Emily Seebohm wins Women’s 50m backstroke gold: Day two – EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships
Emily Seebohm of Nudgee Brothers won gold medal of the Women’s 50m backstroke on day two of the 2012 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide on Friday, March 16.
The 19-year-old Seebohm remained slightly ahead of her strongest challenger, Sophie Edington on the finishing end. With her utter determination, she transpired on the finishing wall for gold medal by posting a time of 28.03 seconds.
Her epic performance placed her just 0.01 seconds ahead of 27-year-old Edington, who settled on the finishing end for silver medal by posting a time of 28.04 seconds. She was followed by Hayley baker of Melbourne, who captured third position of the discipline
by hitting the wall with the timing of 28.87 seconds.
Next was the Women’s 100m butterfly semi-final, where Alicia Coutts of Redlands proved her eligibility for gold medal by posting a time of 57.59 seconds. Her magnificent effort remained 0.29 seconds ahead of Chandler’s Jessicah Schipper, who followed her
on the victory stand for second position by touching the wall with an effort of 57.88 seconds.
The 25-year-old Schipper was trailed by Schipper’s team-member, Lisbe Trickett, who proved his audacity for the third finest spot of the swim by clocking an effort of 58.64 seconds.
In the meantime, the crowd witnessed phenomenal efforts of Southport Olympic Swimming Club Leiston Pickett, who dominated the semi-final of Women’s 100m breaststroke. The 20-year-old Pickett remained prominently ahead of her challengers and qualified into
the final round as top fastest swimmer with the timing of 1 minute and 07.41 seconds.
She was chased by Leisel Jones of Unattached, who stayed 1.03 seconds slower from her former finisher and hit the finishing end with the timing of 1 minute and 08.44 seconds for second fastest qualification spot.
The 26-year-old Jones stayed 0.22 seconds ahead of Redcliff League’s Lorna Tonks, who posted 1 minute and 08.66 seconds to secure third finest spot of the swim.
Furthermore, the crowd appreciated fascinating struggles of all position holders in their exclusive events while the finalists of 100m breaststroke discipline will race each other in the final round.
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