Geoff Huegill displays thrilling swim in Moscow: 2011 FINA World Cup
Australian veteran and Olympic medallist, Geoff Huegill produced a thrilling swim against his rivals, Evgeny Korotyshkin of Russia and Milorad Cavic of Serbia at the 2011 FINA World Cup series in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, October 18. The session of the
meet conducted the Men’s 50m butterfly final.
Geoff Huegill started the final race in convincing fashion and beat his rivals by posting a scintillating mark of 22.96 seconds to win the 50m butterfly title. He won one silver and bronze medal each in 4x100m IM and 100m butterfly races at the 2000 Olympic
Games, in Sydney. Huegill has also put up many other stunning performances at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Goodwill Games.
Meanwhile, Evgeny Korotyshkin of Russia picked silver medal by touching the finishing wall in a time of 23.26 seconds. He won gold medal in 100m butterfly meet at the 2010 World Championships edition, in Dubai. Milorad Cavic of Serbia took home the bronze
medal after he touched the finishing wall and posted a unique time of 23.28 seconds. Cavic picked silver medal in 100m butterfly meet at the 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing. In addition, he won gold medal in 50m butterfly race at the 2009 World Championships
edition, in Rome.
The fourth place went to Tyler Mcgill of United States of America with a time of 23.36 seconds, whereas, Tiago Venancio of Portugal picked fifth spot in a time of 23.74 seconds. Moreover, Alexander Padalets of Russia earned sixth place honours by posting
a mark of 23.97 seconds. Evgeniy Lazuka finished seventh with a time of 24.16 seconds, while Nikita Prokofyev of Russia earned eighth position after she touched the finishing wall and ended her swim in a time of 24.21 seconds.
The breathtaking swimming effort of Geoff Huegill impressed Moscow’s arena, while the top three players of the respective race were awarded medals and cash prizes after the session’s completion. The next round of the seven stop 2011 FINA World Cup is scheduled
to take place in Berlin, Germany, from October 22-23.
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