Noè Ponti is not “simply” a specialist in the small pool. Ticino confirmed its unexpected Bronze Medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by winning 2 silver medals at the Grand Basin in Singapore.
His frustration Monday after the final of the 50m butterfly, in which he had been beaten for 0”03 by Maxime Grousset despite a new national record (22”51), said a lot about his desire to do very well. On 100m butterfly, Noè Ponti struck even stronger by passing for the first time under the 50 seconds (49”83).
“A great feeling”
“Two silver medals, two Swiss records and a first time under 50 seconds: it’s really great“, He said.”I knew it was possible (Red: to swim the 100m butterfly in less than 50 ”). But I preferred not to talk about it before the interview. I got there now, and it’s a great feeling“He continued.
Noè Ponti entered the very large courtyard on Saturday in Singapore. His previous Swiss record over 100 m butterfly (50”16, in April 2024) was “only” the 22nd time in history. The 49”83 succeeded on Saturday constitute the 8th best time of all time and make him the 5th fastest swimmer in this event.
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