After breaking the Italian national record in the 200 backstroke on the first day of competition at the Trofeo Mussi Lombardi Femiano di Viareggio Federica Pellegrini expressed her surprise, “I did not expect to set the record at this time of the season,” said Pellegrini.
“With the back I feel more at ease.’s Record makes me very happy, even if I am aware that for an international medal it takes a more to be competitive.”
“I hope to maintain this standard. Short course specialist I’m not.”
Pellegrini won the event in a time of 2:03.75 breaking the Italian record of 2:04.55 set in 2009 by Alessia Filippi. She also improved on her own lifetime best of 2:05.71 which she posted in April of this year. Her winning time also her ranks her eighth in the world this year.
Fellegrini’s record breaking efforts did not end there as she went on to break the Italian national record in the 100 freestyle on the second day of competition winning the even in a time of 52.86. She broke the record of 53.71 set in 2009 by Renata Fabiola Spagnolo.
Once she also demolished her own lifetime best of 53.89 which she recorded in 2003.
Pellegrini also collected a win in the 400 freestyle posting the eighth fastest time in the world this year touching in a 4:02.38.
The only other top 10 ranked time was put up by Ilaria Bianchi who won the women’s 100 butterfly in a time of 56.80, a time which ranks eighth in the world.
Other winners at the competition included:
11/22/13
400 Free M – Rocco POTENZA 3.45.66
50 Back W – Elena DI LIDDO 27.48
50 Fly M – Andrei GOVOROV 22.93
200 Free W – Alice MIZZAU 1.56.69
50 Breast M –Francesco DI LECCE 26.84
100 Breast W – Lisa FISSNEIDER 1.06.54
400 IM – Federico TURRINI 4.10.51
100 Fly W – Ilaria BIANCHI 56.80
800 free W – Martina CARAMIGNOLI 8.23.97
200 fly M – Matteo PELIZZARI 1.56.10
200 back W – Federica PELLEGRINI 2.03.75
200 Breast – Claudio FOSSI 2.05.90
50 Free W – Erika FERRAIOLI 25.10
100 Back M – Damiano LESTINGI 52.08
100 IM M- Stefano PIZZAMIGLIO 53.50
200 IM W – Luisa TROMBETTI 2.12.65
100 Free M – Marco ORSI 47.02
23/11/2013
400 Free W – Federica PELLEGRINI 4.02.38
50 Back M – Matteo MILLI 23.96
50 Fly W – Silvia DI PIETRO 26.31
200 Free M – Filippo MAGNINI 1.45.13
50 Breast W – Lisa FISSNEIDER 30.86
100 Breast M – Francesco DI LECCE 58.45
400 IM W – Stefania PIROZZI 4.36.85
100 Fly M – Matteo RIVOLTA 51.61
200 Fly W – Alessia POLIERI 2.07.10
200 Back M – Damiano LESTINGI 1.54.13
200 Breast W- Lisa FISSNEIDER 2.23.14
50 Free M- Federico BOCCHIA 21.49
100 Back W – Elena GEMO 58.91
1500 Free M – Gregorio PALTRINIERI 14.45.34
100 IM W – Laura LETRARI 1.01.63
200 IM M – Federico TURRINI 1.56.12
100 SL W- Federica PELLEGRINI 52.86 (26.18/26.68)
Complete results can be found here