World Swimming Championships: Martinenghi silver in the 50 breaststroke in Budapest

by our correspondent Stefano Arcobelli

June 21st
– Budapest (Ung)

The American revenge but Tete is still on the podium: Nicolò Martinenghi is not gold like in the 100 breaststroke but he is silver in the 50 in 26 “48 (his record is 26” 39). This time squeezed between two Americans, one beats him: Nic Finke, bronze in the 100, author of 26 “45, third is Michael Andrew in 26” 72. A gold that Nicolò Martinenghi escaped for the trifle of 3 cents, to the touch, mocking that this time rewards Fink. Fifth the other blue Simone Cerasuolo.

SHOOTS

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In the 100 sl without Dressel, Alessandro Miressi hits the world final with the sixth time in 47 “89 (22” 87), while Lorenzo Zazzeri, who dropped below 48 “for the first time, gets the eighth time in 47″ 96 (47 ” 96) ex aequo with the Hungarian Nemeth and will have to return to the water for the play-off. The fastest with the junior world record is the Romanian David Popovici in 47 “13. Another play-off awaits Italy, is Silvia Scalia’s 50 backstroke, which she touches in 27 “72: Matteo Giunta’s pupil must absolutely try to get her record of 27” 66 below her.

WORLD RECORD

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Another world record falls, in the 200 butterfly that have driven the Duna Arena crazy for some time so as not to miss the feat of Kristof Milak, author of 1’50 “34 and an advance of 39 cents from the previous limit achieved on the occasion of the world gold in 2019. On the podium with the Hungarian the French phenomenon Leon Marchand (1’53 “37) and the Japanese Honda, who in 1’53” 61 leaves the Swiss Noè Ponti, centrist and Olympic bronze in 1’54 “29. Alberto Razzetti tries, halfway through the race he was third in 54 “05 after a first lap at 25” 09, in the third the flexion to 1’24 “50 and closing for a 7th place in 1’55” 52 (in the semifinal 1’54 “87). The world champion in short course, from Genoa trained in Livorno by Franceschi, has a personal of 1’54” 79.