Emily Selig and Christian Sprenger outperform in swimming events – 2011 Australian University Games
One of the most flourishing Australian swimmers, Emily Selig and the 2008 Beijing’s silver medallist, Christian Sprenger, shattered the hopes of their competitors in Women’s and Men’s 200m breast-stroke meets, on day two of the 2011 Australian University
Games. The session concluded on September 28, at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, Queensland.
Selig and Sprenger performed magnificently and continued their winning streak by demonstrating their gruelling efforts in their respective events. With their inimitable strokes, they easily smashed the hopes of their strongest competitors, who were eyeing
the title of the event.
Selig took charge of the Women’s breast-stroke final, where University of Melbourne’s pupil improved her time by almost 11 seconds as compared to the preliminary rounds and captured the crown of the event. With her undisputed effort, she escaped the reach
of her strongest competitor, Hannah Mullen in the second-half of the race, clocking a time of 2 minutes and 34.55 seconds for gold medal.
Previously, the 18-year-old Selig clinched the title of 200m Individual Medley (IM) and this was her second gold finish of the event. Her immaculate effort not only allowed her to grab the gold medal but she also improved the previous mark of 2 minutes and
35.15 seconds, set by Bianca Conwell of Macquarie University in 2000.
QLD University of Technology’s Mullen tried her best and successfully completed the four-lap event in 2 minutes and 38.41 seconds. She was chased by Selig’s team-member, Samantha Marshall, who was 0.61 seconds slower than the silver medallist and reported
a time of 2 minutes and 39.02 seconds for bronze medal.
The show was not over yet, as after Selig’s performance, spectators experienced a breath-taking effort of Sprenger in the Men’s equivalent event. While representing QLD University of Technology, the 25-year-old Sprenger overwhelmed the efforts of his competitors
and earned the gold medal in a time of 2 minutes and 19.40 seconds.
Sprenger was nearly four seconds ahead of his following swimmer, University of NSW’s Shaun Abbott, who secured the podium for silver medal, clocking an effort of 2 minutes and 23.56 seconds. The silver medallist was also in a prominent lead over Lucas Liew
of Monash University, who remained nearly two seconds slower than him. Liew hit the wall in a time of 2 minutes and 25.58 seconds to occupy bronze medal.
The arena was contented with the efforts of podium finishers, who proved their eagerness for the top spot and escaped their competitors in the pool. Spectators also enjoyed the record-breaking effort of Selig, who showed her consistency by winning her second
gold medal of the championship.
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