Povoa de Varzim International: Mirco Di Tora Sets Meet Record on Final Day

PORTO, Portugal, January 20. MIRCO Di Tora posted a meet record during the final day of competition at the Povoa de Varzim International held in Porto, Portugal.

Men's 100 free
Tiago Andre Venancio topped the event with a time of 51.73, while David Miguel Ferro finished second in 52.79 and Paulo Jorge Santos took third in 52.82.

Women's 200 free
Wendy Lencelloti added the 200 free to her 100 free title with a 2:04.41. Giulia Bolgiani, her teammate, touched second in 2:07.09, while Caterina Brighi placed third in 2:08.91.

Men's 50 breast
Kevin Swander made it two-for-two in the breaststroke events when he posted a quick time of 28.60, just a bit over half-a-second slower than his personal best in the event. As stated yesterday, Swander is putting together one final run towards the Olympic Trials after taking a break from the sport last fall. Rui Manuel Ribeiro (29.90) and Henrique Pereira Neiva (30.06) completed the top three.

Women's 100 breast
Israel's Yuliya Banach grabbed another breaststroke title, this time with a 1:11.99 in the 100 breast. Ana Mariso Brito (1:14.59) and Ana Pinho Rodrigues (1:14.77) finished second and third, respectively.

Men's 100 back
Mirco Di Tora notched the best swim of the meet with a meet-record time of 55.71 in the men's 100 back. It surpassed the meet record by nearly a second. Adriano Miguel Niz (57.41) and Cesare Pizzirani (59.00) rounded out the podium.

Women's 50 back
Anna Volchkov hit the wall in 31.18 to grab the title, while Caterina Brighi finished second in 31.40 and Sara Alexandra Madeira took third in 31.64.

Men's 200 fly
Nuno Goncaio Quintaniha touched out Luis Miguel Monteiro, 2:02.76 to 2:02.88, to claim the event title. Diogo Filipe Carvalho completed the top three in 2:04.18.

Women's 100 fly
Sara Freitas Oliveira snagged the crown with a winning time of 1:01.74, while Sara Alexandra Madeira (1:02.21) and Israel's Kristina Tchernychev (1:03.29) placed second and third, respectively.

Men's 400 free
Fabio Manuel Pereira won the race in 4:00.63, while Matteo Montanari (4:01.37) and Jorge Manuel Maia (4:03.21) comprised the rest of the medal winners.

Women's 200 IM
Filipa Ferreira da Silva claimed a fairly close swim over Caterina Brighi, 2:23.06 to 2:23.80, while Corinne Gambaiani took third in 2:24.64.

.Men's 200 breast
With Kevin Swander electing not to swim in the 200, the race was wide open as Henrique Pereira Neiva beat Andre Miguel Silva, 2:21.00 to 2:21.87. Ricardo Jose Varela picked up third in 2:22.71.

Women's 50 free
Sandra Kazikova captured the women's splash-and-dash in 26.57, while Sara Alexandra Madeira (27.27) and Claudia Sofia Monteiro (27.47) placed second and third.

Men's 50 fly
Tiago Andre Venancio won his second title of the day with a 25.10. Luis Miguel Monteiro took second in 25.64, while Adriano Miguel Niz finished third in 25.67.

Women's 200 back
Caterina Brighi finally broke through with a gold medal on the day with a winning readout of 2:21.62. Anna Volchov finished second in 2:22.28, while Corinne Gambaiani touched third in 2:26.87.

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