The second day promises to be more challenging than the previous one. At the Stadio del Nuoto 27 Azzurri have obtained the pass for the A finals and 35 for the B finals. The fastest in the morning were the Dutch Kira Toussaint in the 100 backstroke, who barely misses the record of the event (59"96) with 1'00"06 and the Olympic champion of the 100 frogs in Rio 2016, the British Adam Peaty, who swam the 50 breaststroke in 26"74, just over a tenth of second from his own record of the Sette Colli (26"61 established in 2017). The Italians Ilaria Cusinato (Fiamme Oro Roma/Team Veneto) and Matteo Milli (SMGM Team Lombardia) arrived first respectively in 400 IM and 100 backstroke. Cusinato, trained by the federal technician Stefano Morini at the federal center of Ostia, closes in 4'41"37, fourth personal performance all time; Matteo Milli, trained by Alfredo Caspoli, who yesterday won the bronze medal in the 50 backstroke, will also start his A Final in lane 4 with 54"79. Italian record holders Federica Pellegrini and Luca Dotto did not disappoint expectations and will fight for a medal. The world champion of 200 freestyle, who swims for the Aniene and trained by Matteo Giunta, ends at 54"05, fourth heat time, not far from this evening opponents. The European distance champion, expected to be confirmed at Glasgow, enters the final with the second time (48"95), only behind the twenty-one years old Brazilian Pedro Spajari, who gives his best with 48"80. With Luca, in the final with the fourth time (49"17), his relay team mate will be Alessandro Miressi (Fiamme Oro Roma/CN Torino, trained by Antonio Satta), European junior champion in 2016.  

EVERGREEN CHAMPIONS AT THE STADIO DEL NUOTO
This morning the world champion Ian Thorpe met swimming fans at Stadio del Nuoto. Born in Sydney on 13 October 1982, winner of five gold medals at the Olympic Games and eleven ones at the World Championships, began winning when he was 15 years old with gold in the 400 freestyle at the Perth World Championships. At the age of 16 he set his first world record in the 400 freestyle with 3'41"83. From 1998 to 2002 it established 23 world records.He has greeted us with the Olympic champion of Sydney 2000 and World Champion at Fukuoka 2001 in the 200 medley Massimiliano Rosolino and the twice World Champion of the 100 freestyle at Montreal 2005 and Melbourne 2007 Filippo Magnini.