Anna Sedler and Andrey Lapshin claim 100m butterfly titles - 13th European Masters Championships
Ukrainian swimmers, Anna Sedler and Andrey Lapshin claimed the titles of Women’s and Men’s 100m butterfly respectively, on the following day of the 13th European Masters Championships, taking place in Yalta, Ukraine.
Sedler remained the most dominant swimmer of the double-lap butterfly swim and claimed the title of the event with a timing of 1 minute and 16.25 seconds. She was followed by Katarzyna Walenta of Poland, who remained nearly four seconds slower than the gold
medallist and posted a second fastest time of 1 minute and 20.15 seconds.
Similarly, Walenta edged out her competitor, Sandra Zwaanswijk, with a difference of only 0.85 seconds. Zwaanswijk of Netherlands emerged as the bronze medallist by posting a time of 1 minute and 20.90 seconds.
The podium finishers were chased by Carmen Del Rey Cristobal of Spain, who submitted a time of 1 minute and 26.82 seconds, while Russian swimmer, Yana Shaphieva hesitated to take part in the event.
Later, Lapshin clinched the title of Men’s event in a time of 57.83 seconds. He remained 0.35 seconds ahead of his strongest rival, Alexander Kaluzhskiy of Russia, who posted a time of 58.18 seconds for silver medal. The third position was secured by Sergiy
Breus of Ukraine, who produced a fine time of 58.61 seconds.
The fourth spot of the race was secured by Breus’s team-member, Konstyanyn Gaydar, who remained just 0.30 seconds away from his associate and clocked a time of 58.91 seconds. Konstyanyn maintained a lead of 1.48 seconds over his subsequent competitor, Matthias
Vauthier of Switzerland, as he claimed fifth finest spot of the butterfly discipline and ended his swim in 1 minute and 01.39 seconds.
Mark Billyard of Great Britain was the sixth position holder, as he stayed 0.68 seconds slower than his preceding swimmer and reported in a time of 1 minute and 02.07 seconds.
In addition, the arena applauded for the impressive swims of all athletes, while the frontrunners collected their accolades after the completion of the session.
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