Nikola Pregelj excels in Men’s 100m breaststroke prelims – EnergyAustralia SC Championships
Nikola Pregelj of Southport Olympic Swimming Club excelled in the preliminary rounds of Men’s 100m breaststroke on opening day of the 2012 EnergyAustralia Short Course Championships at Challenge Stadium in Perth on Wednesday, September 12.
The 20-year-old Pregelj dictated terms to his opponents in the four-lap breaststroke discipline and ensured his place in the playoff as strongest swimmer for the crown.
With his immaculate efforts, Pregelj stayed in a lead of half a stroke over his following swimmer as he qualified into the payoff as top contender for gold medal by producing a time of 1 minute and 00.47 seconds.
Pregelj was followed by Christian Sprenger of Indooroopilly who stayed 0.38 seconds behind and transpired on the finishing end as second best finisher by submitting a time of 1 minute and 00.85 seconds.
Sprenger was followed by Jeremy Meyer of Traralgon, VIC, who stayed only 0.18 seconds slower from him and earned his way into the final round as third best finisher by submitting a time of 1 minute and 01.03 seconds.
Meyer was chased by Nicholas Schafer of River City Rapid, who remained 0.43 seconds apart and surfaced on the wall as fourth fastest swimmer by reporting a time of 1 minute and 01.46 seconds.
The 20-year-old Schafer was traced by James Stacey of Lane Cove, NSW, who remained 0.07 seconds slower from his preceding swimmer and touched the wall with a timing of 1 minute and 01.53 seconds for fifth position.
Subsequently, sixth finest qualification spot of the race was obtained by Lennard Bremer of West Coast, WA, who stayed only 0.12 seconds slower from his preceding swimmer and hit the wall with a timing of 1 minute and 01.65 seconds.
Bremer was trailed by Joshua Palmer of Lefevre Portside, who ended seventh in the event with a timing of 1 minute and 01.70 seconds.
Last position of the event was secured by Max Ireland of Canberra, NSW, who stayed 0.12 seconds slower and posted 1 minute and 01.82 seconds.
The crowd appreciated gruelling efforts of Pregelj in the 100m discipline while he expressed his desire of sustaining his place in the playoff.
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