Matt Targett secures Men’s 50m butterfly title - Mare Nostrum, Canet
Olympic medallist, Matt Targett of Australia, won the golden crown in the Men’s 50m butterfly event at the 2011 Mare Nostrum Meet in Canet, France, on June 9, 2011.
The event is an international swimming event that provides competitors from all over the world with a chance to contest in their respective events.
Targett was up against Roland Mark Schoeman of South Africa and Rafa Munoz Perez of Spain, in the 50m butterfly category.
The raced started in stunning fashion and went down to the wire, as the Australian swimmer won the neck-to-neck battle against his competitors in the corresponding meet, with a sterling time of 23.43 seconds.
After his aggressive performance in the 50m butterfly meet, Matt Targett improved to the top spot in the international rankings. In 2010, he set a world record in the respective race with a fastest time of 23.27 seconds.
Targett snagged the golden crown in the Men’s 50m freestyle final as he edged out Roland Schoeman in the respective meet with a winning time of 22.18 seconds. The second spot on the podium was occupied by Roland Mark Schoeman with a time of 23.86 seconds,
while Rafa Munoz Perez snared the bronze medal in a time of 23.88 seconds.
Earlier, Targett won one silver and one bronze medal in the Men’s 4x100m medley and 4x100m free-style finals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He also captured one silver and one bronze title in the Men’s 50m butterfly and 4x100m medley finals at the
2009 World Championships in Rome. In the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he snared a silver medal in the Men’s 50m butterfly meet in Melbourne.
Matt Targett is currently preparing himself to put up a good show at the upcoming Shanghai World Championships in July, 2011. He is looking very confident and well prepared to win his first ever world championship gold title in China. The Australian is putting
in all his efforts and with the London Olympics to be held next year, the golden crown is the ultimate goal in Targett’s career.
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