BUDAPEST. A great relay conquers the bronze at the end of the day with a time of 7’06”05, there is no Italian record, the 7’02”01 set for fourth place at the Gwangju World Championships, but the margins of growth are important for a young quartet.
Vincono i russi Martyn Malyutin, Aleksandr Shchegolev, Alexander Krasnykh e Mikail Vekovishchev in 7’03”48; l’argento va ai britannici Thomas Dean, Matthew Richards, James Guy e Duncan Scott in 7’04”61.
The Azzurri go wild with Stefano Ballo who swims his fourth personal performance ever at the start in 1’47”30; the change is perfect and Matteo Ciampi confirms his inspiration, printing a good 1’46 ” 17; Marco De Tullio is a flash and in 1’46 ” 02 and brings the Azzurri back to Great Britain; the closing is entrusted to Stefano Di Cola who definitively beats the competition, with a fraction launched in 1’46”56.
Overall, during the day, the Azzurri won 4 silvers and 3 bronzes.