres, but in the final – also thanks to a slightly long turn – the 19-year-old opponent reacted angrily, regaining first place and leaving the Italian with a very heavy silver: Razzetti in fact he swam in 1’48”64, which is worth the European record (the 1’49″00 of the phenomenon was canceled Laszlo Czech in 2015) and therefore the Italian one. In short, the performance of the all-rounder of the Italian team, finalist in Paris in three specialties: fifth in the 400 medley, sixth in the 200 medley, eighth in the 200 butterfly. Another good race arrives in Budapest too, after second place behind the American Shaine Casas in the 200 medley. In 2022 the swimmer trained in Livorno by Stefano Franceschi he won the 400 medley at the European Championships in Rome, a year later the silver in the same specialty and the bronze in the 200 medley at the European Championships also held in Budapest. “I’m happy with the European record and with having swum under 1’49” says “Razzo”, a great Ferrari fan. “It’s not everyone who beats a European record. I’m very happy but I knew I was fine, I feel great shape. These results reward the work that we have been developing with Stefano (Franceschi) for four years ndr). Mine are tiring races and must always be done with maximum concentration.”
It’s very promising too Sara Curtis, eighteen year old from Savigliano, Nigerian mother, already an Olympic final in the relay: she qualifies with ease for the 50m backstroke final, touching up the absolute Italian record and the junior world record that she already held. Her 26″03 was excellent, with a passage of 12″78 at twenty-five meters which allows her to be faster than the American Regan Smithtwo individual silvers at the Olympics. Four other girls rewrite the record book of Italian swimming, beating a time set by a team with Federica Pellegrini, Simona Quadarella, Margherita Panziera and Erika Musso six years ago: now the new record holders of the 4×200 sl are Giulia D’Innoncenzo, Sofia Morini, Matilda Biagiotti e Anna Chiara Mascolo, who finished fifth in 7’40″29, best world placing for a women’s relay.
It didn’t go as well Alessandro Miressi, who was looking for redemption after the 100 freestyle final lost in Paris: in the most classic final he couldn’t keep up with the pace of the leaders, finishing seventh, 55 hundredths behind the American Jack Alexy.
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