Ellie Cole claims Women’s 100m backstroke gold – 2012 Paralympic Games
Ellie Cole of Australia claimed gold medal of the Women’s 100m backstroke in S9 category on second day of the swimming events at the 2012 London Paralympic Games in Aquatics Centre on Friday, August 31.
Cole dictated terms to her opponents in the two-lap backstroke event and sprinted her way towards the finishing end for the crown. With her persistent efforts, Cole smothered her challengers and reached the wall for gold medal.
Cole gained a two-body length lead over her subsequent competitor and tapped the wall for the title by submitting a time of 1 minute and 09.42 seconds.
Her impressive pace remained 1.65 seconds faster from Stephanie Millward of Great Britain, who captured silver medal of the event by submitting a time of 1 minute and 11.07 seconds.
The second fastest finisher was followed by Elizabeth Stone of USA, who suffered a deficit of 1.21 seconds from her preceding swimmer and hit the wall for bronze medal with a timing of 1 minute and 12.28 seconds.
Stone was traced by Natalie du Toit of South Africa, who remained 0.28 seconds behind and settled on the wall as fourth fastest swimmer by clocking a time of 1 minute and 12.56 seconds.
Fifth best spot of the event was obtained by Amy Marren of Great Britain, who was nearly 1.80 seconds apart and posted a time of 1 minute and 14.31 seconds.
Marren was followed by Longjuan Dun of China, who stayed 1.17 seconds apart and completed her race in sixth best place by producing a time of 1 minute and 15.48 seconds.
Seventh position of the swim was secured by Emily Gray of South Africa, who stayed prominently slower from her former finisher and submitted a time of 1 minute and 16.65 seconds.
Gray was chased by Christiane Reppe of Germany, who concluded her race in eighth place by reporting a time of 1 minute and 17.88 seconds.
Cole received huge admiration from the crowd for her notable efforts in the backstroke discipline. She also expressed her desire of continuing her hard work in order to sustain her place in forthcoming events.
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