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Paltrinieri third in 1500 heats, goes to the final

2021-07-31T09:49:39.429Z


Pellegrini in the final with Italian record with the women's 4x100 (ANSA) Gregorio Paltrinieri qualified for the final of the 1500 freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The blue (silver in the 800s) finished third in his battery in 14'49 '' 17, fourth overall time. The superhero of the blue waters promises new feats, but this time he wants to sweat it without special powers. After winning the silver medal in the 800 style surprising even himself, Gregorio Paltrinieri h


Gregorio Paltrinieri qualified for the final of the 1500 freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The blue (silver in the 800s) finished third in his battery in 14'49 '' 17, fourth overall time.

The superhero of the blue waters promises new feats, but this time he wants to sweat it without special powers. After winning the silver medal in the 800 style surprising even himself, Gregorio Paltrinieri has (and was) amazed again in the heats of his 1500 style, conquering the third time in the pool with an encouraging 14'49 "17 and fourth in the general classification won by the German Florian Wellbrock with an unexpected 14'48 "53:" I didn't even know him ... ", Greg admits at the end of the race, still happy and" happy ". This time he was not in tank 8, lateral and hidden from everyone ("Now I have to be careful but I will be able to reinvent myself and do something I hope"), but he dueled from start to finish with the most fearsome opponents, the Ukrainian Mykhailo Romanchuk,winner of the battery and the American Robert Finke, finished second. "I felt much better than the 800's and the final," confessed the blue swimmer, still struggling with the after-effects of mononucleosis. Had it not been for the virus, once again the blue Olympic champion in Rio in the specialty, probably would have had no rivals. Now he will have to sweat it, less like a superhero more like a champion, humble and grateful.less like a superhero, more like a champion, humble and grateful.less like a superhero, more like a champion, humble and grateful.

The 4x100 mixed female relay also did well, with Federica Pellegrini, Elena Di Liddo, Margherita Panziera and Arianna Castiglioni who snatched the pass for the final with a time of 3'55 "79, a new Italian record.

Source: ansa

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