Mare Nostrum Sequence Set to Open in Monaco; Jack Alexy Headlines Star-Crammed Entry Checklist
The primary leg of this yr’s Mare Nostrum collection will start this weekend (Could 23-24) with competitors in Monaco. The tour has been a longtime staple of the swimming calendar, yearly that includes the game’s premier athletes and serving as a tuneup alternative for the summer time’s largest meets. This yr’s Mare Nostrum motion will allow swimmers to arrange for the Commonwealth Video games, European Championships and Pan Pacific Championships.
Amongst these able to jumpstart the collection is Jack Alexy, america sprinter who left final summer time’s World Championships in Singapore with a silver medal within the 100-meter freestyle and a bronze medal within the 50 free. Alexy might be joined in Monaco by Switzerland’s Noe Ponti, the reigning World Champs silver medalist within the 50 butterfly and 100 butterfly.
On the ladies’s aspect, Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey is among the headliners in Monaco. A four-time Olympic medalist between the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle, Haughey might be joined on the first leg by Italian distance star Simona Quadarella and Russia’s Evgeniia Chikunova, the world-record holder within the 200 breaststroke.
Following the 2 days in Monaco, the Mare Nostrum tour will shift to Canet, France (Could 27-28), then transfer to Barcelona (Could 30-31).
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