“I’m overjoyed,” she said, “this is my first senior European title and a new personal best. She set new national records in both events. Earlier in the meet, she won their first medal ever with a bronze in the 100 fly. Having gone though those strange circumstances, I only respect more the people who retain their titles years round.”ġ6-year-old Lana Pudarwas a first time European title winner on the final day, winning the 200 butterfly and Bosnia and Herzegovinia’s first gold medal at Euros. Had three goals, Worlds, Commonwealth, Europeans and now it all really feels surreal now. The whole three-month period between March and June was really strange and it also took a while to feel better and find ways for my swimming to make it sustainable. “They were the ones who brought me to where I am now. After the Olympics it took me a while to face my demons and realize that I needed to make some changes,” Proud continued. “After the last couple of months that have been really tough, it feels like something very special. 1 in the world!”Īlso defending their Worlds win was Ben Proud. With his European Championships title, the 27-year-old Brit became the first man to win the 50 freestyle at Worlds, Commonwealth Games, and Euros in the same year. “ I wanted to pace myself and then do a faster finish but I started off quickly and finished it that way. The win meant a lot to him, as he backed up his world record and World Championship title from Budapest, even if the race didn’t go exactly the way he planned it. Ceccon finished second in the 50 backstroke and before the medley relay, won the 100 backstroke, out-touching a hard charging Apostolos Christou. Martinenghi won the 50 and 100 breaststroke earlier in the meet.
The experience of these championships are memories to be cherished forever.”
IT LL BE THE PERFECT ENDING TO A PERFECT DAY TV
“Someone even told me that even the TV cameras were shaking a bit during our race which never happened before. “It feels beautiful,” Ceccon said, echoing Martinenghi. What a perfect ending these championships!” But I think the others teams can also feel that here in Italy fans understand and support swimming. It feels great to have the fans back to the stands it makes such a huge difference, especially for us Italians. “Right now I have no energy left at all but swimming this relay was super emotional for me. “To be honest, today I gave everything I had in me,” said Martinenghi, who split 57.72 on the breaststroke leg. After the race, their deadly front half of Thomas Cecconand Nicolo Martinenghispoke about what it meant to be able to close out their championships with a win in front of the home crowd. They defended their gold medal from World Championships–where they upset the U.S.–with a time of 3:28.46. Italy closed out their dominant European Championships with a win and championship record in the men’s 4×100 medley relay. Thursday, August 11 – Wednesday, Aug(pool swimming).Share Nicolo Martinenghi: “What a Perfect Ending to These Championships” (Flash Quotes) on LinkedIn.
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