Six passes for the finals, eight for the semifinals, an Italian record and nine personal bests in the first session of the heats of the 21st European short course swimming championships, in Kazan. The proscenium of the opening day is all for the rookie and son of art Michele Lamberti who advances to the semifinal in the 50 backstroke with an amazing Italian record.
The 20-year-old from Brescia, registered with Fiamme Gialle and Gam Team, son of the world champion and coach Giorgio and of the freestyle stylist Tania Vannini, cancels in 22”93 the 23”05 printed by Simone Sabbioni for the European title in Copenhagen in 2017 and it subtracts more than a second from the personal best of 23 ” 99 that he had swum in 2019 at the Nico Sapio in Genoa; behind him, always below the previous Italian limit, there is a surprising Lorenzo Mora, double distance specialist, The athlete of Fiamme Rosse and Amici Nuoto VVFF Modena, trained by Fabrizio Bastelli, is third in 23”01 with three tenths less than the staff of 23”31. They are smiles for both of them and mutual slaps on the back at the end of the battery swim side by side. “It’s incredible, I absolutely did not expect the Italian record even though I had excellent sensations – explains Lamberti, visibly moved – What will my father and mother say at home? They will certainly be happy, perhaps surprised”. The histrionic Mora echoes him: “Two below the Italian record is a good start, I would say. I’m happy for Michele and also for me”. In front of everyone there is the home star Kliment Kolesnikov in 22”85. Eliminated, despite the placement in the sixteen, Simone Sabbioni (Army / Vis Sauro Nuoto Team), seventh in 23”50, and Matteo Rivolta (CC Aniene), ninth in 23”55.
Not even the time to rest that Michele Lamberti allows himself another show by accessing the semifinal of the 100 butterfly with the third time, demolishing his personal best. The Lombard talent touches in 50”17, lowering the 52”25 signed in Brescia last January and jumping to third place among the Italian performers. Alberto Razzetti (Fiamme Gialle / Genova Nuoto My Sport) passes the turn and falls for the first time in his career below 51 ” (previously 51 ” 44) and is fourteenth in 50 ” 83.
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