2017 Sette Colli: Day 3 prelims recap

54TH SETTE COLLI/INTERNATIONAL SWIM

Several of the elite swimmers who are competing in Rome at the Sette Colli, were able to meet Pope Francis yesterday. Italians swimstars Federica Pellegrini and Gregorio Paltrinieri brought a gift to the Pope, a cap donned with the name ‘Papa Francesco’.

The competition continued with some very fast races in yesterday’s finals. Here are the highlights: Hungary’s  David Verraszto  and Japan’s Daiya Seto improved their season bests in the  400m IM to 4:07,47/4:0,99, they now rank 1/2 on the world leaderboard. Dutch Ranomi Kromowidjojo now places 4th in the current 100m freestyle world ranking with a time o 53,07, her fastest time since London 2012 where she won Olympic gold.  A meet record was set by Hungarian Tamas Kenderesi, the bronze medalist in this event in Rio, who topped the field yesterday in 1:54.33.

The competition starts today with the prelims session of the men’s 200m backstroke. Hungary’s Peter Bernek set the fastest time in 1:59,11. In the women’s 200m back, also a Hungarian was the quickest: Kata Burian in 2:10,64.

Andrii Govorov is the top seed in the 50m butterfly final tonight, he was clocked at 23,09, his season best time stands at 23,05.

Charlotte Atkinson (GBR) is the current number five in the 200m fly world ranking and was the quickest lady in prelims in 2:10,09 ahead of Italy’s Ilaria Bianchi in 2:10,77.

Austria’s youngster Christopher Rothbauer (born 1998) reached the fastest time in the 200m breaststroke prelims in 2:13,27 ahead of Marco Koch (GER) in 2:13,44. Koch and Ross Murdoch (GBR) are the only 2017 top ten ranked swimmers in the A-final tonight.

Rikke Moeller-Pedersen (DEN) set the pace in the 200m breaststroke in 2:25,99 and earned lane 4 in the A-final.

With Cameron McEvoy (AUS) and Duncan Scott (GBR) the two fastest men in this season will join the A-final tonight alongside the fastest two in the morning session: James Magnussen (AUS) in 48,78 and Bruno Fratus (BRA) in 48,84.

Fastest woman into the 50m freestyle final is Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) in 24,74, Pernille Blume (DEN) clocked the second fastest time in 24,85.

Daiya Seto (JPN) showed the only sub-2-minutes performane in prelims in 1:59,97. Perhaps he and David Verraszto will battle again for the victory tonight in an exciting duel as they did in the 400m IM.

In the women’s 200m IM, Great Britain’s Siobhan-Marie O’Connor finished fastest in 2:12,57, Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos took the second best time in 2:12,71.

The fastest heat in the men’s 800m freestyle will conclude the 2017 Sette Colli International Swim Meet tonight.

 

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Emanuele
6 years ago

Hungarians are really in shape right now. Burian impress me, she change her pace at 125 metres and win the 200 back with easy.
Another monster performance was the 24.13 by Blume.

Brownish
Reply to  Emanuele
6 years ago

Most of. But Jakabos and Verraszto (Evelyn) not so and it would be very important not only for themselves but the relays.

Wallaby
6 years ago

Jocelyn Ulyett showing incredible form with a 2:28.40 200 breast for 6th.

Marley09
Reply to  Wallaby
6 years ago

Sarcasm? She’s no. 2 in the world this year at 222.0.

Dee
Reply to  Marley09
6 years ago

I wonder what might be being implied…

Jorge
Reply to  Wallaby
6 years ago

Don’t understand your comment.

Luigi
6 years ago

A 47 or 48 low by Magnussen? I would be happy for him. He dipped under 22 in the 50 free yesterday for the first time in a while.

commonwombat
Reply to  Luigi
6 years ago

Don’t think so. Whilst he is almost certainly tapered for this group of meets (not going to Worlds so these are his intl hit outs); it would surprise if he drops much more than 2 tenths from this morning time. 48.78 whilst commendable is still one hell of a long way from sub48 or even 48low.

samuel huntington
Reply to  commonwombat
6 years ago

be optimistic for once about Australian swimmers!

commonwombat
Reply to  samuel huntington
6 years ago

I’m optimistic WHEN their current form OR international record gives fair reason for being so. What I don’t do is wrap myself in a flag or view through nationalistically tinted glasses; I’ve been around far too long to fall into that one.

Dee
Reply to  commonwombat
6 years ago

Spot on, he dropped nothing.

bobo gigi
6 years ago

Men’s 1500 free. Paltrinieri 14.49.06
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpFZrqIRpZg

bobo gigi
6 years ago

Men’s 100 breast final. Peaty 58.72/Martinenghi 59.31
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im4-aaqgW1o

Wallaby
6 years ago

Is this not day 3?

Jorge
Reply to  Wallaby
6 years ago

Yes