Jacob Pebley claims Men’s 200m back-stroke crown – 2011 FINA World Junior Championships
Day six of the 2011 FINA World Junior Championships began in impressive fashion with the immaculate splashes of Jacob Pebley and Rachel Kelly in Lima, Peru, on Sunday, August 21. The session of the meet conducted Men’s 200m back-stroke and Women’s 100m butterfly
finals.
At the beginning, Jacob Pebley of United States of America hit the wall in 1 minute and 58.73 seconds to win the gold medal. After the final heat, Pebley was pleased with his stunning splash. Meanwhile, Kosuke Hagino of Japan snagged the silver medal on
the podium by posting a winning time of 1 minute and 58.94 seconds and Ryan Murphy of United States of America took home the bronze medal in a time of 1 minute and 59.63 seconds.
In the corresponding meet, Fabio Laugeni of Italy earned fourth place honours with an impressive mark of 2 minutes and 00.21 seconds and Christian Diener of Germany was placed fifth in a time of 2 minutes and 01.14 seconds. Jeffrey Swanston of Canada was
placed sixth with a mark of 2 minutes and 02.23 seconds, while Joshua Beaver of Australia finished seventh in a time of 2 minutes and 02.29 seconds. Yan Jin of China settled eighth in a time of 2 minutes and 04.97 seconds.
On the other hand, the Women’s 100m butterfly crown was captured by Great Britain’s Rachel Kelly with a winning time of 59.37 seconds. Rino Hosoda of Japan took home the silver medal on the podium by posting a stunning time of 59.39 seconds, whereas, Alexandra
Wenk of German snared the bronze medal in a time of 59.64 seconds.
In the corresponding splash, Sorribes Ignacio of Spain was placed fourth in a time of 59.70 seconds and Kendyl Stewart of United States of America earned fifth place honours in a time of 59.76 seconds. Vanessa Mohr of South Africa picked sixth spot in a
time of 59.82 seconds, while Justine Bruno of France was placed seventh in a time of 1 minute and 00.35 seconds. Last, but not the least, Noemie Thomas of Canada was placed eighth in a time of 1 minute and 00.81 seconds.
All the contestants took a huge round of applause from the crowd due to their impressive swims and the winners were awarded accolades after the session’s completion.
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