Overview
- The Italian quartet of Leonardo Deplano, Lorenzo Zazzeri, Silvia Di Pietro and 19-year-old Sara Curtis combined for a 1:27.26 finish in the mixed 4x50m freestyle relay.
- Hungary claimed silver in 1:28.04 and the Netherlands took bronze in 1:28.42.
- The relay win registered as Italy’s third gold medal of the championships in Lublin.
- Italian reports put the nation’s running medal tally at five so far, with three golds and two silvers.
- It is Italy’s second European short-course title in this relay after Netanya 2015 and their sixth podium in the specialty, with Curtis calling the performance “incredible.”