Rebecca Soni conquers Women’s 200m breast-stroke title: Day six – 2011 FINA World Championships
Rebecca Soni of USA clinched the title of Women’s 800m freestyle on day six of the 2011 World Championships, organised by Federation Internationale de Natation on Friday, July 29, in Shanghai, China.
Soni won the gold medal of the event in a fabulous time of 2 minutes and 21.47 seconds. Her time was 1.35 seconds above the world record of 2 minutes and 20.12 seconds, set by Annamay Pierse of CANADA at the 2009 Rome World Championships.
She was followed by Yuliya Efimova of Russia, who remained just 0.75 seconds behind the gold medallist and occupied second position in the event, with a timing of 2 minutes and 22.22 seconds. She was trailed by Martha McCabe of Canada, who was considerably
behind her preceding swimmers, as she stayed 2.59 seconds behind Efimova and settled on the podium for the bronze medal, with a timing of 2 minutes and 24.81 seconds.
Sun Ye of China was the fourth fastest swimmer of the four-lap breast-stroke event, as she remained 0.28 seconds behind the bronze medallist and posted a time of 2 minutes and 25.09 seconds. Moments later, Rie Kaneto of Japan emerged as the fifth finest
swimmer of the 200m event, as she stayed 0.27 seconds behind Sun and posted a time of 2 minutes and 25.36 seconds.
Nadja Higl of Serbia claimed the sixth fastest spot of the event, by submitting a time of 2 minutes and 25.93 seconds. Her effort was 0.63 seconds away from her foregoing competitor, Rikke Pedersen of Denmark, who completed her swim in a seventh fastest
time of 2 minutes and 26.56 seconds. World record holder, Pierse, then demonstrated a deteriorating swim and failed to defend her title, as she finished eighth, with a timing of 2 minutes and 27.00 seconds.
Soni was extremely happy with her gold winning effort and expressed that she will try to maintain her spot at the upcoming 2012 London Olympics. In addition, the winners were awarded with medals and accolades for their scintillating efforts after the completion
of session.
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