GRAN PREMIO ITALIA
- Friday, Nov. 18 – Saturday, Nov. 19
- Massarosa, Italy
- Results
- Short Course Meters
Italian star Federica Pellegrini dominated the first two sessions of the Gran Premio Italia in Massarosa, Italy. This morning, she popped a 1:53.35 in the 200 free, picking up the win by over four seconds. That swim pins her for the #3 time in the world this year. During this afternoon’s session, in the 200 back, she won with a 2:04.14, also more than four seconds ahead of the next-best competitor. Though she’s not known for her backstroke, Pellegrini was within tenths of her 2:03.75 from 2013 that marks the Italian national record, and she wasn’t far outside of the world top 5, either.
2016-2017 SCM Women 200 FREE
PELLEGRINI
1.51.73
2 | Katinka HOSSZU | HUN | 1.52.08 | 08/30 |
3 | Taylor RUCK | CAN | 1.52.50 | 12/06 |
4 | Madeline GROVES | AUS | 1.52.52 | 08/30 |
5 | Charlotte BONNET | FRA | 1.53.17 | 11/18 |
Meanwhile, Gabriele Detti nearly cracked the world’s top 5 this season in the 400 free. He won over Matteo Ciampi (3:42.55) with a strong 3:40.90, which ranks him 6th in the world. Detti is coming off of a strong Olympic performance, which saw him earn bronze medals in both the 400m free and 1500m free. He’ll surely be a medal contender in both of those events at the upcoming FINA SCM World Championships next month in Windsor.
2016-2017 SCM Men 400 FREE
PARK
3.34.59
2 | Alexander KRASNYIKH | RUS | 3.35.30 | 12/06 |
3 | Peter BERNEK | HUN | 3.37.65 | 12/06 |
4 | Wojciech WOJDAK | POL | 3.37.90 | 12/06 |
5 | Henrik CHRISTIANSEN | NOR | 3.38.42 | 08/11 |
6 | Zane GROTHE | USA | 3.38.70 | 12/06 |
Meanwhile, in addition to Pellegrini, Silvia Di Pietro came away with two wins on day 1. In the 100 fly, she posted a 57.48 to defeat Italian record holder Iliara Bianchi (58.29). In the afternoon, Di Pietro scored her second win with a 24.27 in the 50 free to just nip Erika Ferraioli (24.30). That 24.27 puts Di Pietro just two hundredths outside of the top 5 in the world rankings.
Giacomo Carini came very close to breaking the Italian record in the 200 fly. The teenager’s time of 1:53.95 was just .23 off of the old record of 1:53.72. That old mark was set back in 2009 by Niccoló Beni, while Carini, who is just 19, set a new Italian 200 fly record in LCM this past summer.
She’s not done. Awesome.
Oh….SCM….????
But of course