Italian Polizia Go 1-2-3 In Rosario’s Maratón Acuática
Simone Ercoli won the first major international professional marathon swimming race of the year in Rosario, Argentina ahead of his Gruppo sportivo della Polizia di Stato teammates Mario Sanzullo then Andrea Volpini.Simone Ercoli defended his title at the 7.2 km Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario in Argentina, just barely winning over his Gruppo sportivo della Polizia di Stato teammates.
The final results of the 7.2 km professional race this past Sunday:
1. Simone Ercoli (Italy) 1:15:08
2. Mario Sanzullo (Italy) 1:15:19
3. Andrea Volpini (Italy) 1:15:28
4. Edoardo Stochino (Italy) 1:15:43
5. Damián Blaum (Argentina) 1:16:29
6. Xavier Desharnais (Canada) 1:20:04
7. Tomi Stefanovski (Macedonia) 1:20:21
8. Tsvetan Yordanov (Bulgaria) 1:22:45
9. Aquiles Balaudo (Argentina) 1:22:58
10. Aleksandar Ilievski (Macedonia) 1:23:11
11. Jeremias Munoz (Argentina) 1:23:21
12. Dejan Mladenovski (Macedonia) 1:23:28
13. Ismael Meliga (Argentina) 1:24:39
14. Martin Grossi (Argentina) 1:31:42
15. David Panero (Argentina) 1:35:48
Photo of Simone Ercoli courtesy of Ivan Bianchin.
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