Kyle Tyrrell clinches Boys 100m backstroke gold – 2012 NCSA/Itoman Allstar Meet
Kyle E Tyrrell of NCSA clinched gold medal of the Boys 100m backstroke on second day of the 2012 NCSA/Itoman Allstar Meet at the Golden West Swim Club in Golden West College on Saturday, September 22.
Tyrrell served notice of his talent in the 100m discipline as he managed to outsmart his competitors over the finishing blockade for gold medal.
Tyrrell experienced strong resistance from his toughest challenger over the finishing wall for the title but with his impeccable efforts, he managed to prove his mettle for the crown.
He remained just an inch ahead of his following swimmer and transpired on the finishing blockade for first position with a timing of 58.28 seconds.
The gold medallist was chased by Kaede Kisaka of Itoman, who was just 0.17 seconds apart and surfaced on the wall for silver medal with a timing of 58.45 seconds.
Kisaka was traced by Kohei Tsumura of Itoman, who was 0.80 seconds away from overpowering his former finisher and clocked a time of 59.25 seconds.
The third position holder was trailed by Robert S McHugh of NCSA, who stayed 0.26 seconds behind and clocked a time of 59.51 seconds for fourth position.
Fifth best spot of the event was obtained by Andrew N Jovanovic of NCSA, who remained 0.19 seconds behind and tapped the wall with a timing of 59.70 seconds for fifth position.
Jovanovic was traced by Ryoichi Ishiyama of Itoman, who suffered a loss of only 0.40 seconds from his preceding swimmer and hit the wall for sixth position with a timing of 1 minute and 00.10 seconds.
Seventh spot of the race was gained by Alex J Martin of NCSA, who remained 1.15 seconds away from his former finisher and tapped the wall with a timing of 1 minute and 01.25 seconds.
Martin was traced by Takuya Tsuda of Itoman, who was 2.51 seconds behind and concluded his swim in eighth place by submitting a time of 1 minute and 03.76 seconds.
In addition, Tyrrell was overjoyed with his top finish in the race and expressed his desire of continuing the same in future.
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