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Lorenzo becomes the Magnificent: he is vice-champion of the World of 50 backstrokes! Sport

Runner-up of the world! Lorenzo Mora flies over the water (or rather, underwater) of the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi and with two phenomenal pools he wears the silver medal of the 50 backs. A crazy, unexpected result, arrived after a thrilling finale at slow motion, where the judges checked the regularity of the long divers of the Carpi champion for an endless couple of minutes.

From lane 6 Lorenzo places a masterpiece and takes the silver medal behind the Russian phenomenon Kolsesnikov, closing his two pools in 22 “9 equally with the German Diener. Fifth, the other blue Lamberti.

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“When they wait a long time to give the results, Mora usually ends at the end – jokes a visibly electric Lorenzo – It went well damn, very cool. I had already lost it on disqualification. Runner-up of the world? Sounds great. I knew I could have a time close to this, even in Kazan the sensations were these. but I wouldn’t have thought of doing 22 ”9 and second in this world final. Yesterday it was beautiful with the relay, today it doesn’t make sense, maybe I’ll realize tomorrow when I wake up. Now I’ll think about the 200 that would be my race, but if Fabrizio (Bastelli, the coach, ndc) is watching me, I say that if at 50 it goes like this, I throw myself on those (laughs, ndc). The emotions on the podium? I didn’t know what to do… “.”.

For Mora it is the second medal of his first World Cup after yesterday’s bronze with the mixed mixed 4×50 relay. And be careful because it’s not over: on the menu there are still for him on Tuesday (the heats at 6:37, the final at 15:56) the 200 backstroke, his race. And if this World Cup is not over for Lorenzo, the emotions are not over even for Carpi, because on Monday (semifinal at 8:58) and Tuesday (final at 15:06) he also takes to the pool. Greg Paltrinieri. We fasten our belts, but whatever happens we are facing the highest moment in the history of Carpi sport.

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