Time.news – The Azzurri hoarded medals at the European swimming championships, with Gregorio Paltrinieri marking another feat and setting the new European record. The champion of Italian swimming won an exciting gold medal in the 800 freestyle at the European Short Course Championships in Kazan in Russia. ‘SuperGreg’ was the protagonist of a spectacular race with a long head to head on the wire of the cents with the German Florian Wellbrock. The blue with 7’27 “94 set the European record, the Teutonic touched with five hundredths of a delay. Paltrinieri’s time trial sent to history the previous limit of 7’29” 17 of the French Yannick Agnel dating back to 2012. Bronze to the other German Sven Schwarz (7’33 “85).
But there was also the paw of Marco Orsi, the new European champion of the 100 medley. The 30-year-old Italian swimming senator, nicknamed the ‘Bomber of Budriò, won the gold medal on the final day of the European Short Course Championships in Kazan in Russia. The blue touched in 50 “95, a new Italian record, ahead of the Greek Andreas Vazaios (51” 72) and the Austrian Bernhard Reitshammer (51 “91).
Gold for Arianna Castiglioni and silver for Benedetta Pilato. is a blue double at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Kazan in Russia. For Castiglioni, the one won today is the first continental title of his career. The 24-year-old financier from Busto Arsizio finished in 29 “66, preceding her compatriot, 16 from Taranto, who reached in 29” 75. Russian bronze Nika Godun (29 “80).
For Alessandro Miressi the 100 freestyle of the European Short Course Swimming Championships are silver. The blue in the ‘Regina’ race was preceded only by the Russian champion Kliment Kolesnikov who won in 45 “58.
For Miressi, 23 years old from Turin, this is the confirmation of the silver after two years. The blue finished in 45 “84. The Russian Vladislav Grinev (46” 06) completed the podium at the Acquatic Center in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan. Fourth was the Italian Lorenzo Zazzeri (46 “19).
At the end of the day also Lorenzo Mora and bronze for Michele Lamberti. Mora, 23 years old from Reggio Emilia, finished in 1’49 “63, the first Italian ever to go below the 1’50” wall, while Lamberti, 21 years old from Brescia, in 1’50 “26.
The 33rd medal comes two races from the end thanks to Silvia Di Pietro, bronze in the 50 butterfly. The blue touched in 25 “09, ex aequo with the Greek Anna Ntountounaki.
In the stellar final of the 50 breaststroke of the European Short Course Swimming Championships that saw the Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich equal the world record of 25 “25, the blue Nicolò Martinenghi won the bronze medal with 25” 54. Silver to the Turkish Emre Sakci (25 “39).
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