Kousuke Hagino impresses in Men’s 200m IM meet: 2011 FINA World Cup Series, Tokyo
Japanese and Australia young guns, Kousuke Hagino and Blair Evans topped their final heats on the penultimate evening of the 2011 FINA World Cup Series in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, November 13. Hagino snatched Men’s 200m Individual Medley (IM) title, while
Evans claimed Women’s 400m freestyle crown.
Hagino deflated his opponents by beating the finishing blockade in a striking time of 1 minute and 53.67 seconds to win the Men’s 200m Individual Medley title. Meanwhile, Chad Le Clos of South Africa and Hidemasa Sano of Japan pocketed silver and bronze
medals by claiming the finishing divider in a winning blot of 1 minute and 54.72 seconds and 1 minute and 55.94 seconds, respectively.
Kosuke Kitajima of Japan earned fourth place honours by smacking the finishing wall in a time of 1 minute and 56.75 seconds, while Takurou Fujii of Japan settled at fifth place in a mark of 1 minute and 56.82 seconds.
In addition, the sixth, seventh and eighth places went to Japan’s Takuto Ueki and Yuuya Horihata and Australia’s Travis Nederpelt in a spot of 1 minute and 57.25 seconds, 1 minute and 57.27 seconds, and 1 minute and 57.56 seconds, respectively.
Additionally, the Women’s 400m freestyle circlet was clinched by Australia’s Blair Evans in a victorious time of 4 minutes and 01.24 seconds. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Melissa Ingram claimed silver medal in a time of 4 minutes and 02.03 seconds and Fei Wang
of China earned bronze title in a spot of 4 minutes and 04.62 seconds.
Moreover, Luomeng Ren of China earned fourth place honours by hitting the finishing blockade in a time of 4 minutes and 05.07 seconds and Marie Kamimura of Japan pocketed fifth position in a blot of 4 minutes and 06.68 seconds. Japan’s Asami Chida claimed
sixth spot by touching the finishing cordon in a time of 4 minutes and 08.93 seconds, while Atsuyo Yoshida of Japan settled at seventh place in a spot of 4 minutes and 09.74 seconds.
Last, but not the least, the eighth position was secured by Australia’s Merindah Dingjan in a mark of 4 minutes and 10.58 seconds.
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