World swimming championships: gold for Simona Quadarella in the 800m freestyle: 'Great confidence for the Paris Olympics' - Swimming.com. The Italian finished her race in a time of 8'17"44, beating the German Isabel Gose, silver, by a whisker.
"It's a pride to be the second Italian to have won this medal (51 years after Novella Calligaris, ed.) - continued the Roman -. Now I can work calmly for the Olympics and I really have a great incentive."