Annie Chandler and Masayuki Kishida win 100m breast-stroke titles - Southwest Classic 2011
Tucson’s swimmers, Annie Chandler and Masayuki, won the gold titles in the Men’s and Women’s 100m breast-stroke events at the 2011 Southwest Classic, held in Tucson, Arizona, on June 13, 2011.
Initially, Annie Chandler of Tucson Ford claimed the golden crown in the Women’s 100m breast-stroke final after she touched the finishing wall with a sterling time of 1 minute and 09.98 seconds.
After today’s race in the Women’s 100m breast-stroke category, Chandler was extremely excited and pleased with her individual performance, as she came out with a completely different approach and swam confidently out of the box to claim the title in the
corresponding event.
Meanwhile, the runner-up of the respective meet, Amanda Beard, gave her best try to clinch the race, but was unable to secure the fastest time and ended second with an effort of 1 minute and 10.46 seconds.
On the other hand, the Women’s 200m breast-stroke crown was won by Tucson’s swimmer, Amanda Beard, who touched the finishing wall with a winning time of 2 minutes and 32.92 seconds, while Annie Chandler took the match down to the wire and secured the silver
title with a sterling time of 2 minutes and 36.11 seconds. Finally, Kate Dimou of Australia rounded out the top three by finishing her race in a time of 2 minutes and 36.11 seconds.
In another event, Masayuki Kishida of Tucson Ford took home the gold medal in the Men’s 100m butterfly final, as he touched the finishing wall with a sterling time of 54.27 seconds. Placed second in the following event was Giles Smith with a time of 54.78
seconds. Despite his spirited effort, Smith lost the match with a fringe margin of 0.51 seconds. After the meet, Smith said that he gave his best effort to win the race and it really came down to the wire.
On the other hand, the Men’s 200m butterfly crown was clinched by New Zealand swimmer, Shaun Burnett, who touched the finishing wall with a winning time of 2 minutes and 02.24 seconds.
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