2022 ITALIAN SPRING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- April 9th – April 13th
- Riccione, Italy
- LCM (50m)
- World Championships Qualifier
- Start List
- SwimSwam Italia Coverage
- LIVE RESULTS
15-year-old Italian phenom Lorenzo Galossi broke his third Italian Junior Record at the 2022 Italian Spring Championships this week, posting a 1:48.26 in the ‘B’ final of the men’s 200 freestyle Tuesday evening.
This is Galossi’s third Italian Junior Record of the competition. Galossi’s first big swim came in the 400 freestyle final on Sunday when he placed 2nd to Marco de Tullio, when he lowered both the Italian Junior Record and European Junior Record in one swoop. Monday, Galossi lowered the National Junior Record in the 800 freestyle. As of Tuesday, Galossi’s middle-distance sweep is complete with his ‘B’ final victory of 1:48.26 in the 200.
This is a lifetime best by Galossi by 1.01 seconds; his previous lifetime best stood at 1:49.27 from the 2021 LEN European Junior Championship last summer, held in Rome.
Galossi’s new record erases that of Mitch D’Arrigo, who in 2017, after representing Italy in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, switched his sporting citizenship to the United States. D’Arrigo’s record stood at 1:48.28, meaning Galossi clipped it by a mere 0.02.
Splits Comparison
| Splits | D’Arrigo – 2013 | Galossi – 2022 |
| 1st 50 | 25.84 | 25.23 |
| 2nd 50 | 27.66 (53.50) | 27.59 (52.82) |
| 3rd 50 | 27.74 (1:21.24) | 27.90 (1:20.72) |
| 4th 50 | 27.04 | 27.54 |
| Total | 1:48.28 | 1:48.26 |
D’Arrigo’s former record was set at the 2013 FINA World Junior Championships, where the then-18-year-old earned a bronze medal in the 200 free behind Britain’s James Guy and Australia’s Mack Horton. Other noteworthy names in that championship final include American Caeleb Dressel, who placed 5th in 1:49.29, and Brazil’s Luiz Altamir Melo, who placed 8th in 1:49.93.
Lorenzo Thorpessi
That 2013 World junior final was pretty stacked. Wish they could have held world juniors in 2021. Would have been awesome to see.
Okay guys I think this kid might be fast.👀👀👀
1:48.26
3:45.93
7:49.87
No 1500? Oh and this is all at 15!
He seems like a 2-4-8 guy, with the 400 being his sweet spot.
Also Lukas märtens was 7:41.43 in the 800 just came out.
His pb in the 1500 is 15.29 which he swam a couple of days after turning 15 (He also swam a 14.49 in SC a couple of months ago..) , i think he can manage it pretty well.
Also, for the 200 he swam a 1.46.79 the other day in a relay, today he seemed kinda disappointed with his performance