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Federica Pellegrini Posts 1:53.35 200 Free at Gran Premio Italia Day 1

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

2Katinka
HOSSZU
HUN1.52.0808/30
3Taylor
RUCK
CAN1.52.5012/06
4Madeline
GROVES
AUS1.52.5208/30
5Charlotte
BONNET
FRA1.53.1711/18
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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

Tae HwanKOR
PARK
12/06
3.34.59
2Alexander
KRASNYIKH
RUS3.35.3012/06
3Peter
BERNEK
HUN3.37.6512/06
4Wojciech
WOJDAK
POL3.37.9012/06
5Henrik
CHRISTIANSEN
NOR3.38.4208/11
6Zane
GROTHE
USA3.38.7012/06
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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.

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SwimNerd
8 years ago

She’s not done. Awesome.

G Lee
8 years ago

Oh….SCM….????

Luigi
Reply to  G Lee
8 years ago

But of course

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