Ryo Tateishi triumphs Men's 200m breast-stroke title: Day one – 2011 Swimming World Cup, Tokyo
Ryo Tateishi of Japan outperformed his competitors in the final round of Men's 200m breast-stroke on opening day of the 2011 Swimming World Cup in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, November 12.
Tokyo is the last stop of seven-stage World Cup Tournament, managed by the international aquatic sport organising association, Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA).
The 22-year-old Tateishi qualified as the second best swimmer into the final behind his team-mate, Kosuke Kitajima. He accelerated his efforts in the final round and devastated hopes of his rivals by obtaining gold medal of breast-stroke discipline.
He emerged as the most dominant swimmer of the final round and completed his first round in a time of 27.63 seconds. He was trailed by Naoya Tomita of Japan, who remained 0.59 seconds behind him and ended his round in a time of 28.22 seconds.
In the next round, Tateishi continued his reign by sustaining his fastest spot and completing his first half in a time of 58.75 seconds. Tomita remained 0.76 seconds behind him and concluded his second round with an effort of 59.51 seconds.
The stats remained the same in third round, where Tateishi extended his lead to almost one second and tapped the wall in a time of 1 minute and 30.56 seconds. He was trailed by Tomita, who clocked a time of 1 minute and 31.63 seconds for the equivalent distance.
The 22-year-old exceeded the expectations of his fans by outperforming his competitors in the final rounds. He completed his final round in a time of 32.93 seconds to post 2 minutes and 03.49 seconds for gold medal.
The second spot of the race was secured by Tomita, who remained 1.02 seconds slower than his former finisher and reached the podium for silver medal with an effort of 2 minutes and 04.51 seconds.
Moments later, the crowd witnessed an astounding effort of Marco Koch of Germany, who was just 0.01 second behind Tomita and settled on the podium for bronze medal with an effort of 2 minutes and 04.52 seconds.
The session came to an end after thrilling performances of all swimmers while the winners collected their accolades after the conclusion of session.
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