Rachele Bruni pockets Women’s 5km Open Water gold: 2011 European Open Water Swimming Championships
Rachele Bruni of Italy pocketed the gold medal of Women’s 5km Open Water Time Trial discipline on the third day of the 2011 European Open Water Swimming Championships, on September 10, in Eilat, Israel.
The 20-year-old Bruni dominated the Women’s 5km event by submitting a top ranked time of 55 minutes and 51.0 seconds. The Italian swimmer had already captured the silver medal of the Women’s 10km swim on the first day of the same European Open Water Championships. During her participation at the 2011 World Universiade, Bruni gained the gold medal of the 10km individual race.
The champion was in a lead of 1 minute and 15 seconds over her following swimmer, Jana Pechanova of Czech Republic, who reached the podium for the silver medal with a timing of 57 minutes and 06.0 seconds. The third spot of the event was secured by Coralie Codevelle of France, who remained 10.7 seconds slower than the silver medallist and stepped on the podium for bronze medal by submitting a time of 57 minutes and 16.7 seconds.
In the meantime, Swann Oberson of Switzerland occupied fourth finest spot of the swim, as she stayed 31.3 seconds behind her foregoing competitor and passed the finishing line with a timing of 57 minutes and 48.0 seconds. Oberson was trailed by Natalia Charlos of Poland, who was 5.9 seconds slower than her preceding swimmer and clocked a time of 57 minutes and 54.1 seconds for fifth position.
Moments later, Alice Franco of Italy earned sixth finest spot of the swim, as she was only 14.8 seconds slower than Charlos and concluded her race with a timing of 58 minutes and 08.9 seconds. Franco was chased by Danielle Hall-Jackson of Great Britain, as she remained 1.6 seconds slower than her former finisher and acquired seventh fastest spot of the 5km discipline by clocking a time of 58 minutes and 10.5 seconds.
Subsequently, Elizaveta Gorshkova of Russia transpired as the eighth best swimmer of the event, by producing a time of 58 minutes and 11.8 seconds. Gorshkova remained 1.3 seconds slower than the seventh position holder but managed a lead of 25.6 seconds over her following swimmer, Fabiana Lamberti, who ended her swim in a time of 58 minutes and 37.4 seconds.
The crowd went wild with the thrilling performances of all participants in the 5km event, while Bruni was contented over her victory in the Women’s event and expressed that she will train hard for future events.
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