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Swimming, World Championships 25m: gold, silver and bronze for Italy

2021-12-20T08:47:56.693Z


In Abu Dhabi the 4x50 is champion. Two more medals arrive (ANSA)


 The fourth day of the short course world championships in Abu Dhabi brings other, heavy medals to Italy, with a loot that currently sees three golds (never so many in a 25m world championship), four silvers and as many bronzes. The goal, now close, is to surpass the numbers of Shanghai 2006 (2-7-3). Today, meanwhile, the gold shines in the 4x50 freestyle, but there are also the silver of Lorenzo Mora in the 50 backstrokes and the bronze of Thomas Ceccon in the 100 medley. The Italian relay (Leonardo Deplano, Lorenzo Zazzeri, Manuel Frigo and Alessandro Miressi) closes the race in 1'23 "61, ahead of Russia (1'23" 75) and Holland (1'23 "78). Only fourth the United States, defending champions and world record holders. in 1'23 '' 81. It is a never seen gold medal forItaly which remains on the world championship podium four years after the third place of Hangzou (Condorelli, Vergani and the same Zazzeri and Miressi). "Finally I put my hand back in front of everyone - explains Miressi -. It's a rematch after the 4x100". Lorenzo Mora wins a historic silver in the 50 backstroke, the first for Italy in the specialty. The gold went to the Russian Kliment Kolenikov, while the Italian shares the silver with the German Christian Diener, having finished both in 22'90. Michele Lamberti is fifth. "I really didn't expect it and I didn't even think about swimming this time - the words of Mora -. I know I took a risk with diving, when the official was slow to arrive I shivered. Vice world champion is a lot of stuff: I don't have to. I still believe ". In the final of the 100 mixed,Ceccon puts aside tactics and takes a bronze, the first individual world championship podium of his career. The 20-year-old from Schio swims his personal best in 51 '' 40, which is enough for him to keep up with Kolesnikov, the second gold of the day, and the Norwegian Tomoe Hvas, silver. "I'm happy for the medal, even if I could have filed something - underlines Ceccon - but I'm a bit tired and I give something". Seventh place for Marco Orsi. In the pool also the 4x200 freestyle (Ciampi, Ceccon, Megli and Razzetti), which closes fourth with the Italian record (6'51''48) the test won by the USA in front of Russia and Brazil. Fourth place also for Zazzeri in the 50 freestylewhich is enough to keep up with Kolesnikov, the second gold of the day, and the Norwegian Tomoe Hvas, silver. "I'm happy for the medal, even if I could have filed something - underlines Ceccon - but I'm a bit tired and I give something". Seventh place for Marco Orsi. In the pool also the 4x200 freestyle (Ciampi, Ceccon, Megli and Razzetti), which closes fourth with the Italian record (6'51''48) the test won by the USA in front of Russia and Brazil. Fourth place also for Zazzeri in the 50 freestylewhich is enough to keep up with Kolesnikov, the second gold of the day, and the Norwegian Tomoe Hvas, silver. "I'm happy for the medal, even if I could have filed something - underlines Ceccon - but I'm a bit tired and I give something". Seventh place for Marco Orsi. In the pool also the 4x200 freestyle (Ciampi, Ceccon, Megli and Razzetti), which closes fourth with the Italian record (6'51''48) the test won by the USA in front of Russia and Brazil. Fourth place also for Zazzeri in the 50 freestylewhich ends fourth with the Italian record (6'51 '' 48) the test won by the USA in front of Russia and Brazil. Fourth place also for Zazzeri in the 50 freestylewhich ends fourth with the Italian record (6'51 '' 48) the test won by the USA in front of Russia and Brazil. Fourth place also for Zazzeri in the 50 freestyle


Source: ansa

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