Amit Ivri secures Women’s 50m butterfly title: Day two – 2012 Swedish Grand Prix, Uppsala
Amit Ivri served notice of her immaculate skills by securing gold medal of the Women’s 50m butterfly on last day of the 2012 Swedish Grand Prix in Uppsala, Sweden on Sunday, February 5.
The 22-year-old Ivri daunted her opponents with her unmatchable efforts in the single lap butterfly event. The Swedish Grand Prix served as a platform for the national players to overcome their shortcomings before the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Ivri confronted strong resistance from Ingvild Snildal and Celine Bertrand throughout the 50m race, but with her true determination and continuous efforts, she proved her eligibility for the crown of the event.
Snildal gained slight lead over her competitors in the start, as she was the first swimmer to leap into the water. She dictated terms to her competitors in the initial 15 metres of the race, but her effort was cut short by Ivri, who took charge of the swim
and remained prominent for top spot throughout the event.
Snildal tried hard to overwhelm her strongest competitor, but failed to overpower Ivri’s gruelling efforts and finished second behind her. With her tremendous efforts, Ivri succeeded in cementing her place on the podium for gold medal as she transpired on
the finishing wall with an effort of 26.67 seconds.
The gold medallist was shadowed by the 23-year-old Snildal, who was just 0.18 seconds slower from overwhelming her effort and stepped on the victory stand for second position by completing her swim in a time of 26.85 seconds.
In the meantime, the arena saw a sluggish effort of Bertrand, who snatched third best spot of the race. The 16-year-old Bertrand remained comparatively slower from her foregoing finishers, but accomplished third position of the event. She clocked a time
of 28.50 seconds to grab bronze medal of the shortest butterfly discipline.
The spectators appreciated exhausting efforts of all swimmers in the one-lap butterfly discipline while the position holders were called upon the medal rostrum for their promising swims at the prize distribution ceremony of the meet.
In addition, the championship concluded after the completion of all planned events in Men and Women’s category.
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