The 22-year-old from Rome dominates the final in front of Kirpichnikova, with Caramignoli also on the podium, and finishes third in the 4×200 freestyle together with Divina, Stefania Pirozzi and Sara Gailli
Simona Quadarella wins gold in 1500 freestyle in Budapest European Swimming Championships. Final without history for the 22-year-old from Rome, who runs away from the first strokes and wins with a time of 15’53 “59, with Martina Rita Caramignoli third. The Quadarella, then, is the protagonist together with an extraordinary one Federica Pellegrini, a Stefania Pirozzi it’s at Sara Gailli of bronze of Italy in the 4×200 freestyle relay.
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Simona Quadarella confirms unstoppable and is again crowned European champion in the 1500 freestyle, repeating the success of Glasgow in 2018 and winning the fifth consecutive gold in the continental review. The final without history is that of the Duna Arena in Budapest: the 22-year-old from Rome, queen of European middle distance, immediately sets her pace and, in fact, runs alone through the 30 pools that lead her to conquer yet another first place. Nothing to do for the opponents: the gap from the second, conquered by Anastasia Kirpichnikova, even exceeds 7 seconds (16’01 “06 the time of the Russian), with the Quadarella falling below the 15 minutes and 54 seconds barrier and closing in 15’53 “59. Italy, however, is not satisfied and after the 22-year-old from Rome places on the lowest step of the podium Martina Rita Caramignoli: the 29-year-old from Rieti remains in the running for second place only in the first part of the race, then lets Kirpichnikova escape, resists the assault of the Hungarian Ajna Kesely and wins the bronze medal seven years after the last one conquered in Berlin in 2014.
After the double scored by Quadarella and Caramignoli, another satisfaction comes for Italy, which wins bronze in the 4×200 freestyle relay behind Great Britain and Hungary. A third place that bears the signature of Federica Pellegrini, who with his 1’56 “54 becomes the protagonist of an extraordinary comeback against France. The blues succeed, thanks to Stefania Pirozzi e Sara Gailli, to stay under the 4-minute barrier in the middle of the race, when they hit the water first Simona Quadarella, called to a further effort as a veteran of gold in the 1500 freestyle, then the Divina, who recovers 4 “from France and remains in the running until the end for the silver. While swimming a second faster than Kapas, however , the Hungarian resists the onslaught of Pellegrini and gives second place to the hosts, with Italy winning the bronze with a time of 7’56 “72 against the 7’56” 26 of the Magyars. Great Britain, which with Hope, Van Selm, Hibbott and Anderson wins in 7’53 “15.
QUADARELLA: “HAPPY, I ALMOST COME TO CRY”
“The goal was to bring home another gold and this makes me really happy. Once again I have confirmed myself as European champion and this is really beautiful. I almost want to cry thinking about it.” Simona Quadarella said this to Rai Sport’s microphones after the gold won in the 1500 freestyle at the European Championships in Budapest. “I was hoping to do a little less time, but that’s okay – he added -. It’s a period of intense training”.
CARAMIGNOLI: “I GAVE IT ALL”
“I wanted this medal so much, I didn’t want to go home empty-handed. The weather doesn’t satisfy me much, but in the water I really gave everything, I was dead in the end”. This was stated by Martina Rita Caramignoli, bronze in the 1500 freestyle at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest. “I am so happy, on Tuesday I will turn 30 and I have made myself a nice birthday present”, he added to Rai Sport’s microphones.
PILGRIMS: “WE ARE FINDING A RELAY WORTHY OF THE PAST”
“I am happy, we are finding a 4×200 style worthy of the results achieved in the past. I am super happy to be back on a European podium, this today can be a very good starting point for this relay”. Federica Pellegrini said this to Rai Sport after the bronze conquered by the women’s 4×200 freestyle relay at the European Swimming Championships in Budapest. “I am happy for myself, for the girls and for this relay race in general – she continued -. It is a tiring relay race, we have been missing an important medal for a long time. We deserve it”.
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