Daniel Tranter clinches Men 200m IM gold: Day one – 2012 NSW Metropolitan Championships
Daniel Tranter of SOSC clinched gold medal of the Long Course 200m Individual Medley (IM) final in Men 16 and Over category on first day of the 2012 New South Wales (NSW) Metropolitan Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday, March
3.
The 20-year-old Tranter lived up to the expectations of his supporters as he overpowered his rivals in the four-lap IM event. He confronted strong contest from Kenneth To of TRGR in the initial three laps, but with his fascinating effort in the final lap,
Tranter proved his supremacy for gold medal.
To remained fastest in the initial lap and completed his race in a time of 25.73 seconds. He was followed by Tranter, who stayed almost half a second slower from him and ended his first lap with the timing of 26.26 seconds.
The 19-year-old To continued his ascendancy in the second lap, where he extended his lead to 0.75 seconds and posted a time of 56.05 seconds. He was trailed by Tranter, who remained almost half body length behind his preceding swimmer and submitted 56.80
seconds for the equivalent distance.
With his persistent efforts, To remained dominant in the third lap, where he hit the wall with an effort of 1 minute and 31.08 seconds. Subsequently, Tranter succeeded in narrowing the lead as he remained just 0.15 seconds slower and posted 1 minute and
31.23 seconds for the 150 metres of the swim.
In the meantime, Tranter stunned the arena with his fascinating effort in the final lap, where he proved his mettle for the crown of the event by submitting a time of 1 minute and 59.62 seconds. He remained nearly eleven seconds under the mark of 2 minutes
and 10.53 seconds, set by Andrew Kennedy of NCAQ in 2010.
Nevertheless, To stayed almost one second slower than his former finisher and settled on the medal rostrum for silver medal with an effort of 2 minutes and 00.74 seconds. Kennedy remained nearly nine seconds slower than his former finisher and clocked 2
minutes and 09.71 seconds for bronze medal.
Furthermore, the session ended after the conclusion of all listed event.
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