Michael Rock pockets Men’s 100m butterfly gold: Day seven – British Gas Swimming Championships
Commonwealth silver medallist, Michael Rock of Stockport Mo pocketed gold medal of the Men’s 100m butterfly on day seven of the 2012 British Gas Swimming Championships at the London Aquatics Centre on Friday, March 9.
The British Championship is of significant value as it offers a chance to their national swimmers to prove their mettle in the Great Britain’s team to the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The 24-year-old Rock faced tough competition from his challengers, Jack Marriott of Loughborough University and Antony James of Plymouth Lea, but with his relentless efforts, he managed to escape them over the finishing end for the title of the event.
Marriott dominated the first round of the event and remained prominent for gold medal, but he failed to sustain his pace in the second half and ended his swim behind Rock.
With his phenomenal efforts in the first half, Marriott remained prominent as the top contender for gold medal as he reached the other end of the pool with the timing of 23.89 seconds. He was followed by Rock, who stayed 0.52 seconds slower from his former
swimmer and wrapped up his first half in a time of 24.41 seconds.
He was chased by James, who stayed 0.36 seconds behind Rock and covered the equivalent distance by posting an effort of 24.77 seconds.
In the next lap, the arena witnessed ruthless efforts of Rock, who geared up his pace and devastated hopes of his strongest challenger by seizing top spot on the podium for gold medal with an effort of 52.02 seconds.
His gold claiming effort remained 0.47 seconds ahead of Marriott, who followed him on the victory stand for silver medal by producing a time of 52.49 seconds. The second position holder was just 0.10 seconds ahead of James, who earned bronze medal of the
discipline by touching the wall with an effort of 52.59 seconds.
The session ended after the conclusion of all planned events whereas the position holders received accolades for their tremendous efforts after the session. In addition, the arena enjoyed remarkable sprints of all position holders in double lap butterfly
event.
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