Firefighters, 180 athletes at the swimming competitions

180 athletes participated in the XXXII Italian Fire Brigade Championships in Lifesaving Swimming and Swimming, memorial to Fabio Lombini, the Red Flames athlete who tragically passed away in 2020. It was a day that gave many emotions, a day of celebration especially for the kids of some schools in Pavullo and for children with families who, thanks to the ANVVF Association, have become ‘firefighters for a day’. In the area in front of the Pavullo ‘Appennino Blu’ swimming pool, opened by the banner of the Municipality, the parade arrived with authorities and athletes from the 29 teams participating in the championships, the always exciting ceremony of lighting the brazier took place which was followed by the inauguration of the event in the tennis sports hall. “It is a real honor for us to host this very important sporting event which will give great visibility to our entire territory – said mayor of Pavullo Davide Venturelli -. Seeing the pools of our municipal swimming pool used for the first time for a national sporting event fills us really proud.” “Today we resume what was a healthy tradition that unfortunately Covid has blocked: above all it represents a moment of friendship”, recalled the commander of the Modena Fire Brigade, Eng. Ermanno Andriotto. Among the authorities, present were the mayor of Riolunato Daniela Contri, the councilor of the Municipality of Pavullo Daniele Cornia, Mario Parenti, commissioner deputy commander of the Single Local Police Corps of Frignano, representation of the carabinieri, Andrea Dondi, president of Coni Emilia Romagna, Emanuela Carta and Raffaele della Casa, respectively president and vice president of Csi Modena. The two pools of the Appennino Blu swimming pool have become a swarm of athletes ‘warming up’. Then, off to the individual pool competitions of 50m breaststroke, 50m butterfly, 100m freestyle and 50m mannequin carry with related awards by the First Director of the CNVVF Sports Activities Office Lamberto Cignitti. In addition to Fabio Lombini, the foreman Marco Guerri who passed away a few days ago was remembered. Applause for the Montorso volunteers who ‘baked out’ hundreds of excellent crescentine. The event will continue today with team and relay races in the VVF swimming pool in Modena in the presence of the Head of the Corps, Eng. Carlo Dall’Oppio. Walter Bellisi