Kyle Owens pockets Men’s 100m backstroke gold – US Open Swimming Championships
Kyle Owens of Auburn University pocketed gold medal of the Men’s 100m backstroke on fourth day of the 2012 US Open Swimming Championships at Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis on Friday, August 10.
The 21-year-old Owens stifled hopes of his opponents in the two-lap backstroke discipline. He gave no chance to his challengers to retaliate and showed his urgency towards the finishing blockade for gold medal.
His commendable effort remained slightly ahead of his following swimmer as he tapped the wall for the crown of the event with a timing of 54.45 seconds.
The gold medallist was followed by Jacob Pebley of Corvallis Aquatic Team, who was only 0.04 seconds slower from his former finisher and accomplished silver medal by touching the wall with a timing of 54.49 seconds.
Pebley remained 0.33 seconds ahead of Eugene Godsoe of SwimMAC Carolina, who emerged on the finishing end as third position holder by producing a time of 54.82 seconds.
Subsequently, the crowd witnessed a draw between Robert Hurley of Australia and Adam Mania of Schroeder YMCA Swim Team for fourth position.
Both swimmers tried hard to overwhelm each other over the finishing end but remained engage in a neck-to-neck race throughout the discipline. Despite of their smothering efforts, they failed to surpass each other over the finishing wall and ended their swims
with identical timings of 55.15 seconds.
The duo was traced by Josh Beaver of Australia, who stayed 0.08 seconds slower and made his way to the wall for sixth position by producing a time of 55.23 seconds.
Subsequently, Beaver was chased by Kurt Bassett of New Zealand, who was also 0.08 seconds slower from his preceding finisher and hit the wall with a timing of 55.31 seconds for seventh place.
The 22-year-old Kurt was followed by James Wells of Indiana University, who was 0.16 seconds apart and transpired on the wall as eighth position holder by producing a time of 55.47 seconds.
In addition, Owens was extremely pleased with his nerve-wrecking form in the event and articulated that he would try harder in order to excel at higher levels of swimming.
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