Leah Smith snares Women’s 400m freestyle gold – Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Leah Smith of USA snared gold medal of the Women’s 400m freestyle on third day of the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, August 25.
Smith qualified into the final as toughest contender for gold medal as she posted a top fastest time in the qualifying round of the event. With her astonishing efforts, she had no trouble in sustaining her position and hit the wall for first position.
With her commendable pace, she stayed nearly two body lengths faster from her foregoing finisher and hit the wall with an effort of 4 minutes and 07.10 seconds for gold medal.
The gold medallist was followed by Chelsea Chenault of USA, who remained 2.14 seconds behind and transpired on the finishing blockade as second position holder by posting a time of 4 minutes and 09.24 seconds.
Chenault was chased by Leah Neale of Australia, who stayed 0.77 seconds behind and tapped the wall for bronze medal by producing a time of 4 minutes and 10.01 seconds.
Fourth fastest spot of the race was obtained by Alexandra Aitchison of Canada, who stayed 3.32 seconds slower and posted a time of 4 minutes and 13.33 seconds.
Aitchison was chased by Laura Crockart of Australia, who stayed nearly half body length behind and surfaced on the finishing blockade with an effort of 4 minutes and 13.83 seconds for fifth position.
Crockart was traced by Chihiro Igarashi of Japan, who remained 0.60 seconds behind and secured sixth position of the event by reporting a time of 4 minutes and 14.43 seconds.
Igarashi was trailed by Megumi Ito of Japan, who was one and a half body length behind and tapped the wall with an effort of 4 minutes and 15.76 seconds for seventh position.
Subsequently, Ito was secured by Sophia Saroukian of Canada, who remained nearly five seconds apart and made her way to the finishing end as eighth fastest swimmer by reporting a time of 4 minutes and 20.23 seconds.
In addition, Smith was extremely happy with her accomplishment in the mediocre distant freestyle discipline and collected her medal after the event.
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