Fabien Gilot wins Men’s 100m freestyle title: 2011 Nico Sapio Trophy
Olympic medallist, Fabien Gilot of France knocked out his rivals to win the freestyle title on day one of 2011 Nico Sapio Trophy, in Genova, Italy, on Tuesday, November 1. Gilot captured the gold medal in Men’s 100m freestyle race, while Vandenberg grabbed
Women’s 100m butterfly crown. Additionally, the Men’s 100m butterfly title was taken over by Tim Phillips of United States of America.
French athlete and Olympic medallist, Fabien Gilot was facing his rivals, Nabil Kebbab of France and Cullen Jones of United States of America in a vital match. The final heat began in a thrilling fashion, but Gilot did not lose his speed and thrashed the
finishing wall in a mouth shattering mark of 47.89 seconds to claim the Men’s 100m freestyle title. After the race, Gilot took a huge ovation from Genova’s arena.
Gilot was the silver medallist in 4x100m freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing. In addition, he won one gold medal in the respective race at the 2010 World Championships edition, in Dubai. Moreover, he performed well during the European Championships
events throughout his career.
In the meantime, Nabil Kebbab clinched silver medal in the respective race by hitting the finishing wall in a winning time of 49.05 seconds and Jones settled for bronze title with a matchless mark of 49.16 seconds. Luca Leonardi of Italy pocketed fourth
spot in a time of 49.28 seconds, while Yoris Grand Jean of France claimed fifth position by submitting a time of 49.34 seconds.
Additionally, the Women’s 100m butterfly title was notched by Vandenberg in a victorious mark of 58.96 seconds. Meanwhile, Mufatt earned silver title in a time of 59.24 seconds and Beatrice Fassone of Italy pocketed bronze medal in a mark of 1 minute and
00.49 seconds.
Furthermore, the Men’s 100m butterfly crown was taken over by United States’ Tim Phillips in a winning blot of 53.09 seconds. Stefano Pizzamiglio of Italy earned silver medal in a time of 53.75 seconds, while Paolo Facchinelli claimed bronze title in a matchless
mark of 54.22 seconds.
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