Pellegrini, goodbye to swimming: last race in Riccione

Federica Pellegrini says goodbye to swimming with the last race, the 200 freestyle in the short course of the Absolutes in Riccione. Tears before the start, then victory. “I got right to the limit, I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, I hoped they would throw me immediately into the water. For me it was very important to end up here like this, with my family close by”, says the champion. “Thanks to everyone, to those who accompanied me and who did not. It was 20 years of swimming and effort. I loved swimming madly and I still love it, what I will miss the most will be the group, and the one I will certainly not miss. it’s the fatigue of training, at 32 it’s okay. You never give up, whatever they tell you “, he says addressing the audience. In the end, a show with the president of Coni Giovanni Malagò: dive together in the pool, she in a swimsuit and he in trousers and shirt.