The Spanish Dennis Gonzalez has achieved a historical money in the Singapore 2025 Swimming World Cups. This medal is the first of the Spanish delegation in this championship in the final of the technical routine of the masculine only. González, who achieved a total of 241,1667 points, stayed at just over ten points -10,5466- of the Russian Alexandr Maltsevwhich competes in Singapore as a neutral athlete and that new world champion was crowned with a note of 251,7133.
The Mexican completed the podium Diego Villaloboswinner this course of the Superfinal of the World Cup, which won the bronze medal with a score of 238,1600. A result that reflected the moment of change that lives male artistic swimming, with the rise of figures such as the own Dennis Gonzalez21 years old, or Mexican Villalobos, 20.
But if something was clear is the totally different conception that two figures like the Spanish have of this sport Dennis Gonzalezdestined to dominate discipline in the coming years, and a whole legend like Russian Alexandr Maltsevthat returned to a World Cup.
While the Spanish swimmer made a commitment determined by artistic impression with an exciting interpretation of the song Lovely of Billie Ellish y Khalidthe Russian focused on the technical difficulty of its elements. A circumstance that allowed Maltsev, 30 years old, and that he returned to some World Cups Six years later, start the competition with a difficulty note -32,0500- higher in almost five points to that of Spanish -27.7000-.
But neither did it be intimidated Dennis Gonzalezwhich put the judges and spectators fully in the restless inner world of the American singer Billie Ellish With a sublime interpretation. A brilliant exercise that earned the Spanish a note of 107,8500 points In artistic impression, the highest of thirteen finalists.
Insufficient to counteract the advantage that Russian Alexandr Maltsev He achieved in the execution, where he obtained the best note of all the participants with 145,1133 units, with their precise and energetic movements to the rhythm of Billy Idol in the routine 'Slaves of desire'. A fact that allowed Maltsev, who already had four World Cup golds in his record, all in the mixed category, save the first position with a total of 251,7133 points.
Ten more than Dennis Gonzalezwhich uploaded two positions with respect to the World Cups played last year in Doha, in which the Spanish was fourth in the final of the technical routine, and the silver medal was hung with a final score of 241,1667 points.
