Giacomo Perez Dortona pockets Men’s 100m breast-stroke title: 2011 Nico Sapio Trophy
Giacomo Perez Dortona of France presented a great show in the arena of competitive swimming at the 2011 Nico Sapio Trophy in Genova, Italy, on Tuesday, November 1. Perez Dortona grabbed the Men’s 100m breast-stroke title, while Lisa Fissneider of Italy earned
Women’s 100m breast-stroke crown.
France’s Giacomo Perez Dortona battled against two Italian swimmers, Alessio Pinna and Nicolo Ossola, as Dortona thrashed the finishing wall in a record breaking time of 59.74 seconds to claim Men’s 100m breast-stroke title. In the meantime, Pinna pocketed
silver medal in the respective race by hitting the finishing wall in a time of 1 minute and 00.80 seconds and Ossola earned bronze title in a blot of 1 minute and 00.84 seconds.
Florent Manaudou performed well according to the expectations of his fans and pocketed fourth spot by submitting an impressive time of 1 minute and 01.10 seconds. Meanwhile, Davide Cova of Italy earned fifth place honours by submitting a time of 1 minute
and 01.38 seconds. In addition, Francesco Broglia of Italy claimed sixth position by hitting the finishing wall in a time of 1 minute and 01.89 seconds.
Moreover, Federico Franciolini of Italy produced a wonderful splash against his rivals in the pool and pocketed seventh spot by touching the finishing wall in a time of 1 minute and 02.07 seconds. Last, but not the least, Eric Knight of United States of
America settled at eighth position by submitting a time of 1 minute and 02.28 seconds.
On the other hand, the Women’s 100m breast-stroke was taken over by Lisa Fissneider of Italy in a winning time of 1 minute and 07.14 seconds. Michela Guzzetti earned silver title by posting a time of 1 minute and 08.36 seconds, while Chiara Boggiatto settled
for bronze medal in a mark of 1 minute and 08.57 seconds.
The stunning performances of Giacomo Perez Dortona and Lisa Fissneider mesmerised Genova’s arena and the victorious athletes were awarded accolades after the session’s completion. The 2011 Nico Sapio Trophy is an exciting meet for young guns of Italy, United
States and France to prepare themselves hard for their upcoming meets in competitive swimming.
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