Charles Houchin seizes Men's 400m freestyle crown: Day two – 2011 Pro Dual Meet 1
Charles G Houchin of West demonstrated his commendable efforts in the final of Men's 400m freestyle, on second day of the 2011 Pro Dual Meet 1, on Thursday, November 17. The championship is a two day event and is organised at the University of Michigan Pool.
The 24-year-old Houchin outperformed his competitors in the 400m discipline. He was the first swimmer to jump off the starting blocks and ended his first round in a wonderful time of 55.80 seconds. He was followed by Jean Basson of East, who remained 0.30 seconds behind him and ended his round in a time of 56.10 seconds.
Houchin displayed his exhausting efforts and ended his second round in a time of 1 minute and 54.50 seconds. His fastest flutter kicks placed him prominently ahead of his strongest competitor, Basson, who finished his initial half in a time of 1 minute and 55.09 seconds.
In the next round, Houchin continued his tremendous efforts and completed his swim in a time of 2 minutes and 53.16 seconds. He remained 2.28 seconds ahead of his rival, who completed his round in a time of 2 minutes and 55.44 seconds.
In the final round, West's athlete sprinted his way towards the finishing end by clocking a time of 3 minutes and 52.08 seconds for gold medal. He was nearly five second ahead of Basson, who settled on the podium for silver medal with a timing of 3 minutes and 57.56 seconds.
With his wonderful effort, Basson remained prominently ahead of Houchin’s team-member, Adam J Dejong, who secured the victory stand for bronze medal by submitting an effort of 3 minutes and 59.18 seconds. He was trailed by Daniele Tirabassi of West and Sebastian Bodet of East, who ended fourth and fifth with timings of 4:03.05 seconds and 4:03.36 minutes, respectively.
The arena admired breath-taking efforts of all contestants, who tried to pass each other on the finishing end and secure top spot on the podium. In addition, the winners were invited on the medal rostrum for their gruelling efforts after the completion of final session.
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