European Swimming Championships, Orsi gold medal and Italian record in the 100 medley

Marco Orsi, gold medal winner in the 100 medley

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07 November 2021 The blue

won the gold medal in the final of the men's 100m mixed short course, in the opening round of the last day of the European Swimming Championships, in Kazan in Russia.

The 30-year-old from Emilia, nicknamed the 'Bomber of Budrio', Fiamme Oro - Circolo Nuoto Uisp Bologna, becomes continental champion with a time of 50 "95, the first Italian to break down the 51" wall, beating the record by eight thousandths which he himself had held since 2018, and setting the Italian record after a race conducted from the very first meters. Silver to the Greek Andreas Vazaios, bronze to the Austrian Bernhard Reitshammer.

Another medal for Italy in the men's 50 breaststroke of the European short course swimming championships was won by the Lombard

with the bronze. Martinenghi, conquered the third podium in 25 "54, behind the Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich (25" 25), gold, and the Turkish Emre Sakci, silver. Fourth time for Fabio Scozzoli, another blue on stage in this final.

After Martinenghi's bronze in the 50 breaststroke

won the silver medal and

the bronze in the men's 200 backstroke at the European short course. The gold was won by Radosław Kawęcki from Poland. 

Aquatics Palace in Kazan 

is silver in the final of the men's 400 medley of the European short course swimming championships.

The Ligurian swimmer improves the Italian record in 4 "00" 34 but must surrender to the Russian Ilya Borodin, born in 2003, who closes in 3'58 "83 and touches up the junior world record. Bronze for the Hungarian Hubert Kos. another blue in the race in this final, 

, closes in fifth place.