Olympic medallist Darian Townsend earns Men’s 100m freestyle crown: 2011 Pro Dual Meet
Olympic and Commonwealth medallist, Darian Townsend of West smacked his opponents during the second evening of the 2011 Pro Dual Meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Thursday, November 17. Townsend went on to win the Men’s 100m freestyle title.
During the vital encounter, West’s athlete, Darian Townsend created aggressive turns in the pool against his challengers and earned a stunning mark of 49.28 seconds to claim Men’s 100m freestyle crown. Townsend was the gold medallist in 4x100m freestyle
at the 2004 Olympic Games, in Athens. In addition, he performed very well during the 2010 and 2007 Commonwealth and All African editions, in Delhi and Algiers, respectively.
After the respective race, Bobby Savulich of East claimed silver medal by banging the finishing fence in a time of 50.04 seconds. In addition, Alex Coville of West pocketed bronze title by clicking the finishing hurdle in a mark of 50.27 seconds. Moreover,
Jason Dunford of East earned fourth place honour in a time of 50.46 seconds and David Dunford of East settled at fifth place in a spot of 50.56 seconds, correspondingly.
Three more West swimmers outperformed their rivals in the pool for the sixth, seventh and eighth places, as Richard Hortness ended the respective race in a spot of 50.74 seconds, Nick Brunelli touched the wall in 50.84 seconds and Bryan Lundquist finished
with 51.55 seconds, respectively. Additionally, George Bovell of West and Martyn Forde of East were placed at ninth and tenth positions by clicking the finishing barrier in a time of 51.96 seconds and 52.51 seconds.
Next, East’s Gard Kvale, Sebastian Bodet and Barry Murphy claimed eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth positions by thumping the finishing divider in a blot of 52.54 seconds, 52.60 seconds and 52.67 seconds, respectively. Last, but not the least, West and East’s
Davis Tarwater and Ian Hulme settled at fourteenth and fifteenth places in a spot of 52.99 seconds and 53.20 seconds, respectively.
Darian Townsend of West, Bobby Savulich of East and Alex Coville of West were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals along with cash prizes after the session’s completion.
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