Tokyo 2020, Federica Pellegrini in the final: “I want to enjoy it, it will be the last”

“Tomorrow will be the last final at the Games. Paris 2024? Thanks but no, my body is asking me back for the minutes with the interests. It will be a lot of fun, I will try to enjoy it until the end, maybe it will be the first really fun Olympic final for myself”. So Federica Pellegrini, after the final conquered in the 200 freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “Today I went alone, I knew that being on the side I had to do it like this. I had to set it up by myself with all the experience I have had over the years . When I saw the fourth fastest time of the first semifinal, 1’56’3, I said to myself ‘oh well come on’, but it was just a feeling based on tenths of a second. But I’m happy, I had a good race “. “The medal department is closed tomorrow, it is not reachable for me at the moment. In my career I have always set myself feasible goals”, then underlined the Divina, adding: “Who wins tomorrow? Titmus and will go very close to my world record, even if I always cheer for that red line …. “. What’s in this final? There are 20 years of life “, says the moved swimmer.” This was my goal: to hit my fifth final in the 2000 freestyle “.