Kosuke Hagino captures Men’s 400m freestyle gold – FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup
Kosuke Hagino of Japan captured gold medal of the Men’s 400m freestyle on day one of the 2012 FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, October 2.
The Japanese star devastated hopes of his opponents in the mediocre distant freestyle event as he ensured his place on the victory stand for gold medal.
With his invincible efforts, Hagino remained more than half a body length ahead of his following swimmer and transpired on the finishing end for the crown by submitting a time of 3 minutes and 40.77 seconds.
The gold medallist was followed by Robert Hurley of Australia, who stayed 0.72 seconds behind and occupied silver medal of the event by reporting a time of 3 minutes and 41.49 seconds.
Hurley enjoyed an advantage of three body lengths over Kecheng Wang of China, who followed him on the wall as third best finisher by producing an effort of 3 minutes and 44.32 seconds.
Subsequently, fourth spot of the event was obtained by David Brandl of Austria, who remained 0.31 seconds apart and surfaced on the wall with a timing of 3 minutes and 44.63 seconds.
Brandl was traced by Gergo Kis, who stayed three body lengths behind and surfaced on the wall for fifth place by clocking a time of 3 minutes and 47.84 seconds.
Kis was trailed by Sergii Frolov of Ukraine, who stayed 0.82 seconds behind and ended his race in sixth best place by posting a time of 3 minutes and 48.66 seconds.
Seventh finest spot of the event was obtained by Filip Zaborowski of Poland, who stayed 3.33 seconds away from upsetting his foregoing finisher and appeared on the wall with an effort of 3 minutes and 51.99 seconds.
The Polish swimmer was followed by Velimir Stjepanovic, who failed to make any considerable improvement in his pace and finished eighth in the event. Stjepanovic remained considerably slower from his former finisher and hit the wall with an effort of 4 minutes
and 06.18 seconds.
In addition, Hagino was contented with his title claiming effort and raked medal at the prize ceremony of the event.
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