2023-08-08 15:52:35
Virginia Garrone from Cordoba continues to write her history in swimming, almost 30 years after having even become the first swimmer to win eight gold medals in a South American event (Peru 1994).
Now, at 44 and as the mother of three children, the native of Bell Ville is competing in the World Masters in Japan and has already climbed three podiums: she opened her account with gold in the 100-meter freestyle, she was once again crowned world champion in the 50 butterfly and won the silver medal in the 50-meter freestyle.
The incredible thing is that her times are not far from those she had as an elite swimmer and she even won the 50-meter butterfly with the same time she swam the distance at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, at the age of 21.
Now she competes in the category between 45 and 49 years of the Kyushu World Masters, which happens on the calendar to the absolute World Cup in Fukuoka where there were three Cordovan women.
Virginia Garrone, intact
As an outstanding medalist (she was an Olympian in Sydney in the 200-meter medley), Garrone excelled in different events in Japan.
Virgina Garrone is pure happiness in Japan and proudly displays her three world medals. (@garronevirginia)
Gold in 100 meter freestyle
She prevailed among 59 competitors with a time of 1m02s05 to climb to the top of the podium, where she was escorted by the Greek Georgina Chatzigeorgiou (1m03s21) and the Hong Kong native Shauna Krkalo (1m03s33).
His best time in that test was achieved at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, with 58s22 as he was only 16 years old.
The gold medal shines as bright as Virginia Garrone’s smile and the Argentine flag is a witness in Japan. (Facebook Municipality of Bell Ville)
Gold in 50 meter butterfly
The 29.74 in which he swam the final of the 50 butterfly in Japan were the same 29.74 in which he swam them in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in the framework of the 200 medley as marked by World Aquatics on its official website and mean the best time of his career for this specialty.
There were 61 swimmers in the event and the Cordovan woman was followed on the podium by Susana Gomes from Portugal (29.84) and Shauna Krkalo from Hong Kong (29.99).
Silver in 50 meter freestyle
With a time of 27.87 in the 50-meter freestyle, Garrone escorted the native of Shauna Krkalo (27.65) to the podium and placed ahead of the local Izumi Kihara (28.68) among 130 swimmers.
Her best time in this test, as an elite swimmer, had been set at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata and was 27s42.
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