An extended life for Olympic gold, from the swimming pool to the sea: “I’m trying to become a master at sea: in recent years the bottom is taking me so much, it is becoming the main part of what I do”
When in 2017 he was confirmed king of the world in Budapest, Gregorio Paltrinieri, with the excuse of the costume, was described as the dragon of the pools. Fresh from Olympic gold, he was undefeated, undefeated even for the Ukrainian Romanchuk, on the rise but who raised the white flag 300 meters from the end: “It was one of the most exciting races of my life, if not the best”, confirms Greg. Then other rivals came out, while he, without leaving the pool, fell madly in love with the sea.