Swimming, World Championships 25m: Martinenghi and Pilato silver

The blue frog flies on the second day of the short course world championships in Abu Dhabi. Nicolò Martinenghi in the 100 and Benedetta Pilato in the 50 are silver. Both from lane two, both highly anticipated on the eve. Martinenghi's is a season to be remembered. This time, however, he does not manage to beat the Belarusian vice-champion and world record holder Ilya Shymanovich like the Europeans in Kazan, who wins by one tenth with the championship record of 55 "70, but the 21-year-old from Varese still wins silver in the 100 breaststroke. in 55 "80 putting his hand in front of the American Nic Fink for seven cents. "A silver medal that is worth a gold - says the blue - I'm very tired, but I couldn't hold back; it is precisely these races that help to cross the threshold.On the block I thought I wanted to give my best for my name and for the flag of Italy that I felt on my shoulders. I could not disappoint after such a beautiful season ". A 2021 that Martinenghi would like to" never end ": with the Olympic bronzes in the 100 breaststroke and with the 4x100 mixed, the first individual medals, plus those in the relay, to the Europeans in Budapest (bronze in the 50 breaststroke, 4x100 mixed and mixed mixed) in long course and Kazan in short (gold in 100 breaststroke and bronze in 50, gold with world record with 4x50 mixed and silver with mixed mixed). "This medal is different from the others. I conquered it with the head, with the nerves, with the courage ". He expected a signal from Benedetta Pilato and he arrived: 29" 50 and world silver 50 frog. The European record holder disputes a good race: pays 16 cents perIsraeli Anastasia Gorbenko, European champion of the 200 medley, and precedes by five Sophie Hansson, European champion in long of the 100. "In the call room I saw that I was in lane two like Nicolò - says the Taranto woman, who will turn 17 on January 18 - I said to myself: let's see how it will end. I was hoping to swim a better time, but honestly I'm happy with the medal "which is added to the silver won at the Europeans in Kazan in the 50s to pick off the bases for the immediate future." "With my best there would have been no race. Let's say that I got used too well with the results I have achieved so far. From January everything will change; starting with the way I deal with training every day", concludes the world record holder in the pool. long, trained by Vito D'Onghia for the Aniene,who in May will try to defend the silver medal won in Gwangju in 2019 in Fukuoka. In the other finals Lorenzo Mora obtains the personal best in the 100 backstroke, Ilaria Cusinato is sixth in the 200 butterfly ex aequo with Zsuzsanna Jakabos, with whom they went to arm for the whole race. Matteo Ciampi is eighth in the 200 freestyle but satisfied with his personal best. Closes in 1'42 "76 and cancels his previous limit of 1'42" 81. Matteo Rivolta qualifies for the final of the 100 butterfly, while Michele Lamberti stops in twelfth place. In the 4x50 mixed freestyle that closes the day, Italy reaches fifth place in the world and improves the seventh of the previous world to with 1'30 "02.silver world champion won in Gwangju in 2019. In the other finals Lorenzo Mora obtains the personal best in the 100 backstroke, Ilaria Cusinato is sixth in the 200 butterfly ex aequo with Zsuzsanna Jakabos, with whom they went hand in hand throughout the race. Matteo Ciampi is eighth in the 200 freestyle but satisfied with his personal best. Closes in 1'42 "76 and cancels his previous limit of 1'42" 81. Matteo Rivolta qualifies for the final of the 100 butterfly, while Michele Lamberti stops in twelfth place. In the 4x50 mixed freestyle that closes the day, Italy reaches fifth place in the world and improves the seventh of the previous world to with 1'30 "02.silver world champion won in Gwangju in 2019. In the other finals Lorenzo Mora obtains the personal best in the 100 backstroke, Ilaria Cusinato is sixth in the 200 butterfly ex aequo with Zsuzsanna Jakabos, with whom they went hand in hand throughout the race. Matteo Ciampi is eighth in the 200 freestyle but satisfied with his personal best. Closes in 1'42 "76 and cancels his previous limit of 1'42" 81. Matteo Rivolta qualifies for the final of the 100 butterfly, while Michele Lamberti stops in twelfth place. In the 4x50 mixed freestyle that closes the day, Italy reaches fifth place in the world and improves the seventh of the previous world to with 1'30 "02.Ilaria Cusinato is sixth in the 200 butterfly ex aequo with Zsuzsanna Jakabos, with whom they went hand in hand throughout the race. Matteo Ciampi is eighth in the 200 freestyle but satisfied with his personal best. Closes in 1'42 "76 and cancels his previous limit of 1'42" 81. Matteo Rivolta qualifies for the final of the 100 butterfly, while Michele Lamberti stops in twelfth place. In the 4x50 mixed freestyle that closes the day, Italy reaches fifth place in the world and improves the seventh of the previous world to with 1'30 "02.Ilaria Cusinato is sixth in the 200 butterfly ex aequo with Zsuzsanna Jakabos, with whom they went hand in hand throughout the race. Matteo Ciampi is eighth in the 200 freestyle but satisfied with his personal best. Closes in 1'42 "76 and cancels his previous limit of 1'42" 81. Matteo Rivolta qualifies for the final of the 100 butterfly, while Michele Lamberti stops in twelfth place. In the 4x50 mixed freestyle that closes the day, Italy reaches fifth place in the world and improves the seventh of the previous world to with 1'30 "02.Matteo Rivolta qualifies for the final of the 100 butterfly, while Michele Lamberti stops in twelfth place. In the 4x50 mixed freestyle that closes the day, Italy reaches fifth place in the world and improves the seventh of the previous world to with 1'30 "02.Matteo Rivolta qualifies for the final of the 100 butterfly, while Michele Lamberti stops in twelfth place. In the 4x50 mixed freestyle that closes the day, Italy reaches fifth place in the world and improves the seventh of the previous world to with 1'30 "02.