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World Para Swimming World Series Lignano 2023
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Last afternoon of qualifying

Last afternoon of competition at the World Series in Lignano Sabbiadoro. Only final race.
400m freestyle was the first race: Inaki Basiloff (Argentina) reaches the first step of the podium with the time of 4’38”95. Federico Bicelli is Silver in 4’41”95 and Nader Khalili is Bronze in 4’17”87.

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On the Men’s 50m backstroke: Dos Santos Araujo Gabriel Geraldo (Brazil) grabs the Gold in 54”82 ahead of Antoni Ponce Bertran (Spain) and Iyad Shalabi (Israel).
Two Italian steps of the podium on the Women’s 50m backstroke: the first with Monica Boggioni and the third with Giulia Ghiretti. Elizabeth Noriega gets the Silver.
Second place overall for Stefano Raimondi on the 100m butterfly, he stopped the clock at 55″29. Gold for Gabriel Bandeira (Brazil) and Bronze for Alexander Hillhouse (Denmark).
On the Women’s 100m butterfly the first step of the podium with Lam Chan Yui (Hong Kong, China), the second with Christie Raleigh-Crossley (USA) and the third with Floriana Bultje (Paesi Bassi).

In the last event of Day 4 the Croatian Mixed 4×100 freestyle relay get the Gold medal.

Medal table:
1 Brazil 9 – 4 – 0
2 Italy 8 – 7 – 6
3 Spain 2 – 3

Medal table (youth)
1 Poland 4 – 4 – 1
2 Czechia 4 – 2 – 0
3 Croatia 3 – 2 – 3

ANNA GHIRETTI
12 Marzo 2023