Laszlo Cseh claims Men’s 200m IM gold medal: Day four – 2011 World University Games
Laszlo Cseh of Hungary claimed the gold medal of Men’s 200m Individual Medley (IM) on the fourth day of the 2011 World University Games, which concluded on Wednesday, August 17, in Shenzhen, China.
Cseh remained the most powerful swimmer of the IM event and clocked a wonderful time of 1 minute and 57.86 seconds for the gold medal. His time was just 0.28 seconds slower than the Game Record of 1 minute and 57.58 seconds, made by Alex Vanderkaay of USA
in 2009.
Similarly, the Hungarian swimmer was 3.86 seconds behind the World Record of 1 minute and 54.00 seconds, made by Ryan Lochte of USA at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai.
The Hungarian was also the silver medallist of 200m IM discipline at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, while he conquered the bronze medal in the same meet at the 2011 World Championships behind the World Record holder, Lochte.
Cseh was in a lead of nearly two seconds over his closest competitor, Yuya Horihata of Japan, who submitted a second fastest time of 1 minute and 59.74 seconds for silver medal. Horihata was only 0.07 seconds ahead of his following swimmer and team-member,
Yuma Kosaka, who achieved the podium for bronze medal by submitting a terrific time of 1 minute and 59.81 seconds.
In the meantime, the bronze medallist was trailed by Dmitry Zhilin of Russia, who remained only 0.03 seconds away from Kosaka on the finishing wall and concluded his swim in an appreciable time of 1 minute and 59.84 seconds. Zhilin was chased by Cody Chitwood
of USA, who was 0.69 seconds behind his former finisher and touched the wall in a fifth finest time of 2 minutes and 00.53 seconds.
Moments later, the arena sighted sixth fastest effort of Chitwood’s team-member, Austin Surhoff, who remained 0.51 seconds slower and concluded his swim in a time 2 minutes and 01.04 seconds. The seventh position of the event was secured by Sebastien Daniel
Rousseau of South Africa, who stayed 1.52 seconds away from Surhoff and ended his swim in a time of 2 minutes and 02.56 seconds.
The last position of the event was obtained by Travis Mahoney of Australia, who was 0.76 seconds behind the seventh finisher and settled as the eighth position holder with a timing of 2 minutes and 03.23 seconds.
In addition, Cseh was contented with his title winning effort at the World Universiade Games, while the podium finishers were called upon the victory stand for their immaculate swims after the session’s completion.
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