Ryosuke Irie breaks his own record in the Men’s 200m back-stroke: Mare Nostrum, Monte Carlo
Asian record holder, Ryosuke Irie won the Men’s 200m back-stroke event with the fastest time of 1 minute and 54.34 seconds and moved in to the top place in the world rankings. Irie put up a scintillating swim and ousted his opponents after performing well
in the respective meet at the 2011 Mare Nostrum in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Stunningly, he set four world records in the 200m back-stroke events, this year, including timings of 1 minute and 54.08, 54.54, 54.55, 54.62 seconds. After the 200m back-stroke race, the Japanese swimmer, Ryosuke Irie was indeed happy and satisfied with
himself, as no other swimmer had done this before. He claimed that it was a challenging race, but thanks to the good pool conditions, he won the event with ease.
Irie has many riveting titles under his belt as he cinched four gold medals at the 2010 Asian Games which was indeed a remarkable achievement for him. Besides, he has shown his class and taken a huge round of applause from spectators in many other fabulous
swimming events, such as World Championships, Summer Universiade and Pan Pacific Championships.
Like other swimming professionals, Ryosuke Irie’s ultimate goal of life is to win his first ever gold title in both the World Championships and Olympic Games.
Meanwhile, his team-mate, Kazuki Watanabe clinched the silver title in the Men’s 200m back-stroke final with a sterling time of 1 minute and 57.67 seconds and improved to 7th place in the world rankings. Capturing bronze in the corresponding event
was Peter Bernek of Hungary, as the swimmer touched the finishing wall and ended his swim with a time of 1 minute and 58.37 seconds. After his effort, the athlete jumped to the 13th spot in the international rankings.
Both, Watanabe and Bernek gave their best performance in the 200m back-stroke meet, as no one was ready to lose the race until the last seconds. After a thrilling battle, Watanabe was able to oust his opponent as he proved his class to the spectators present
in the arena.
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