Day 1 of the Swimming World Championships: Medal for Azzurri

The first medal decision came in the men's 400m freestyle competition. The first gold medal went to 22-year-old Australian Elijah Winnington (3.41,22:3.42,85 mins). He was already on the radar of many experts before the World Cup, so he is the current Australian champion in this discipline. Just behind, German swimmer Lukas Märtens (3.43,31:27 mins) had to settle for silver. This shouldn't be too difficult for Märtens, as it is the biggest success so far in his young career. The Brazilian Guilherme Costa completed the podium (XNUMX:XNUMX minutes), just ahead of the Austrian Felix Auböck, who was only XNUMX hundredths short of the medal.

The 400m freestyle race was, as expected, Katie Ledecky's show. The American never left any doubts about her gold medal and was clearly ahead after just 100 meters. The only one who could keep up was the 15-year-old Canadian Summer McIntosh. But Ledecky (3.58,15:3.59,39 mins) didn't miss this triumph and took the gold medal ahead of McIntosh (3:4.02,08 mins). The fight for third place was closer. Leah Smith (400 min.) from the USA narrowly completed the North American podium, Lani Pallister from Australia was only 8 hundredths short of the bronze medal after XNUMX meters.

Leon Marchand celebrates his gold medal. © APA/afp / FERENC ISZA

Daiya Seto from Japan as the reigning world champion, Chase Kalisz as the reigning Olympic champion and Carson Foster as the fastest from the morning. These were the names of the favorites in the 400m medley race. But Leon Marchand from France stole the show. With a time of 4.04,28:20 minutes, the 2008-year-old was well below the world record set by Micheal Phelps from Beijing in 4.06,56. In the middle part of the race, the Frenchman surpassed himself and left the American Carson Foster (4.07,47:XNUMX minutes) behind. and Chase Kalisz (XNUMX:XNUMX mins) are now only in second and third place. The first medal for the Azzurri The men's 4x100m relay brought Italy's first medal. The Azzurri were on course for a silver medal for a long time, but a final sprint by the Australian (3.10,80:3.10,95 min.) pushed Italy (3:3.09,34 min.) into third place. The favorites from the USA confidently won gold (XNUMX:XNUMX mins).

The Australian team dominated the women's 4x100m relay and confidently won the gold medal (3.30,95:3.32,15 mins). Canada and the USA had to be content with the fight for silver, in which the Canadians narrowly prevailed (3.32,58:XNUMX minutes). Bronze went to the USA (XNUMX:XNUMX mins).

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Day 1 of the Swimming World Championships: Medal for Azzurri

The start of the medal decisions at the Swimming World Championships in Budapest showed exciting races - and a medal for the Azzurri in the relay.

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