Italy's Federica Pellegrini won
the gold medal in the 200 metres at the short course world
swimming championships in Windsor, Canada, on Wednesday with a
stunning performance. The 28-year-old notched a time of 1:51.73
to outclass the favourite, Hungary's Katinka Hosszu, who came
home in 1:52.28, and prove she still has what it takes to
compete with the best. "I'm over the moon, this medal closes the
circle of my career," said Pellegrini after claiming the one
medal that had been missing from her trophy cabinet after a very
disappointing Rio Olympics. "I was swimming in lane three and
for a bit I was thinking of that damned Olympic final in Rio.
Above all the pre-race phase was hard. Then I loosened up, I got
into the water and I did a perfect race, coming back the way I
like. Beating someone like Katerina Hossku, who got three golds
and a silver in Rio, is always difficult and stimulating".
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