Elin Slaatmo wins Women’s 1500m freestyle gold: Day four - 2011 Norway Long Course Championships
Elin Slaatmo of Hamar IL won the gold medal with her dominating effort in the Women’s 1500m freestyle, on the last day of the 2011 Norway Long Course Championships.
The Championship is a four-day competition, where Norwegian swimmers are provided a chance to defend their national titles.
The 19-year-old Slaatmo won the title of the event in an impressive time of 17 minutes and 04.04 seconds. Her gold winning time was comfortably ahead of her following swimmer, Karoline Pedersen of BS/Delfana, who was almost eight seconds slower and appeared on the finishing wall for the silver medal, with a timing of 17 minutes and 22.25 seconds. They were followed by Oda Gjerde of Bryne SK, who stayed almost two seconds behind the second position holder and completed her 30 lap race in a time of 17 minutes and 27.06 seconds.
The 16-year-old Gjerde was in a lead of 2.40 seconds from her closest competitor, Eva Marie W. Osterhus of Madla SK, who secured the fourth position of the distant freestyle swim with a nice timing of 17 minutes and 29.46 seconds. The 17-year-old Osterhus was remarkably away from her subsequent swimmer, as she managed a lead of 10.20 seconds from the fifth fastest finisher, Veronica Orheim Bjorlykke.
Bjorlykke of Aalesund SLK was the fifth fastest swimmer of the distant freestyle swim, as she touched the wall in 17 minutes and 39.69 seconds. She was followed by Ellen Camilla Hansen of Ovre Eiker SK, who was almost six seconds behind Bjorlykke and posted a time of 17 minutes and 45.86 seconds.
After almost eight seconds, Elin Haugland of BS/Delfana completed her 30 lap swim and submitted a time of 17 minutes and 53.57 seconds for the seventh position. Andrea Westbye of Baerumsvommerne was the last swimmer to conclude her swim, as she finished eighth in 17 minutes and 53.68 seconds.
In addition, the championship concluded after the final event, while the crowd acknowledged the superior swims of their national swimmers who displayed wonderful efforts to score a podium finish.
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