ROME, JUNE 22 – Victory in the 200 butterfly at the Settecolli and Olympic pass for the Italian Giacomo Carini. He wins with a time of 1.54.34, six hundredths of a second from the Italian record of Federico Burdisso who comes second with 1.55.20, while Alessandro Ragaini closes third in 1.56.28. “The wall of 1.55 was almost insurmountable, but our sport is made up of small things and positive sensations – said Carini -. Today’s 1.54 is starting to become an interesting time, I’m very happy. I still have to understand what I did “. Nothing to be done in the women’s 100m backstroke, where the three Italians competing, Panziera, Pasquino and Zofkova, did not reach Olympic times. “I was hoping for better, both yesterday and today I swam badly. I’m sorry to have this disparity between training and competitions – said Panziera -. The regret, beyond the time, is not swimming as well as I know how to do”. In the women’s 100 butterfly, however, third place went to Viola Scotto Di Carlo with 57.87 (a time below the standards for Paris), while Costanza Cocconcelli finished fifth and Elena Di Liddo eighth. Also present in the stands was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani. (HANDLE).
