Evan Pinion captures Men’s 800m freestyle title - FINA World Junior Championships: Day three
Day three of the 2011 FINA World Junior Championships got off to an outstanding start with an immaculate swim in Lima, Peru, on Thursday, August 18. The session of the meet conducted Men’s 200m 800m freestyle and Women’s 200m back-stroke finals.
In 800m freestyle final heat, Evan Pinion of United States hit the wall in 7 minutes and 55.92 seconds to win the golden crown. In the corresponding splash, Gabriele Detti of Italy snared silver medal with a winning time of 8 minutes and 00.22 seconds and
Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy earned bronze medal in a time of 8 minutes and 02.06 seconds.
Matthew Levings of Australia was placed fourth with an impressive mark of 8 minutes and 05.73 seconds, while Ian Matthew Johnson of Great Britain earned fifth place honours in a time of 8 minutes and 05.83 seconds.
Alec Page of Canada was placed sixth in a time of 8 minutes and 05.92 seconds, while Lopez Rozas of Spain finished seventh with a mark of 8 minutes and 06.17 seconds. Poland’s Filip Zaborowski settled eighth in a time of 8 minutes and 06.75 seconds. Michal
Szuba of Poland earned ninth spot in 8 minutes and 07.19 seconds, whereas, Danny Thomson of United States of America finished tenth in a time of 8 minutes and 07.58 seconds.
Meanwhile, the Women’s 200m back-stroke title was taken over by Ukraine’s Daryna Zevina with a winning mark of 2 minutes and 10.43 seconds. After the race, Zevina was really pleased with her swim in the final race. Miyu Otsuka of Japan earned silver medal
on the podium by posting a time of 2 minutes and 11.02 seconds, while Karley Mann of Great Britain grabbed bronze in a time of 2 minutes and 11.40 seconds.
Brittany MacLean of Canada was placed fourth in a time of 2 minutes and 11.45 seconds, whereas, Georgia Hohmann of Great Britain settled fifth in the respective meet with a time of 2 minutes and 12.03 seconds.
In the corresponding meet, Kendyl Stewart of United States was placed sixth in a time of 2 minutes and 12.18 seconds and Mikkayla Sheridan of Australia wound up seventh in a time of 2 minutes and 12.66 seconds. Last, but not the least, China Yuanhui Fu wound
up eighth in a time of 2 minutes and 14.79 seconds.
In the end, the winners were awarded medals and accolades due to their impressive swims after the session’s completion.
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