World swimming championships, today’s finals: relay teams, Pilato, Ceccon and Paltrinieri

The 4×100 mixed relays are also promoted to the final and Italy closes the last heats session of the Budapest World Cup in the lane with 21 finals. The last two precisely from the quartets. The 4×100 mixed blue male has the third time in 3’23 “02 with the fractions on the back of Thomas Ceccon (53” 87), a breaststroke by Nicolò Martinenghi (59 “50), a dolphin by Piero Codia (51” 7) and freestyle by Lorenzo Zazzeri (47 “94). In the lead the USA in 3’32” 01, then there is France in 3’32 “98, fourth is Australia at 3’33” 20, fifth for the English at 3’33 “56. Italy is Olympic bronze in office, the national record is 3’29” 17 and in the quartet at the Games in the last fraction there was Alessandro Miressi. The technicians are deciding whether to deploy the Tuscan or the Turin giant. This morning’s time trial says there is also a lot of room to beat the United States, which does not have Dressel. For Ceccon it is the first of three rounds in the water of this Saturday world championship.

The mixed female relay also qualifies, finishing third in its battery in 3’59 “40 and fifth overall. In the water on backs Silvia Scalia 1’01” 12, breaststroke Arianna Castiglioni 1’06 “29, dolphin Elena Di Liddo at 57 “79 and freestyle Silvia Di Pietro 54” 20. In the lead is Australia in 3’56 “77 over the Netherlands 3’57” 48 and Sweden 3’57 “81, Canada fourth on 3 ’58 “38.

Mixed pinks

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Summer McIntosh tries again: she is one of the assault minors who after 200 butterfly aims to take the 400 medley, the most complete specialty: and another assault minor, the American cross-country skier Katie Grimes, will find herself in her wake, according to time in 4’36 “68, and the other American Emma Weyant at 4’38” 52. For the queen of the house, Katinka Hosszu, fifth in 4’39 “15, a last attempt to win the hundredth medal in her career. Tonight from 6 pm (Rai 2) the great world championship finale: Benedetta Pilato will swim for medals in the 50 breaststroke, Thomas Ceccon in the 50 backstrokes, Gregorio Paltrinieri in the 1500s and the relay races.

Synchro and water polo

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An important day also for synchronized swimming in search of two other medals: for the gold of the mixed Duo, the favorites Giorgio Minisini and Lucrezia Ruggerio, Italy also from the podium for the Highlights, outgoing silver. At 6 pm the world champion Settebello challenges Spain beaten in the final in 2019 in Sopron: direct access to the quarter-finals is up for grabs. From tomorrow the diving and cross-country program, with the relay in Lupa Lake.