Kotuku Ngawati seizes Women’s 200m IM title – EnergyAustralia SC Championships
Kotuku Ngawati of Melbourne VIC seized gold medal of the Women’s 200m Individual Medley (IM) on fourth day of the 2012 EnergyAustralia Short Course Championships at Challenge Stadium in Perth on Saturday, September 15.
The 18-year-old Ngawati devastated hopes of her challengers in the last playoff of the evening as she proved her eligibility for gold medal of the event.
With her impeccable pace, Ngawati remained just one stroke ahead of her closest rival and stepped on the medal rostrum for gold medal with a timing of 2 minutes and 10.17 seconds.
Ngawati was followed by Blair Evans of Perth City, who remained 0.29 seconds behind and earned silver medal of the event by submitting a time of 2 minutes and 10.46 seconds.
The second position holder was followed by Ellen Fullerton of Chandler, QLD, who remained 0.16 seconds apart and secured bronze medal of the race by reporting an effort of 2 minutes and 10.62 seconds.
The bronze medallist was followed by Aisling Scott of Nudgee Brothers, who remained 2.03 seconds away from overpowering her foregoing finisher and settled on the wall as fourth fastest swimmer by posting a time of 2 minutes and 12.65 seconds.
Fifth position of the race was obtained by Holly Brettle of Tigersharks, VIC, who suffered a deficit of exactly one second from her foregoing finisher and touched the wall with an effort of 2 minutes and 13.65 seconds.
Brettle was traced by Samantha Wilkins of Waterlions, who remained only 0.02 seconds slower from her foregoing finisher and transpired on the finishing end as sixth best swimmer with a timing of 2 minutes and 13.67 seconds.
Wilkins was trailed by Tianni Gilmour of Pelican Waters, who remained half body length behind and tapped the wall with an effort of 2 minutes and 14.22 seconds.
Eighth best spot of the race was obtained by Hayley Baker of Melbourne VIC, who failed to overpower any of her challengers and concluded her race in a time of 2 minutes and 17.07 seconds.
Furthermore, Ngawati was contented with her gold claiming effort and raked medal for her undisputed performance after the event.
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