Let's get started: The 25th South Tyrol Swim Meeting has been presented

“At exactly this time a year ago, South Tyrol was in the red zone and it was impossible to organize an international competition,” explains OC boss Christian Matti from SSV Bozen, who has been involved in the event since it began. “But we wanted to organize a meeting for the swimmers in our region, also so as not to interrupt our series. We succeeded.” Mattivi explains why the meeting is taking place a week later than usual. “It was not that easy to find a date between the European Short Course Championships, which will be held in Kazan, Russia, from November 2nd to 7th, and the dates of the International Swimming League ISL, which will take place on November 13th and 14th in Eindhoven host their play-off semi-finals. Although we are competing with the ISL, we have decided on the date in mid-November,” says Mattivi. This year without local hero Stefano Ballo Because of the ISL, Bolzano will also have to do without crowd favorite Stefano Ballo this year. The Olympic tenth in the 200 m freestyle is involved with his team, the Aqua Centurions, in the ISL semi-finals in the Netherlands. This year too it won't be a meeting like you're used to, with packed stands and young people cheering on the stars from the edge of the pool, but SSV Bozen also wants to use the anniversary edition to set an example for a new start - under all legal requirements . . “Spectators from outside are not allowed because we are already using up the capacity of the hall at the rectory with just the participants, trainers and supervisors. We expect 350 starters, although in the golden days we had up to 800 participants.” The hall will not be 3 percent full. “Without the XNUMXG rule (vaccinated, recovered, tested) nothing works; the Green Pass is a prerequisite to get into the hall,” says Mattivi. “Masks are also required in the hall. Everything will be a little different than usual, but well-known names will not be missing this year either.” Some well-known names included The biggest attraction in two and a half weeks will be the Swiss Noè Ponti, who sensationally won the bronze medal in the 100 m dolphin in 50,74 seconds at the Olympic Games in Tokyo three months ago behind Caleeb Dressel (49,45) and Kristof Milak (49,68 ,2019). Ponti was Junior European Champion over 50 m dolphin in Glasgow in XNUMX. After the Games in Tokyo, he actually wanted to train in North Carolina in the USA, but he has since returned to his native Ticino. His big goal this season is the European Long Course Championships in August at the Foro Italico in Rome. Ponti will try to break the oldest meeting record in Bolzano. Mario Todorovic from Croatia's 50,80 seconds has withstood all attacks since 2009. It is the oldest record that has ever existed in Bolzano. Anyone who cracks it will receive prize money of 1000 euros. Almost 20.000 euros in the pot Overall, the South Tyrol Swim Meeting is endowed with prize money of almost 20.000 euros (19.880 euros). But even for Ponti it won't be easy because he has competition. The Hungarian Maxim Maxim Lobanovszkij, vice European champion in the 2019 short course in Glasgow over 50 m freestyle, has also already confirmed his attendance. Alexandra Touretski, who swam in the relay with the Swiss at the Olympic Games, will be traveling from Switzerland. She is the daughter of the legendary swimming coach Gennadi Touretski, who also looked after the superstars Alexander Popow and Michale Klim in his long and successful career.

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Let's get started: The 25th South Tyrol Swim Meeting has been presented

Since 1997, the new indoor season in Italy has been opened on the short course with the South Tyrol Swim Meeting at the Bolzano rectory. At the 25th edition on November 13th and 14th, a certain normality should return to the rectory after the last edition with numerous Corona requirements.

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