Michael Phelps wins gold in 200m backstroke at 2011 North Carolina Charlotte UltraSwim
After being placed sixth in the men’s 200m freestyle final, Michael Phelps of NBAC won the 200m backstroke title with the fastest time of 1:57.20 at the 2011 Charlotte UltraSwim in North Carolina on Sunday.
“I saw a splash out of the corner of my eye and saw the green suit, so I knew it was Ryan. I ended up with two terrible races and one halfway decent one,” said Phelps.
Due to the versatile performance in the 200m backstroke final, Phelps has jumped onto the 5th place in the world rankings.
Meanwhile, Ryan Lochte of Daytona Beach captured the silver medal with a distinctive time of 1:57.63 and moved into the 8th spot in the world rankings. On the other hand, Eric Ress of Indiana took home the bronze with a time of 1:59.98 in the
respective meet Sunday.
Phelps was not looking very satisfied with his overall performance in the competitive swimming in the Charlotte UltraSwim. However, his coach Bob Bowman said that they have not really been up to the mark in the championship but their focus is on the upcoming
FINA World Championships in Shanghai in July 2011.
Natalie Coughlin of California earned first place honours in the women’s 100m freestyle final with a remarkable time of 54.19 and jumped into the 7th place in the world rankings.
In the meantime, her teammate Dana Vollmer wound up second with a time of 54.30 and Missy Franklin of Colorado Stars settled third in a time of 54.60 in the following meet. Coughlin was immensely pleased and delighted by her most dynamic and remarkable performance
in the 100m freestyle.
On the other hand, Katinka Hosszu of Trojan surged into victory in the women’s 200m Individual Medley final with a sterling time of 2:12.29, while her teammate Stina Gardell took the silver with a time of 2:14.42 and Elaine Breeden wound up third in a time
of 2:14.80.
“After a week off, we we've working hard, adding more yardage, swimming longer stuff. As the World Championships get closer, I wanted to be swimming faster and faster as this meet went on. I felt I was slow on the first day here,” said Hosszu.
In the men’s 200m IM final, Eric Shanteau took home the golden crown with a winning time of 1:59.82 and moved into the 15th spot in the world rankings.
Meanwhile, Markus Rogan of Trojan came second in 2:00.20 and Wu Peng of Club Wolverine finished third with a time of 2:01.19 in the respective meet.
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