MILAN, Italy, March 11. THE first night of the City of Milan Invitational meet featured a world-class double by Zsuzsanna Jakabos. The first two days of swimming are taking place in long course, while Sunday will finish in short course according to the meet program.<\/p>\n
Jakabos led the way in the women's 200 free with a 1:58.54 to move to seventh in the world rankings, while Agnes Mutina took second in 1:59.35. Evelyn Verrasto closed out the top three in 2:01.62. Jakabos doubled up with a 2:09.80 to win the women's 200 fly. That performance pushed her to fifth in the world rankings. Caterina Giacchetti took second in 2:10.12 to move to eighth in the world, while Alessia Polieri earned third in 2:12.79.<\/p>\n
Filippo Magnini and Cesare Sciocchetti showed off in the men's 200 free with a first-place tie after matching 1:50.52s. Gianluca Maglia picked up third-place honors in 1:50.60. Niccolo Beni claimed the men's 200 fly in 1:59.63, while Michele Cosentino (2:00.50) and Matteo Pelizzari (2:01.42) rounded out the top three.<\/p>\n
Samuel Pizzetti picked up the men's 800 free title in 8:00.40 for third in the overall world rankings, while Rocco Potenza placed second in 8:02.67. Federico Colbertaldo touched third in 8:06.50. <\/p>\n
Nadia Higl topped the women's 200 breast in 2:29.03 with Carlotta Toni finishing second in 2:32.35. Ilaria Scarcella wound up third in 2:32.88. Flavio Bizzarri hit the wall in 2:15.48 for the win in the men's 200 breast. Claudio Fossi (2:17.88) and Edoardo Giorgetti (2:17.96) completed the top three.<\/p>\n
Federica Meloni stopped the clock in 2:16.98 to grab the women's 200 back title. Roberta Ioppi took second in 2:17.68, while Verrasto picked up her second top-three of the evening with a 2:18.30. Sebastiano Ranfagni snatched the men's 200 back crown in 2:00.21, while Felix Wolf placed second in 2:01.47. Damiano Lestingi finished third in 2:01.73.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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