Simona Quadarella qualified for the final of the 1500 freestyle in Tokyo 2020 with the fourth fastest time.
Eliminated the other blue Caramignoli.
The last time they met was about a thousand kilometers from here, in Gwangju in Korea, where the long-distance spoils were shared at the World Swimming Championships: Simona took the gold in the 1500s, Katie gave up but took the 800 and almost everything else. They know each other from a distance, they have been smelling each other for some time, on Wednesday they will finally see each other: Simona Quadarella vs Katie Ledecky. The final clash with the American, nightmare of (almost) everyone in the pool because (almost) everything does and when she does she wins: but today the American lost (only silver) in the 400. And that's almost what the Roman swimmer , world champion in the category, in Tokyo she came to underline to take the only medal she is missing in the 1500 game bag, the Olympic gold. In today's batteries, remote psychological warfare has begun. L'Azzurra left the showcase to the American (who immediately cannibalized the Olympic record with a 15'35 '' 35), dueling instead with the other American Erica Sullivan and settling for a fourth time (15'47 '' 34), which is worth her fourth place in the final. "To see the passes, a regular match," begins the Roman. Then revealing the strategy: "This afternoon with Christian (Minotti, the coach, ed) we said not to push too hard and hold back more for the final, especially not to compete with the others. So it was, I followed a lot of the American, that's okay. I didn't know her, one more client ". The title then becomes: "The Roman against the Americans, yes it can be".She also lets herself go to the joke remembering the virus a few weeks ago that made her lose even a few kilos: "How is the water after all these troubles? Is the water good ...". Even if the setting of the Aquatic Center without an audience does not please anyone: "Finally the Olympics - Quadarella nods in the mixed area - is a bit strange without an audience, but otherwise the Village is beautiful, exciting and above all I'm having a lot of fun ".exciting and above all I'm having a lot of fun ".exciting and above all I'm having a lot of fun ".
