08
Aug
PARIS - Italy finishes the European Open Water Swimming Championships with a silver medal. In the final event on the Seine, the 4x1500-meter medley relay, Germany wins in 1:03:39.2, while Italy takes the lead in 1:03:41.3. Hungary completes the podium in 1:03:42.4. Another medal for the Italian quartet of Barbara Pozzobon, Ginevra Taddeucci, Marcello Guidi, and Gregorio Paltrinieri, the reigning world runner-up. A team capable of competing for gold until the very last stroke. Pozzobon keeps Italy among the top contenders, Taddeucci clocks a monumental second leg, Guidi fights back, and Paltrinieri attempts to complete a comeback that at times seemed impossible. All the…
