The mistral was not enough to stop the Milazzo Marathon Swim, the swimming event organized by the Asd Ulysse and Baia S. Antonio, now in its fourteenth edition. The event, sponsored by the city of Milazzo and the Marine Protected Area Capo Milazzo, took place this year entirely in the Levante area, on alternative paths expertly designed to guarantee its safety in safety, repaired by the wind that does not allow the setting up of the original field fields.
The IX Periplo of the boss, included between the races of the Grand Prix Italia Agonisti of the Fin and the Regional Championship of the 10 km, took place on a reduced route to only 6000 meters along the splendid rocky coast of Levante, with departure and arrival on the beach of the Croce di Mare. The race, which over the years has purchased ever greater importance with the participation of athletes from all over Italy, this year has been embellished with the presence of three absolute level champions, for some time in the national team: Andrea Filadelli (GS Marina Militare), Fabio Dalu (GS Army) and Davide Marchello, birth of birth and for swimming training, having grown up in the Corsie of the Asd Ulysse, co-organizing the event, The flight to Rome literally, where he played in the Aurelia swimming, then entering the Army sports group too.
Together with the three Azzurri, all the best Sicilian cross -country founders who shone at the Italian Piombimo championships, for an edition of the Periplo which will be remembered for the very high technical level. Marchello, a recent bronze in the Universiadi and Italian champion on 800 meters, has best honored his “return home” with an attack race, shared with the national teammates.
The three champions immediately created selection with a very high rhythm, and the agonists’ drappello gradually reduced, until they gave in even the strongest: first Mattia Castello, Padova Nuoto, then Tiziano Tripodi, Pol. M. Ferrito. Together with the three heads, only Simone Capostagno (La Fenice) remained, who came out slightly only in the last kilometer. The sprint for the victory was exciting, with different routes between Marchello and the two escape companions: in the opposite of arrival the three arrived with the same time of 1h.07’02 “, with Dalu who touched first in front of Marchello and Filadelli, all spaced of a few tenths, and the first of the Sicilians, detached of about twenty seconds.
The women’s race was dominated in 1h.15 ‘by Federica Sirchia (Pol. M. Ferrito) in front of the athlete of the Giorgia Di Mario (Swimblu), protagonist of a beautiful test, and Gaia Piccione della Fenice. Among the Messina, the performance of Salvatore Calderone (cat. Juniores of Swimblu) and Cristian Molonia (cat. Boys of the unique), tenth and eleventh at the finish line in 1h.13 ‘should be noted.
The afternoon race, also held on the alternative path already prepared by the organizing committee, has not only sporting importance. The mile has been the “Memorial Aurelio Visalli” for five years, dedicated to the non -commissioned officer of the Coast Guard of Milazzo Gold Medal at the Valor di Marina, who was tragically missed in the heroic rescue of two swimmers in the sea of the west. A sporting event that manages to collect athletes, institutions, citizens, around the non -commissioned officer family and the coast guard body, always particularly close to this moment and represented by the commander of the Port Authority of Milazzo Alessandro Sarro.
The winners of the Visalli Memorial were Sara Laquidara (Pol. M. Ferrito) with the time of 25’49 “in front of Giorgia Di Mario who replied the beautiful test of the morning, Gabriele Molonia (Unime), who with 22’55” preceded his brother and teammate Cristian, member of the National Youth, and Tancredi Cusimano (Ferrito). Also in this race in light many athletes from Messina, including the evidence of Salvatore Calderone and Davide De Gaetano (Swimblu), Alessandro Irrarera (Unime) and the twins Angelo and Mattia Cucè of the Asd Urysse stand out.
In the exciting award ceremony, a particular moment was the delivery of a special prize “Tutto Milazzese”: the Salvatore Andaloro Cup, which went to the best athletes of the Agonisti and Master’s home who completed both races, will remember the entrepreneur and master athlete of the Swimblu every year, an indefatigable promoter of a thousand sports initiatives in the Milazzo area.
The winners were Salvatore Calderone, Giorgia Di Mario, Simone Scibilia and Alice Fazio.
At the end of the event, all the satisfaction of the organizers in the words of Gianfranco Andaloro and Nino Fazio: “A difficult day that did not take us unprepared. It was instead the opportunity to test the alternative strategies with the already authorized paths, which have proven perfect to be able to complete both races. Never like this year – they concluded – the commitment of the Municipality, the Marina area and the Port Authority to put us in the sea. Safe and spectacular, to which the national team champions really did honor “.