Raphaël Stacchiotti to Compete in Swim Cup Einhoven

From 12 to 14 April 2019, Luxembourg swimmer Raphaël Stacchiotti will launch his next attack on the A-norm for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, by competing in the Swim Cup Einhoven .

In Einhoven, the 27-year-old will participate in the 200m freestyle (Friday), 100m breast stroke (Saturday ) and 200m medley (Sunday) races. In his main race, the 200m medley, he will compete against Italy's Alberto Razzetti and Portugal's Gabriel Jose Lopes, both of whom have already swum below the two-minute mark.

Raphaël Stacchiotti commented: "I want to swim faster than last week in Bergen [2: 00.95], where I still had a few small technical reserves in the race, which I want to put an end to in Eindhoven now".

In the 200m freestyle, the Luxembourg elite swimmer will compete alongside national teammate Pit Brandenburger for the fastest time in terms of a start at the World Cup from 21 to 28 July in South Korea's Gwangju. Brandenburger recorded a new best time in Bergen (01:50.17 minutes).

Finally, Raphaël Stacchiotti will participate in the 100m breast stroke in preparation for the 200m races. Here his best time is 01:03.34 minutes, recorded at the 2018 National Championships.