Brittany MacLean captures Women’s 400m freestyle crown: 2011 FINA World Junior Championships
Day four of the 2011 FINA World Junior Championships saw an impressive swim in Lima, Peru, on Friday, August 19. The session of the championships conducted Women’s 400m and Men’s 50m freestyle final heats.
In the Women’s 400m freestyle final heat, Brittany MacLean of Canada took home the gold medal with a winning mark of 4 minutes and 10.32 seconds. After the race, MacLean took a huge sigh of relief because of her swim in the final meet. Bonnie Macdonald of
Australia earned silver medal on the podium by posting a matchless time of 4 minutes and 11.86 seconds, while Gillian Ryan of United States snared the bronze medal in the platform by submitting an impressive time of 4 minutes and 12.28 seconds.
Aya Takano of Japan was placed fourth in a time of 4 minutes and 12.32 seconds, while Chelsea Chenault of United States wound up fifth with a mark of 4 minutes and 12.90 seconds.
In the corresponding race, Claudia Dasca of Spain wound up sixth with a time of 4 minutes and 13.46 seconds and Mikkayla Sheridan of Australia earned seventh place honours with a mark of 4 minutes and 13.67 seconds. Valeriya Podlisna of Ukraine settled eighth
in a time of 4 minutes and 19.57 seconds.
The Men’s 50m freestyle crown was captured by Cameron McEvoy of Australia with a winning mark of 22.69 seconds. After winning the gold medal, McEvoy was immensely delighted and pleased with his individual splash in the final race. In the corresponding meet,
Rodriguez Martinez of Spain took home the silver crown on the podium by posting a sterling time of 22.72 seconds.
In the meantime, the bronze medal was taken over by Kristian Gkolomeev of Greece with a winning time of 22.80 seconds. Clement Mignon of France and Volodymyr Sushchyk of Ukraine of settled in a tie for fourth place with a time of 22.93 seconds.
In the corresponding splash, Luke Peddie of Canada was placed sixth in a time of 23.00 seconds and Simonas Bilis of Lithuania earned seventh place honours in 23.23 seconds. Last, but not the least, Reynard Wessels of South Africa wound up eighth in a time
of 23.31 seconds.
The arena applauded for the impressive splash of all swimmers, while the winners were honoured with medals and accolades after the session’s completion.
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