Felipe Alves Franca Silva clinches Men’s 50m breaststroke gold: Day four – Maria Lenk Trophy
Felipe Alves Franca Silva of ECP/SABESP clinched gold medal of the Men’s 50m breaststroke on day four of the 2012 Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday, April 27.
Silva showered his expertise in the shortest breaststroke event by proving his eligibility for gold medal of the discipline
With his laudable effort, he stayed almost full body length ahead of his strongest competitor and sprinted his way towards the finishing blockade for gold medal by reporting a time of 26.87 seconds.
His gold winning effort was trailed by his teammate, Joao Luiz Gomes Junior, who stayed 0.70 seconds behind him and tapped the wall for silver medal with the timing of 27.57 seconds.
The second position holder was chased by Maurici Rubens Pereira Filho, who suffered a loss of 0.23 from his former finisher and seized the podium for bronze medal by producing a time of 27.80 seconds.
The fourth position of the discipline was secured by Felipe Ferreira Lima, who stayed 0.01 seconds behind and settled on the finishing wall with the timing of 27.81 seconds.
Following that, Raphael Oliveira Rodrigues of ECP/SABESP remained nearly 0.20 seconds slower from his former finisher and touched the wall for fifth position by reporting a time of 28.14 seconds.
The fifth position holder was trailed by Henrique Marques Barbosa of CRF/RJ, who was only 0.03 seconds apart and completed his race in sixth best place by producing a time of 28.17 seconds.
With his exhausting efforts, Barbosa enjoyed an advantage of 0.40 seconds over Felipe Brandao Dos Santos of BFR, who hit the finishing wall for seventh position by producing a time of 28.57 seconds.
The last spot of the event was secured by Angelito Cassandra of ECP/SABESP, who failed to better his swim in the final lap as he remained only 0.13 seconds behind and posted an effort of 28.70 seconds for eighth position.
The session came to an end after the alluring efforts of all contestants in their respective events while the position holders raked medals for their scintillating forms at the medal distribution ceremony of the championship.
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