Pal Joensen accomplishes Men’s 800 freestyle gold: Day two - Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool
Pal Joensen of France lived up to the standards of his fans by accomplishing gold medal of the Men’s 800m freestyle final on second day of the 2011 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool in Atlanta on Saturday, December 17.
The 21-year-old Joensen devastated hopes of his challengers by overwhelming their efforts in the short course 800m discipline. He faced tough competition from American veteran, Michael Klueh and Danish expert, Mads Glaesner in the playoff.
Joensen emerged as the top contender for gold medal in the initial laps of the swim, but his profound efforts were overwhelmed by Klueh, who completed his initial 200 metres of the swim with an effort of 1 minute and 53.39 seconds. He remained 0.15 seconds
ahead of French swimmer, who covered the equivalent distance with a timing of 1 minute and 53.54 seconds.
Klueh continued his ascendancy in the next four rounds of the swim, where he sustained his fastest spot and ended his initial half of the race by submitting a time of 3 minutes and 50.11 seconds. He remained just 0.02 seconds ahead of Joensen, who concluded
his first half of the race with a second best time of 3 minutes and 50.13 seconds.
Nevertheless, the situation reversed in the second half, where Joensen once again gained the upper hand over his competitors by finishing his 600 metres of the swim with a timing of 5 minutes and 44.22 seconds. He remained nearly two seconds ahead of his
strongest rival, Klueh, who ended the equivalent distance by posting an effort of 5 minutes and 46.34 seconds.
Subsequently, he maintained his fastest spot of the race in remaining rounds, where he ended his swim with a time of 7 minutes and 36.24 seconds for gold medal. Klueh remained nearly 3.50 seconds slower than him and reached the podium for silver medal with
an effort of 7 minutes and 39.90 seconds. Glaesner remained nearly three seconds behind Klueh and completed his swim in 7 minutes and 42.27 seconds for bronze medal.
Furthermore, the medal winners received accolades for their remarkable efforts after the conclusion of the championship.
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