Michael Klueh captures Men’s 400m freestyle gold – US Open Swimming Championships
Michael Klueh of FAST Swim Team captured gold medal of the Men’s 400m freestyle on second day of the 2012 US Open Swimming Championships at Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis on Wednesday, August 8.
The 25-year-old Klueh, who made his way into the playoff as top fastest swimmer, continued his thrilling form in the playoff. With his unmatchable efforts, he improved his timing by almost half a second and ensured his place on top of the podium for gold
medal.
He remained one and a half body length ahead of his strongest swimmer and touched the wall with a timing of 3 minutes and 49.20 seconds for gold medal.
The champion was followed by Michael McBroom of The Woodlands Swim Team, who remained 1.51 seconds apart and hit the finishing wall with a timing of 3 minutes and 50.71 seconds for silver medal.
McBroom was traced by Jacob Ritter of Una HSC, who made a significant improvement in his pace and stepped on the victory stand for bronze medal by touching the wall with an effort of 3 minutes and 53.09 seconds.
Fourth position of the race was secured by Adam Hinshaw of Palo Alto Stanford, who failed to prove his mettle for the podium and tapped the wall with a timing of 3 minutes and 53.86 seconds.
Similarly, Hinshaw was chased by Alex Wold of Santa Clara Swim Club, who remained 0.70 seconds behind and posted a time of 3 minutes and 54.56 seconds for fifth position.
The 25-year-old Wold was chased by Ryan Feeley of Badger Swim Club, who was only 0.01 seconds behind and clocked a time of 3 minutes and 54.71 seconds for sixth place.
Feeley was followed by Nicholas Caldwell of Sarasota YMCA Sharks Swimming, who concluded his race in seventh place with the timing of 3 minutes and 56.57 seconds.
Caldwell was traced by Clayton Smith of Minnesota Aquatics, who made his way to the finishing end as eighth fastest swimmer by submitting a time of 3 minutes and 58.54 seconds.
Furthermore, Klueh was delighted with his gruelling form in the 400m race after the session.
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