Swimming: World Championships 25m at the start; immediately five finals for Italy – Sport

(ANSA) – ROME, DECEMBER 16 – With the Formula 1 racing cars turned off, in Abu Dhabi the sport immediately restarts with swimming, hosting the 15 / World Championships in short course at Yas Island. Italy is at the start with thirty athletes, some of whom have already stood out in the first heats. Marco De Tullio enters the final of the 400sl swimming in 3’39 “53 the battery that sees him eighth ahead of his teammate Matteo Ciampi. Ilaria Cusinato enters the final with the best time in the 400 medley and attack race also for Alberto Razzetti in the 200 butterfly, qualified for the final with the fifth time. The Genoese then repeats 200 medley, with the third total time. “They were two tight races – he says -. The level is higher and it shows. It will be necessary to improve in order to reach the podium. “Bitter sweet the outcome of the qualifications in the women’s 50 breaststroke, with the disqualification of the European champion Arianna Castiglioni for irregular swimming but the good performance of Benedetta Pilato that earned her the semifinal. They reach the semifinal in the 100 backstroke. the Azzurri Lorenzo Mora and Thomas Ceccon. Semifinal of the 100 breaststroke for Nicolò Martinenghi. Chiaroscuro the female back with Silvia Scalia who detaches the pass of the semifinal of the 100 backstroke and is instead out for three cents Margherita Panziera. Three quarters of Olympic silver for the 4x100m men’s freestyle that easily hits the entrance to the final with the third time of 3’07 “00. The Azzurri field Leonardo Deplano in place of Thomas Ceccon compared to the Olympics and are looking for the first world championship podium after the mockery of fourth place for 5 cents in Hangzhou. (HANDLE). RI / S0B QBXB (ANSA).