Julia Sebastián Kicks Off Argentina Nationals

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Julia Sebastián, Manuella Morano, and more of Argentina’s top swimmers gathered in the Province of Santa Fe for the 2015 Argentina Short Course Nationals. Many swimmers are targeting national records – some of which have stood since 2002 -while a host of upstarts are looking to make a splash.

In the women’s 50-meter breast, Julia Sebastián topped the event posting a 31.64. The 2014 South American Games gold medalist was just shy of her record time of 31.39 set last September. Ana Belen Presumido took second with a 33.44, while Alejandra Chaar wound up third with a 34.89.

Santiago Grassi opened the meet with a victory in the men’s 50-meter fly with a 23.80. Grassi won in convincing fashion over Agustin Elio Acosta, who clocked a 25.28. Gabriel Morelli finished third in 25.49.

Ivo Cassini just missed cracking the eight-minute barrier in the men’s 800-meter freestyle, but his 8:00.32 was enough to win the event over second-place finisher Martin Carrizo Yungez (8:04.70). Lucas Altamira was a distant third with an 8:25.81.

The women’s 400-meter free was dominated by Delfina Pignatiello. The fifteen-year-old rocked a 4:15.63, which was well ahead of Florencia Panzini’s 4:23.01. Catalina Berraud Galea swam a 4:24.86 to get third.

Santiago Bergliaffa dropped over four seconds from prelims to win the men’s 200-meter back in 2:01.47. The top seed heading into finals, Juan Cruz Teres, fell to second in 2:04.26.Juan Ignacio Paleaz finished third in 2:06.52.

In the women’s 100-meter fly, Argentine swimming veteran Cecilia Andrea Bertoncello cruised to a first-place finish with a 1:02.37. Tamara Pons took second with a 1:03.88, while Constanza Moreno Lares was third with a 1:05.37.

Gabriel Morelli (1:01.46) touched out Nicolas Petelin (1:01.46) in a tight men’s 100-meter breast. Joe Alberto Vera Ortiz Molina clocked a 1:03.35 to get third. The top seed, Joaquín Serra was penalized with a DQ for an illegal pullout.

In the women’s 200-meter IM, Virginia Bardach Martin overpowered finals to take the crown in 2:13.81. The next closest finishers were Julia Sebastián (2:20.19) and Manuella Morano (2:21.79).

Joe Alberto Vera Ortiz Molina avenged his third-place finish in the 100 breast with a victory in the men’s 200-meter free. His 1:50.73 was just enough to outlast Ivo Cassini’s 1:50.78. Thomas Joaquin Silva wasn’t far behind, finishing third with a 1:51.27.

Argentina Short Course Nationals continue through May 17.
2015 Argentina Short Course Championships: Day One – Results

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