Joe Bonk earns Men’s 100m freestyle gold: Day four – YMCA National Championship
Joe Bonk of Triangle Area-NC earned gold medal of the Men’s 100m freestyle on day four of the 2012 YMCA National Long Course Championship at Georgia Institute of Technology Aquatics Center on Thursday, July 26.
Bonk showered his expertise in the 100m discipline and stifled hopes of his opponents, who were eyeing the title of the discipline. With his gruelling struggle, he remained unimaginable ahead of his strongest competitor and rushed his way towards the wall for gold medal.
He enjoyed a lead of full body length over his following swimmer and tapped the wall for the crown of the event by posting a time of 50.17 seconds.
The gold medallist was chased by Vladimir Komarov of Upper Main Line-PA, who remained 1.93 seconds behind and ended second in the event with the timing of 52.10 seconds.
The silver medallist was followed by James Ross of Somerset Hills-NJ, who stayed 0.44 seconds apart and occupied bronze medal of the discipline by touching the wall with an effort of 52.54 seconds.
Fourth position of the race was secured by Colin Ellington of Triangle Area-NC, who was just an inch slower from securing third position of the event and hit the wall with the timing of 52.57 seconds.
The 15-year-old Ellington was chased by Taylor Adams of Wyckoff-NJ, who was 0.08 seconds apart and ended fifth in the discipline by posting a time of 52.65 seconds.
Sixth fastest spot of the race was secured by Justin Kaisrlik of Orlando-FL, who remained 0.28 seconds apart and finished sixth in the discipline by clocking a time of 52.93 seconds.
Kaisrlik was followed by Garrett Hills of Rock Hill-SC, who stayed 0.32 seconds apart and surfaced on the finishing blockade as seventh position holder with an effort of 53.25 seconds.
Hills was followed by Robert Borowicz of Middle Tyger-SC, who was 0.06 seconds behind and submitted a time of 53.31 seconds for eighth position.
Furthermore, Bonk received huge acknowledgement from the crowd for his tremendous pace while he said that he would try to train harder to achieve the same at superior levels of swimming.
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