Emma McKeon achieves Women's 100m freestyle title: Day two – 2011 Swimming World Cup, Beijing
Emma Jennifer McKeon of Australia achieved the title of Women's 100m freestyle final on day two of the 2011 Swimming World Cup in Beijing on Wednesday, November 9.
Beijing is the sixth stop of seven-juncture World Cup series, planned by the international aquatics sport managing body, Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA).
The 19-year-old Australian swimmer qualified as the third best swimmer in the final round behind her team-member Cata Natalie Campbell and Yi Tang of China. McKeon presented her phenomenal efforts in the four-lap freestyle final, where she overwhelmed frenzy
efforts of her strongest competitors for gold medal.
The teenager, who qualified with a timing of 54.07 seconds, improved her timing by almost 1 second to claim the crown. She faced stiff battle from Campbell, who was the quickest swimmer to jump off the starting blocks. Campbell's fastest dive earned her
a marginal lead over her opponents in the first half of her initial lap.
With her powerful stroke, she went on a rampage and dictated terms to her competitors by completing her first half of the swim in a fastest time of 25.30 seconds. She was trailed by Tang, who managed to out-touch McKeon in initial 50 meters of the swim,
clocking a time of 25.85 seconds.
McKeon remained just 0.01 seconds away from her former finisher and concluded her first half with a timing of 25.86 seconds.
The battle continued in the next round, where McKeon shifted up her pace and started covering the lead of her former swimmers. She completed her final round with a fastest timing of 27.23 seconds to cement her place on the top of podium for gold medal.
Her eye-catching effort in the final round played a significant role in moving her up on the victory stand, as she clocked a time of 53.09 seconds for first position. With her outstanding efforts, she edged-out her team-mate with a difference of 0.04 seconds
as Campbell surfaced second in 53.13 seconds.
Subsequently, Tang remained 0.15 seconds away from Campbell and reached the podium for bronze medal with a timing of 53.18 seconds.
The crowd appreciated dazzling swims of all the competitors while the winners received their accolades after the session.
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