Cameron McEvoy wins Men’s 100m freestyle title: Day six – 2011 FINA World Junior Championships
Day six of the 2011 FINA World Junior Championships got off to a strong start with the immaculate swims of Cameron McEvoy and Kanako Watanabe in the final heats in Lima, Peru, on Sunday, August 21. The final session conducted the Men’s 100m freestyle and
Women’s 200m breast-stroke races.
In the Men’s 100m freestyle final meet, Cameron McEvoy of Australia earned the golden crown on the podium by posting a stunning time of 50.16 seconds. After the race, McEvoy was really fascinated by his swim. In the corresponding race, Dmitry Ermakov of
Russia Pawel Werner of Poland picked silver medal on the podium by submitting a matching time of 50.46 seconds.
Giacomo Ferri of Italy wound up fourth with a mark of 50.48 seconds, while Seth Stubblefield of United States of America was placed fifth in a time of 50.66 seconds. Luke Peddie of Canada earned sixth place honours with a mark of 51.09 seconds. Aleksandr
Klyukin of Russia was placed seventh in a time of 51.17 seconds and Uvis Kalnins of Latvia finished eighth in a time of 51.49 seconds.
In the meantime, the Women’s 200m breast-stroke crown was taken over by Kanako Watanabe of Japan with a winning mark of 2 minutes and 25.52 seconds. While speaking about her swim, Watanabe said that she was really impressed with her effort. Lisa Fissneider
of Italy took home silver medal on the podium by posting a matchless time of 2 minutes and 26.01 seconds, while Irina Novikova of Russia captured bronze medal of the platform by submitting an impressive time of 2 minutes and 26.04 seconds.
In the corresponding splash, Maria Temnikova of Russia was placed fourth with a stunning time of 2 minutes and 27.77 seconds and Urzainqui Garcia of Spain earned fifth place honours with a time of 2 minutes and 28.56 seconds. Moreover, Miyu Otsuka of Japan
wound up sixth in 2 minutes and 30.02 seconds and KC Moss of United States picked seventh spot in a time of 2 minutes and 30.23 seconds. Last, but not the least, Taylor McKeown of Australia was placed eighth in 2 minutes and 32.69 seconds.
The winners were honoured with medals and accolades on behalf of their scintillating swims after the session’s completion.
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