Simona Quadarella Happy with Untapered Euro Performances Heading into Tokyo

2021 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Reported by James Sutherland.

WOMEN’S 1500 FREE FINAL

  • European Record: 15:38.88, Lotte Friis (DEN), 2013
  • European Championship Record: 15:50.52, Boglarka Kapas (HUN), 2016
  • FINA ‘A’ Cut: 16:32.04
  1. Simona Quadarella (ITA), 15:53.59
  2. Anastasia Kirpichnikova (RUS), 16:01.06
  3. Martina Caramignoli (ITA), 16:05.81

Reigning world champion Simona Quadarella successfully defends her European title in the women’s 1500 free in dominant fashion, opening up an early lead and soaring to victory in a time of 15:53.59. The swim marks Quadarella’s fifth-fastest ever, and improves her season-best of 15:57.03.

Out in Lanes 1 and 2, Italy’s Martina Caramignoli and Russia’s Anastasia Kirpichnikova were locked in a battle for the minor medals, with Kirpichnikova slowly pulling away over the latter half of the race to touch second in 15:XX. Kirpichnikova’s silver marks Russia’s first medal in this event at the European Championships, having only been contested since 2008.

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MX4x50relay
2 years ago

8:20 seems really good for no taper

Yozhik
2 years ago

It is either a very good photographer job or nice mask design but pictures of both Pellegrini and Quadarella in masks make look them very intriguing. Especially Pellegrini’s one.

Last edited 2 years ago by Yozhik
John
Reply to  Yozhik
2 years ago

Did I stumble into a fashion review site or swimswam?

Yozhik
Reply to  John
2 years ago

Look at this picture one more time.
https://swimswam.com/federica-pellegrini-did-not-plan-to-race-200-freestyle-at-2021-european-champs/
You are not that old yet to lose the ability to appreciate the beauty 😀
What do we value in swimming most? It isn’t time nor the drama of the race but the beauty of the stroke, the grace of natural movement.

John
Reply to  Yozhik
2 years ago

You have no idea how old I am based on a screen name FYI. What do « we » value in swimming the most? For me it’s a love of the sport and a willingness to help the next generation beat the current generation. It is nowhere remotely close to what you apparently believe.

Yozhik
Reply to  John
2 years ago

Sure, I don’t know your age but you are sounding so preachy like a person who learned a lot already in his life.

John
Reply to  Yozhik
2 years ago

Pick a narrative yoshi, first I’m young now I’m old!

Yozhik
2 years ago

8:20 and 15:53 are indeed very promising results heading to OG in two months.

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