Ann Chandler and Shiho Sakai conquer gold medals in Women’s events – 2011 World University Games
Ann Chandler of USA and Shiho Sakai of Japan conquered the gold medals of Women’s 50m breast-stroke and 100m breast-stroke respectively, on the fourth day of the 2011 World University Games which ended on Wednesday, August 17, in Shenzhen,
China.
Chandler acquired the gold medal of the fastest breast-stroke swim by submitting a top time of 31.13 seconds for gold medal. Her time was 0.25 seconds slower than the Game Record of 30.88 seconds, made by Megan Jendrick of USA in 2005.
The American champion was 0.32 seconds faster than her closest competitor, Tera Colleen Van Beilen of Canada, who appeared on the podium for silver medal by posting a time of 31.45 seconds. Van Beilen was trailed by Russian swimmer, Valentina Artemeva, who
remained just 0.29 seconds slower than her former finisher and reached the podium for bronze medal, by reporting in a time of 31.74 seconds.
In the meantime, Ewa Scieszko of Poland ended her swim behind the Russian, as she was just 0.30 seconds slower than Artemeva and posted a time of 32.04 seconds. The fifth position was secured by Satomi Suzuki of Japan, who remained only 0.06 seconds slower
than overwhelming the effort of her preceding swimmer and clocked a time of 32.10 seconds. Similarly, Samantha Marshall was the sixth position holder of the event, as she completed her swim in a time of 32.15 seconds.
In the Women’s 100m back-stroke meet, Sakai proved her dominance for the crown by clocking a phenomenal time of 1 minute and 00.28 seconds. With her amazing effort, she stayed only 0.05 seconds slower than the Game Record of 1 minute and 00.23 seconds.
Her time was 0.22 seconds ahead of her following swimmer, Jennifer Connolly of USA, who occupied the podium for silver medal by posting an effort of 1 minute and 00.50 seconds. Likewise, Connolly maintained a lead of 0.41 seconds over her following swimmer,
Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Bulgaria, who stepped on the podium for bronze medal with nice a timing of 1 minute and 00.91 seconds.
The squad of podium finishers was trailed by Grace Loh of Australia, who was 0.32 seconds behind Herasimenia and settled as the fourth fastest swimmer of the event by submitting a time of 1 minute and 01.23 seconds. Arianna Barbieri of Italy and Duane Da
Rocha Marce of Spain were the fifth and sixth fastest finishers of the events, with timings of 1:01.31 and 1:01.40 minutes, respectively.
In addition, the session ended after the wonderful swims of all participants, while the winners were awarded medals after the session’s completion.
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