Although competing with a small team made up of only five athletes, the master swimming team of Vittorino da Feltre, coached by Cristiano Zappa, concluded the Nord Padania Trophy, held in recent days in Lodi, with a haul of four medals golden. Elena Monti (M65) climbed to the first step of the podium twice, winning gold both in the 100 backstroke (3’09”, 13 her time) and in the 100 breaststroke (3’26”, 27 ). Gold medal also for Maria Teresa Lambri (M60) who in the 200m breaststroke race beat all her opponents, finishing in first place in 4’31”,00, subsequently coming close to the podium in the 50m breaststroke, finishing in fourth place with a time of 57”,40. Roberto Mera (M55) also contributed to completing the medal count for Vittorino da Feltre, climbing to the first step of the podium in the 100m breaststroke thanks to a final time of 1’30”,46; Mera also took ninth place in the 50m freestyle (32.93). Also off the podium but with equally good results were Francesco Confalonieri (M30), who ranked seventh in the 100 breaststroke (1’31”,42) and subsequently twelfth in the 50 freestyle (30″,50), and Jacopo Saccardi (M30), ninth in the 50 butterfly (33”,99) and seventeenth in the 100 freestyle (1’08”,56).
The Italian masters speed finswimming championships in the 50 meter pool were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro on Sunday 19 May. 9 Calypso athletes from Piacenza took part in the national event, obtaining prestigious individual results and 12th place in the team rankings. The competition included the 50, 100, 200 races in the fin and monofin styles, the 50 free diving monofin and the 800 monofin, as well as the 4×100 mixed relays in the 2 styles. The star of the competition was Vincenzo Tortis, who reached the podium in all the races held in the M55 category. Vincenzo won the gold medal in the 50 and 200 freediving, the silver medal in the 100 freediving and 800 monofin, while he won the bronze medal in the 50 freediving monofin. Leonardo Racchetti proved to be a very competitive athlete in the M40 category, reaching the podium 3 times: silver medal in the 200m and bronze medal in the 50m and 100m. Stefano Bazzani finished the 800 in third place behind his teammate Tortis in the M55 category and placed in excellent positions in the 50, 100 and 200 fins.
2024-05-22 07:21:34
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