Jing Zhao claims gold medal in Women’s 100m IM: 2011 FINA World Cup Series, Tokyo
China’s young gun, Jing Zhao thrashed out her challengers on the penultimate day of the seven-stop 2011 FINA World Cup Series in Japan, on Sunday, November 13. Zhao conquered Women’s 100m Individual Medley (IM) crown.
Jing Zhao’s thrilling splash stunned spectators who were present in the arena, as the Chinese swimmer went to on wrap up the Women’s 100m Individual Medley title by smacking the finishing divider in a record breaking time of 59.54 seconds.
In addition, Jing Zhao’s opponents including Tomoko Hagiwara of Japan and Tomoyo Fukuda of Japan claimed silver and bronze titles in the respective meet by striking the finishing barrier in a winning blot of 1 minute and 00.52 seconds and 1 minute and 00.67
seconds, respectively.
In the meantime, Japanese athlete, Miho Teramura’s splash in the pool was attention grabbing for the spectators, as Teramura stepped up to claim fourth position in the respective race by thumping the finishing barricade in a spot of 1 minute and 00.71 seconds.
Additionally, the effort of Australian athlete, Olivia Halicek was really striking, as Halicek accelerated to earn fifth place honours by knocking the finishing hurdle in a time of 1 minute and 00.94 seconds.
Moreover, Emu Higuchi of Japan performed well throughout the race and settled at sixth place after she touched the finishing wall and ended her swim in an impressive blot of 1 minute and 01.14 seconds. Last, but not the least, Asami Kitagawa of Japan pocketed
seventh spot by touching the finishing barrier in a time of 1 minute and 01.39 seconds. On the other hand, Japan’s Chihiro Igarashi was disqualified from the final heat due to technique reasons.
The impressive swims of winning athletes including China’s Jing Zhao, Japan’s Miho Teramura and Tomoyo Fukuda grabbed the attention of Tokyo’ arena, while the victorious were awarded with gold, silver and bronze medals after the session’s completion. The
current World Series provided a good chance to all athletes of swimming world to prepare well for the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games.
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