Coach Curtis: ‘Pellegrini wrote to her but she is not his heir, Sara unique’

Turin, Apr. 17 (LaPresse) – ‘I have never met Federica (Pellegrini, ed.), I got compliments from her husband, from Matteo, who was very kind to come and congratulate me almost first. I know that Federica wrote to Sara, she was also very kind, in my opinion, they behaved very well, a handover, although Sara will not be the heir of Federica Pellegrini, but she is Sara Curtis'. This was said to LaPresse by Thomas Maggiora, coach of Sara Curtis, the 18-year-old from Piedmont who set the Italian record in Riccione in the 100 freestyle, beating the previous record set by Pellegrini in 2016, and in the 50 style. The former swimmer also wrote a post on social media to congratulate Curtis and Alassandra Mao, who won a 200 freestyle title at just 14 years old. ‘They have both been very fair and supportive,’ the coach added. ’I think Sara is really something new. Something new and unbelievable because she has her own style and Sara Curtis's style is hard to imitate but she brings excellent results,' Maggiora comments. I know that her favourite note-taker, even outside the pool, has always been Marco Orsi, because he is a proper person,‘ she continues, speaking of Sara Curtis’ idols. ‘I would like to point to the professionalism of Sarah Sjöström who has done everything she could do in women's sprinting, an unrivalled professional.