Italy’s
Marcello Guidi and Germany’s Lea Boy came first in the men’s and women’s races
respectively in the fourth leg of the LEN Open Water Cup in Samorin (SVK). Both
won by a really convincing margin.
Crystal
clear though a bit cold water (18.2C) awaited the almost 60 participating
swimmers in Samorin, site of the fourth leg in the LEN Open Water Cup. The
men’s race kicked off first and for four rounds the leading pack stayed
together. Then Italy’s Marcello Guidi and Hungary’s Hambardzumyan Arshak
stormed ahead and kept the decision over the first place between themselves.
The young
Hungarian – junior world champ last year in the relay – could keep up with the
seasoned Italian – currently runner-up in the World Cup overall – for a while,
then Guidi left his rival behind and won with a rather convincing gap of 36
seconds. The 19 year-old Hambardzumyan came second, 13 seconds ahead of
Poland’s Piotr Wozniak who managed to beat Italy’s 25km European champion Mario
Sanzullo.
The
women’s race unfolded somewhat similarly. Germany’s queen of the distance, the
2021 European champion and 2022 world silver medallist in 25km Lea Boy left
everyone behind for the finish to win comfortably, by 18sec. Though the battle
for the minor spoils were a lot more exciting as three swimmers rushed towards
the panel and at the end Hungary’s junior world champion Bettina Fabian managed
to out-touch Italy’s Arianna Bridi, runner-up in the overall, by 0.1sec. Fellow
Italian Silvia Ciccarella wasn’t too far either, came further 1.2sec adrift.
In the
overall, this victory propelled Guidi to the first place in the men’s ranks,
while Bridi trails by just 50 points to fellow Italian Gabbriella Taddeucci
(who skipped this leg) and Fabian has also closed the gap and is ranked 3rd
now.
The fifth
leg is due in three weeks’s time in Veles, North Macedonia.
LEN Open
Water Cup, Leg 4, Samorin (SVK) – Medallists
Men
1.
Marcello Guidi (ITA) 1:55:22.9
2.
Hambardzumyan Arshak (HUN) 1:55:59.2
3. Piotr
Wozniak (POL) 1:56:12.9
Women
1. Lea
Boy (GER) 2:07:33.9
2.
Bettina Fabian (HUN) 2:07:52.5
3.
Arianna Bridi (ITA) 2:07:52.6
Detailed
results
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