Christiansen took medal – Rome Blad

NETANYA, ISRAEL: Henrik Christiansen (19) swam into of a champion bronze medal at 1,500 meters in short-track Championship.

19-year-old from Skjetten swimming came in after 14.23,60. Thus he lowered his Norwegian record from Thursday’s trials with over four seconds. That he in a little over a day have swum down his personal best by 14 seconds.

– it is absolutely fantastic. I do not have words. It’s really sick. I do not know what to say. If someone had said that I would do 14.23, I would not have believed it, he says to SVT after the race.

It’s Lillestrom karens first medal in a senior championship. Wednesday he took fourth place in the 400 meter freestyle. In summer, he was number five on the 800 is in tract Championship.

– This is the coolest thing I’d ever been with. It is here that we spend countless hours of training on. It’s the best feeling in the world. This is just the start of some very large.

Gregorio Paltrinieri from Italy won the sovereign at 14.08,06. It’s a new world. Countryman Gabrielle Detti passed Christiansen after two thirds of the race and trick silver medal. Christiansen even opened fairly quiet but swam up quickly in second place.

– I opened probably a bit hard. But I’m very proud of myself. I was not thinking so much on Paltrinieri. He is absolutely outstanding. But I

tried to keep up with Detti.