Delfina Pignatiello Sets New Championship Record in 1500 En Route to Gold Medal

Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick

Women’s 1500 Free Finals

Day five of finals at the 2017 FINA World Junior Championships kicked off with the top heat of the women’s 1500-meter freestyle. Argentina’s Delfina Pignatiello was the only athlete under 16:00.00, setting a championship record. Her time of 15:59.51 was good for the gold medal, ahead of 400-meter champion Anja Kesely of Hungary. Kesely stopped the clock in 16:15.68 for silver.

Third atop the podium was Spain’s Agueda Beatriz Cons Gestido in 16:17.84, pulling ahead of Team USA’s top seed Erica Sullivan in the final 200 meters. Sullivan just missed out on a medal, finishing in 16:20.12 for fourth place.

Fifth place went to Russia’s Anastasiia Kirpichnikova in 16:22.96, while Italy’s Giulia Salin finished sixth in 16:27.06.

Rounding out the top eight finishers were Japan’s Waka Kobori (16:31.37) and Australia’s Lani Pallister (16:32.59).

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