Femke Heemskerk Leads World Rankings Assault in Milan

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch

Femke Heemskerk led an assault on the world rankings at the City of Milan Trophy meet this weekend in Italy.

Heemskerk beat Federica Pellegrini in the women’s 200-meter free, 1:56.68 to 1:57.49. Heemskerk jumped to third in the world with the swim, behind only Katie Ledecky (1:56.16) and Emma McKeon (1:56.32). Pellegrini took eighth in the rankings.

Heemskerk doubled up with a blistering 53.79 in the women’s 100-meter free. That’s just off her already third-ranked season best of 53.63 from the Amiens stop of the Golden Tour. Ranomi Kromowidjojo moved to seventh in the world with a 54.31, while Pellegrini grabbed 10th in the world with a 54.52.

Heemskerk claimed a third title, this time with a 2:12.90 in the women’s 200-meter IM. That swim put her 10th in the world rankings as well.

Meanwhile, Pellegrini picked up a victory of her own with a 4:08.29 in the women’s 400-meter free to move to ninth in the world.

Kromowidjojo also snagged a victory as she clocked a third-ranked 24.69 in the women’s 50-meter free. Only Cate (24.03) and Bronte (24.24) Campbell have been faster this year.

Martina Carraro (31.39) and Arianna Castiglioni (31.41) moved to seventh and eighth in the world in the women’s 50-meter breast with a 1-2 finish in Milan. Moniek Nijhuis, who stands second in the world with a 31.06, took third in 31.45.

Castiglioni followed with a sizzling 1:07.09 in the women’s 100-meter breast. That swim skyrocketed her to second in the world behind only Alia Atkinson (1:06.79).

Zsuzsanna Jakabos pushed her way to fourth in the world rankings in the women’s rankings with a 2:08.07 win. That swim put her behind only Brianna Throssell (2:06.60), Cammile Adams (2:07.61) and Suzuka Hasegawa (2:07.89). Stefania Pirozzi took second with a 2:09.77 to tie for 10th in the world rankings.

Pirozzi later won the women’s 400-meter IM in 4:41.92 to move up to 11th in the world rankings.

Daniel Gyurta vaulted to fourth in the world in the men’s 200-meter breast with a 2:11.54. That performance put him fourth behind Marco Koch (2:10.10), Cody Miller (2:10.28) and Yasuhiro Koseki (2:10.45).

Gregorio Paltrinieri grabbed second in the world in the men’s 1500-meter free with a 14:58.49. Only Mack Horton (14:55.76) and Mykhailo Romanchuk (14:58.49) have broken 15:00 so far this year. Gabriele Detti took second in Milan with a 15:00.93 to move to fourth in the world.

Detti then won the men’s 400-meter free with a 3:49.64 to tie Ryan Cochrane for eighth in the world rankings.

Marco Orsi edged Magnini, 49.36 to 49.79, for the men’s 100-meter free victory. Orsi then won touched out Federico Bocchia, 22.22 to 22.34 for the men’s 50-meter free win. Orsi moved to seventh in the world, while Bocchia earlier had put up a fifth-ranked 50-meter split time with a 22.17 as part of the 100 free.

Aurora Ponsele took eighth in the world in the women’s 800-meter free with an 8:32.75 for the win.

Andrey Govorov tied his ninth-ranked season best of 23.83 from the Nice stop of the Golden Tour to win the men’s 50-meter fly in Milan.

Ilaria Bianchi captured the women’s 100-meter fly title in 58.29. That swim moved her up to seventh in the world rankings.

Piero Codia topped the men’s 100-meter fly race with a time of 52.47. He moved ahead of Takuro Fujii (52.50) for ninth in the world rankings.

Stefano Mauro Pizzamiglio jumped to ninth in the world in the men’s 50-meter back with a 25.55 for the win.

In other action, Margherita Panziera won the women’s 200-meter back in 2:14.07, while Elisa Celli topped the women’s 200-meter breast in 2:30.43.

Elena Di Liddo snared the women’s 50-meter fly in 27.26, while Arianna Barbieri touched in 1:01.88 to win the women’s 100-meter back. She then won a second title with a 28.81 in the women’s 50-meter back.

Gianluca Maglia took down Filippo Magnini in the men’s 200-meter free, 1:49.45 to 1:50.88, while Francesco Pavone came home with the men’s 200-meter fly crown in 1:59.80.

Federico Turrini clinched the men’s 200-meter back title in 2:01.11. Turrini doubled up with a 4:23.93 in the men’s 400-meter IM.

Andrea Toniato topped the men’s 50-meter breast in 28.22 with Andrea Bazzoli and George Bovell tying for second with 28.57s.

Simone Sabbioni earned the men’s 100-meter back victory in 54.99, while Claudio Fossi won the men’s 100-meter breast in 1:02.35.

Damiano Lestingi claimed the men’s 200-meter IM in 2:03.08.

2015 City of Milan Trophy, Full Results – Results

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