Kenta Hirai wins Men’s 200m butterfly crown at 2011 FINA World Junior Championships - Day six: Recap
Kenta Hirai of Japan and Panagiotis Samilidis of Greece impressed the arena on day six of the 2011 FINA World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru, on Sunday, August 21. The session of the meet conducted Men’s 200m butterfly and 50m breast-stroke final races.
Initially, the Men’s 200m butterfly title was taken over by Kenta Hirai with a winning mark of 1 minute and 57.16 seconds. After the splash, Hirai was pleased with his swimming effort. Meanwhile, Andreas Vazaios of Greece earned silver medal on the podium
by posting a time of 1 minute and 59.27 seconds and Mackenzie Darragh of Canada grabbed bronze medal by submitting an impressive time of 1 minute and 59.31 seconds.
In the corresponding race, Jun Isaji of Japan was placed fourth in a time of 2 minutes and 00.03 seconds and Andrey Tambovskiy of Russia earned fifth place in 2 minutes and 01.03 seconds. Dylan Bosch of South Africa was placed sixth in a time of 2 minutes
and 01.16 seconds, while Kyle Mclntee of Canada settled seventh with a mark of 2 minutes and 03.86 seconds. Schootbugge De Van of Great Britain wound up eighth in a time of 2 minutes and 04.36 seconds.
In the Men’s 50m breast-stroke final splash, Panagiotis Samilidis of Greece took home the golden crown on the podium by posting a stunning time of 28.27 seconds. Harry Craig Benson of Great Britain and Akihiro Yamaguchi of Japan snared silver medal on the
podium by submitting a matching time of 28.44 seconds. In the corresponding race, Oleg Utekhin of Russia was placed fourth in a time of 28.48 seconds
Angelito Cassandra of Brazil settled fifth with an impressive mark of 28.72 seconds. Bastian Vollmer of Germany was placed sixth in a time of 28.74 seconds, while Nicolas Fink of United States of America earned seventh spot in 28.78 seconds. Last, but not
the least, Roman Trussov of Kazakhstan wound up eighth in a time of 29.22 seconds.
The arena gave a round of applause for the scintillating performances of all swimmers, while the winners were honoured with medals and accolades after the session’s completion.
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