Artur Pioro secures Men’s 1500m freestyle title – 2011 World Deaf Swimming Championships
Artur Pioro won the gold medal of Men’s 1500m freestyle meet on day five of the 2011 World Deaf Swimming Championships on Thursday, August 11, in Coimbra, Portugal.
Pioro of Poland presented an acknowledging effort in the distant freestyle swim and proved his dominance for the gold medal, by submitting a time of 16 minutes and 22.31 seconds. His time was nearly fourteen seconds away from the Deaf World Record of 16
minutes and 08.56 seconds, made by Terence Parkin of South Africa during 2009. Nevertheless, the gold medallist was way under the Deaf Championship Record of 16 minutes and 46.28 seconds, set by Nicky Lange of Germany in 2007.
The 20-year-old Pioro was significantly away from his closest competitor, Vitally Obotin of Russia, who stayed 18.40 seconds behind him and earned the silver medal, with a timing of 16 minutes and 40.71 seconds. Obotin was chased by Jack McComish of Great
Britain, who was 18.59 seconds slower from the silver medallist and reported in a third fastest time of 16 minutes and 59.30 seconds.
In the meantime, Artem Karnysh of Ukraine ended his thirty-lap swim, by posting a fourth finest time of 17 minutes and 11.69 seconds. He was followed by Shun Yamamoto of Japan, who remained only 5.09 seconds slower than his preceding swimmer and clocked
a fifth fastest time of 17 minutes and 16.78 seconds.
Meanwhile, Miron Denisov of Russia transpired as the sixth position holder of the event, as he stayed at a prominent distance of 20.04 seconds from Yamamoto and concluded his race in 17 minutes and 36.82 seconds. Andrej Stojanoski of Macedonia appeared as
the seventh fastest swimmer of the event, as he remained just 1.42 seconds behind Denisov and produced a time of 17 minutes and 38.24 seconds. Brian Bennett was the last swimmer of the 1500m race, as he ended his swim in 17 minutes and 38.27 seconds for eighth
position.
Furthermore, the arena went wild with the devastating swims of podium finishers, while the winners collected accolades after the session’s completion.
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