Ami Matsuo clinches Women’s 100m freestyle title: Day one – 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games
Australian swimming youth star, 15-year-old Ami Matsuo clinched the title of Women’s 100m freestyle on the initial day of the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games on Friday, September 9, in Isle of Man.
The Australian champion qualified as the second fastest swimmer into the final by finishing her swim just 0.06 seconds behind her team-member, Kotuku Ngawati. Nevertheless, Matsuo presented a dominating effort in the final of double lap freestyle swim, by
posting a time of 54.35 seconds.
With her gold claiming swim, Matsuo remained 0.44 seconds ahead of her closest competitor, 17-year-old Ngawati, who occupied silver medal on the podium by submitting a time of 54.79 seconds. Similarly, Ngawati maintained a lead of 0.99 seconds over her following
swimmer, Sophie Smith of England, who earned bronze medal of the swim by clocking a time of 55.78 seconds.
The gold medallist remained 0.02 seconds faster than her team-member in the first lap, as she posted a time of 26.25 seconds to overwhelm Ngawati’s 26.27 seconds effort. Conversely, she extended her lead to 0.44 seconds by finishing her second lap of the
swim in 28.10 seconds, while Ngawati posted a time of 28.52 seconds.
The fourth fastest spot of the swim was secured by Kyla Ferreira of South Africa, as she remained 0.62 seconds slower than the bronze medallist and clocked a time of 56.40 seconds. Chloe Tutton of Wales was the fifth fastest swimmer of the event, as she
ended her swim in a time of 56.86 seconds.
In the meantime, Smith’s team-mate, Shauna Lee claimed the sixth fastest spot of the swim, as she reported in a time of 57.39 seconds. Kirstin McKinley of Scotland was sighted as the seventh fastest finisher of the event, as she posted 57.55 seconds. Siwan
Thomas-Howells of Wales was the last swimmer of the event, as she touched the finishing wall in 57.63 seconds.
The crowd enjoyed the dazzling swims of all swimmers in the opening event of the championship, while the winners received their medals and accolades after the session’s completion.
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