Paul Biedermann and Missy Franklin astonish spectators: 2011 FINA World Cup, Berlin
Day two of the 2011 FINA World Cup series saw impressive swims of Paul Biedermann and Missy Franklin in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, October 23. The session of the meet conducted Men’s 200m and Women’s 100m freestyle finals.
In the initial race, German athlete, Paul Biedermann beat South Africa’s Chad Le Clos and Italy’s Filippo Magnini by thrashing the finishing wall in a fastest time of 1 minute and 42.42 seconds to claim Men’s 200m freestyle title over his competitors. Meanwhile,
Le Clos earned silver medal by posting a time of 1 minute and 43.64 seconds and Magnini settled for bronze title with a mark of 1 minute and 43.74 seconds.
Some other swimmers gave their impressive performances in the respective race, as Ross Davenport of Great Britain picked fourth spot by hitting the finishing wall in a time of 1 minute and 44.53 seconds, while Pieter Timmers of Belgian settled for fifth
place with a spot of 1 minute and 44.89 seconds.
Moreover, Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland posted a wonderful time of 1 minute and 45.30 seconds to claim sixth position in the respective race. In addition, Gianluca Maglia of Italy picked seventh spot by submitting a time of 1 minute and 45.53 seconds and
David Carry of Great Britain settled for eighth place in a blot of 1 minute and 45.56 seconds.
Additionally, the Women’s 100m freestyle crown was taken over by United States’ Missy Franklin in a stunning time of 52.09 seconds. More importantly, Franklin won three gold medals in 200m back-stroke, 4x100m medley and 4x200m freestyle events at the 2011
World Championships, in Shanghai.
Meanwhile, Daniela Schreiber of Colombia posted an impressive time of 52.37 seconds to earn silver medal and Britta Steffen of Germany settled for bronze title by submitting a winning time of 52.50 seconds.
Then, there was a thrilling battle between Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen and Great Britain’s Francesca Halsall for the fourth and fifth places, but Ottesen beat her rival, Halsall by thrashing the finishing wall in an impressive time of 52.60 seconds to claim
fourth place honours. The fifth place went to Halsall in a time of 52.71 seconds, whereas, Angie Bainbridge settled for sixth position in 53.00 seconds.
Finally, there was an interesting battle between Allison Schmitt of United States and Maria Seppala Hanna of Finland for the seventh and eighth positions, but Schmitt left Maria behind and hit the finishing wall in a time of 53.07 seconds. Hanna had to settle
for eighth position by posting a time of 53.71 seconds.
The wonderful efforts of both Paul Biedermann and Missy Franklin inspired Berlin’s arena and the toppers were honoured with gold, silver and bronze titles after the session’s completion.
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