Sara Curtis faster than Federica Pellegrini: historic record!
Sara Curtis in the history of Italian swimming: the 18-year-old swimmer from Savigliano won the final of the 100-meter freestyle at the Assoluti d’Italia being held in Riccione, setting a new Italian record for the distance at 53.01. The Azzurra shattered the previous record of Federica Pellegrini, which had lasted since 2016 (53.18).
The Italian swimmer shattered the previous record of Federica Pellegrini, which had lasted since 2016 (53.18).
“I am too happy and satisfied. Words could not describe how I feel right now” said Sara Curtis, who in December won the gold medal at the World Short Course Championships in Budapest in the 4×50 freestyle mixed.
“It’s a dream. This morning already from the warm-up I was imagining it, so both the pass and the Italian record. I am happy to have taken both. It was necessary to reconfirm myself and I did it’I did it” these are the words reported by OaSport of the rising star of blue swimming.
His future is more promising than ever: “Every athlete wants to get as high as possible, you can’t say where I will get. I will always try to aim high”, promised the ’Piedmontese athlete, class of 2006.
