BERLIN (AP) β Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy underlined his long-distance dominance by winning the 800-meter freestyle gold medal on Friday to add to his 1,500 title at the European Swimming Championship.
Pal Jonsen of the Faroe Islands prevented an Italian 1-2 by claiming the silver medal ahead of Gabriele Detti.
Paltrinieri, winner of the 1,500 earlier in the week, clocked 7 minutes, 44.98 seconds, beating Jonsen by 3.51 seconds and Detti by 4.37.
Paltrinieri took an early lead and was never threatened.
