On the eve of his world ninth, the Italian swimmer wants to battle again
The ninth time at the Gregorio Paltrinieri World Cup is a return to the East for four out of four races in the bottom and then who knows, maybe a 1500 as a catwalk. Or maybe not, better not: if at almost 31 years of age you want to preserve you and think of the fifth Olympiad in 2028 in Los Angeles, better manage a little, don’t overdo it too much. Protect yourself. Words that would not be part of the vocabulary of a waters god like Greg, the only Italian on the podium in 3 Olympics, with 5 medals and a gold, but which must be used in this restart. On one thing Paltrinieri has not changed from that first time as a serial number in Shanghai in 2011 in which they ruined his hair: in the desire to win, in the hunger, in the desire to be there and fight with the young people who break into power.