The long-awaited leap in quality, for which she has worked intensely together with her coach in recent years, has finally arrived: Anna Conti qualified this morning for the final A over the 200 medley at the absolute spring Tricolors currently underway at the Stadio del Nuoto in Riccione. A qualification that also counts the new absolute Sardinian record in the long course with a time of 2'17''89 and that demonstrates, once again, the talent of the Sport Full Time Sassari rider who will play the first final A tonight at 6.40 pm to the Absolute Tricolors of his career.
After the absolute Sardinian records of the past few days in the 400m medley and 50m backstroke, Conti signs a third prestigious regional record, conquering a place among the best eight specialists of the 200m medley in Italy who will go to play for the medals in a few hours. Heat number two, of the four scheduled, and lane 3 for Ilario Ierace's pupil, controlled start for Conti in the dolphin aware of how essential it is to know how to measure out one's strength with the utmost attention in a race like that of the mixed. The backstroke, her favorite style, once again proves to be her trademark but also in the transition to breaststroke Conti demonstrates fluidity and brilliance in swimming. The freestyle closure is stubborn, in the stands there is no lack of encouragement from the Sardinian athletes and technicians present in the tricolor review, Conti's technique is as always composed despite the fatigue and this allows her to conquer a final A where everything is still to write.
« Anna is growing season after season, having won the final A over the 200 medley which for us is the main competition proves it», comments coach Ilario Ierace. « He swam linearly and fluidly in all strokes, demonstrating maturity and wise management of his forces. We await tonight's final with serenity, aware that the confrontation with the best specialists of the peninsula will be fundamental for further growth".
