Over the past weekend, he first tested times for the long course category. The conditions were different with Western Sicily competing indoors at the Palermo Municipal Stadium while Eastern Sicily, competing at the University Citadel of Messina, had to deal with a non-summer climate: strong winds and rain on Saturday morning . Beyond the training loads, it therefore seems no coincidence that better performances and more passes for the Italian long course championships have come from Palermo.
Also in the Western Sicily meeting we are pleased to point out the Giuseppe Di Piazza’s return to competitions, the Mimmo Ferrito member, who almost a year ago had fallen ill during the crossing of the Egadi, life for him now seems to have returned to normal. Also in Palermo two new regional records, the first for Aurora Vaccarino (Ita12001) who in the 100 freestyle is the first Sicilian girl category to dip under the minute in 59″63, beating Laura Russo’s previous record of 1’00″08. The other record was recorded at the Junior, Cadette and Senior levels of the usual one Claudia Santonocito (Mimmo Ferrito) who achieved 33″10 in the 50m breaststroke, beating herself and coming close to passing the Sette Colli with 32″77.
The passes detached in Palermo
Gianluca Messina (In Sport Rane Rosse, who trains with Nadir) makes a loud statement by going under the limit among the Cadets in the 50 freestyle in 23″50, 100 freestyle in 50″48 (time also valid for the Sette Colli, he a better precedent but obtained before the time window for the Roman trophy on March 10th onwards), 200 freestyle in 1’53″59, 100 butterfly in 56″39 and 100 backstroke in 58″26. The Boy born in 2010 is at three Vincenzo Maniaci (Tc3) who has already secured his presence in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, with times of 1’06″77 and 2’28″99 respectively, in the latter improving the previous one in Turin by almost three seconds, and in the 200 medley in 2′ 18″12. Double pass for Andrea Di Piazza (Mimmo Ferrito) in the 200 freestyle in 1’57″71 and 100 butterfly in 58″19, same thing for his partner Giovanni Lauricella (Mimmo Ferrito) who goes under the limit in the 200 freestyle in 1’56″38 and in the 400 freestyle in 4’04″76. Among women only the new regional record holders, two per Aurora Vaccarino (Ita12001) in the 50 and 100 freestyle, times of 27294 and 59″63, Claudia Santonocito (Mimmo Ferrito) instead only in the 50 breaststroke with 33″10. Pass for Giorgio Sportaro (Nadir) in the 50 freestyle swam in 24″27, for Francesco Rapisardi (La Fenice) in the 200 backstroke in 2’09″66 and his partner Simone Capostagno (La Fenice) in the 1500 freestyle in 16’19″09.
To go there Neighbor again in Palermo it was Andrea Di Piazza in the 400 and 800 freestyle, in the first race he swam in 4’14″60 and the time limit was 4’13″90, in the 800 instead he just missed a second from his 8′ 43″00 with the limit set at 8 and 42 seconds flat. Giorgio Sportaro (Nadir) was also close in the 100 freestyle, swimming in 53″ 49 when he served 53″ 23. Claudia Santonocito (Mimmo Ferrito) swims one second higher than the limit in the 200m breaststroke, but still has the pass from the Italians Assoluti, excellent performance among the R14s of Matteo D’Amico (Cus Palermo) in the 200m butterfly closed in 2’19″ 44 beating the competition but about two seconds need to be shaved off to go to Rome.
Fewer passes in Messina
The spoils were decidedly slimmer in Messina, where the weather conditions were certainly also an accomplice. The passes come mostly from the home athletes. Emma Arcudi (Unime) she improved compared to Turin in the 100 butterfly in 1’02″59 and also took the lead in the 100 freestyle in 58″93, her partner Sabrina Ferrara (Unime) under the limit in the 100 butterfly in 1’03″69, but had the pass with a better time from the overall Italian championships. Improve two seconds on your signup time Silvia Raffa (Unime) in the 100 breaststroke he closed in 1’15″80. Among men only Raffaele Parisi (Water Sun) in the 100 butterfly he broke the mark in 57″87.
Giorgia Iaria (Unime) comes close in the 50 and 100 butterfly, in the first race she finishes in 28″77 when she needed 28″40, in the two pools she instead swims 1’03″78 with the limit set at 1’03″39. Her partner Sabrina Ferrara swims 29 ″ 18 in the 50 butterfly with the limit for her category at 28 ″ 90. Arianna Zappulla (Match Ball) achieved 34″00 in the 50m breaststroke but the limit was 33″39, finally Leonardo Chisari (Poseidon) came close in the 100m freestyle in 53″71 when the limit was 53″23.
