Waiting for Gregorio Paltrinieri, Gabriele Detti and Aurora Ponselè, qualified in finals in 1500m-freestyle-men and 800m-freestyle-women on Saturday, the third day heats of international of swimming are occurred – 51st Trofeo Settecolli Clear at the Stadio del Nuoto in Rome.
The competitions have begun under the rain, but regularly occurred, waiting for the finals on program at 17:00 live broadcasted on Rai Sport 2.
Federica Pellegrini qualified in 200m backstroke with the third time of 2'12"12 behind the Czech Simona Baumrtova (2'09"92) and the Hungarian Katinka Hosszu (2'12"06).
The Dutch Inge Dekker obtained the best time with 25"50, preceding the Swedish Sarah Sjoestroem (26"01) and Elena Gemo (26"40) in 50m butterfly. Luca Dotto is out of the 100m freestyle final for only one hundredth, ranking ninth with 49"98 behind Lorenzo Benatti. Seventh time for Filippo Magnini with 49"83. The first two times are obtained by Luca Leonardi with 49"12 and Marco Orsi with 49"39.
The German Marco Koch still shines in breaststroke competition. He swims the best time in 200m with 2'11"89, being ahead of the Lithuanian Griedrius Titenis (2'12"74). The Olympic champion Daniel Gyurta reached the fourth time (2'13"71), between Luca Pizzini (2'13"43) and Edoardo Giorgetti (2'14"86).
The 50m butterfly final seems to be very fast, with the Ukrainian Andrey Govorov, in course 4, thanks to his 24” in the heats, together the German Steffen Deibler (24"20) and Piero Codia (24"34).
Elisa Celli will swim to win in 200m breaststroke; she will start with the second time (2'29"31) near to the Czech Martina Moravcikova (2'29"05) and the Icelander Hrafnhildu Luthersdottir (2'29"73).
Towards the podium Christopher Ciccarese (2'00"33) and Luca Mencarini (2'00"95) behind the Hungarian Peter Bernek (1'58"99) in 200m backstroke heats.
Damiano Lestingi qualifies in the final of 200m medley with the third time of 2'02"44 behind the German couple composed by Markus Deibler (2'02"02) and Philip Heintz (2'02"07). In final there are also Federico Turrini (2'02"85), but no Fabio Scozzoli who has carried out a kind of agonistic training with 2'06"31.
In the female race, the Hungarian Katinka Hosszu wins with 2'12"17 and aims at the event record of 2'11"34 obtained by the Australian Stephanie Rice in 2008. Stefania Pirozzi is forced to jack in the competition because of an intestinal influenza. Here below the best times of the third and last day heats.

THIRD DAY HEATS

200m backstroke M
1. Peter Bernek (Hun) 1'58"99
2. Christopher Ciccarese (Ita) 2'00"33
3. Luca Mencarini (Ita) 2'00"95

200m backstroke F
1. Simona Baumrtova (Cze) 2'09"92
2. Katinka Hosszu (Hun) 2'12"06
3. Federica Pellegrini (Ita) 2'12"12

50m butterfly M
1. Andrey Govorov (Ukr) 24"00
2. Steffen Deibler (Ger) 24"20
3. Piero Codia (Ita) 24"34

50m butterfly F
1. Inge Dekker (Ned) 25"50
2. Sarah Sjoestroem (Swe) 26"01
3. Elena Gemo (Ita) 26"40

200m breaststroke M
1. Marco Koch (Ger) 2'11"89
2. Gledrius Titenis (Ltu) 2'12"74
3. Luca Pizzini (Ita) 2'13"43

200m breaststroke F
1. Martina Moravcikova (Cze) 2'29"05
2. Elisa Celli (Ita) 2'29"31
3. Hrafnhildu Luthersdottir (Isl) 2'29"73

100m freestyle M
1. Luca Leonardi (Ita) 49"12
2. Marco Orsi (Ita) 49"39
3. Odyssefs Meladinis (Gre) 49"54

200m freestyle F
1. Katinka Hosszu (Hun) 1'58"46
2. Femke Heemskerk (Ned) 1'59"49
3. Diletta Carli (Ita) 2'00"68

200m medley M
1. Markus Deibler (Ger) 2'02"02
2. Philip Heintz (Ger) 2'02"07
3. Damiano Lestingi (Ita) 2'02"44

200 medley F
1. Katinka Hosszu (Hun) 2'12"17
2. Alexandra Wenk (Ger) 2'16"27
3. Louise Hansson (Swe) 2'16"53

See the official results