“Great bitterness for a behavior that does not benefit anyone and certainly harms the movement in general”. This was stated in an interview with La Repubblica, Cesare Butini, technical director of the National Swimming National Directorate of the Pilate-Tarantino case.
Did he have the opportunity to hear the two girls? «No, and not only because the facts took place in a period outside the call to the national team – he adds -, but also because I just didn’t want to. What could I have said if not what the parents have already told them? ». «In my role I will have the opportunity to talk to us – he continues -: I will say that they have made great nonsense. They are carriers, even when they don’t wear blue suit. What they have done is very serious. End up on the front page for this, also not ».
Pilate and Tarantino are both relatives: don’t they worry the consequences on the technical side? «Yes, of course, because this story hit a medal of the World Cup which also became an Olympic race. And I worry the weight that we should give to the whole and that will have to be a right weight ». “The Federation stigmatized the incident – Butini says – even if the girls were not in national call. With the president Paolo Barelli we will evaluate the situation in the next few days and take measures when we have more elements for a clearer picture. But in general it is a story that must serve all of us “