Sam Marshall clinches Women’s 100m breast-stroke gold: Day one – 2011 Australian University Games
Sam Marshall of University of Melbourne claimed the title of Women’s 100m breast-stroke on the initial day of the 2011 Australian University Games. The session completed on Tuesday, September 27, at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Queensland.
Marshall showered her expertise in the final of double lap breast-stroke discipline, where she improved the Games Record of the event with a scintillating effort of 1 minute and 09.84 seconds. With her splendid swim, she remained nearly three seconds under
the previous mark of 1 minute and 12.54 seconds, set by Bianca Conwell of University of Technology-Sydney, during 2000.
The champion was trailed by her team-mate, Emily Selig, who remained 2.23 seconds slower than the gold medallist and secured the podium for silver medal by reporting in a time of 1 minute and 12.07 seconds. Similarly, Selig remained in a lead of 3.06 seconds
over her subsequent competitor, QLD University of Technology’s Hannah Mullen, who submitted a time of 1 minute and 15.13 seconds for bronze medal.
After a while, the crowd witnessed Rebekah Goodie of Australian Catholic University, who secured fourth position of the breast-stroke swim. Goodie clocked a time of 1 minute and 16.81 seconds to remain ahead of her following swimmer, University of Queensland’s
Katrina Schieber, as she posted a time of 1 minute and 16.90 seconds for fifth position.
Sixth position of the race was claimed by University of Sydney’s Meagan Ramsay, who appeared on the finishing wall with a timing of 1 minute and 17.62 seconds. Ramsay was trailed by Nicola O’Brien of Macquarie University, who was 2.45 seconds behind her
and clocked a time of 1 minute and 20.07 seconds. Last spot of the race was secured by Elise New Man of University of NSW, who was 0.12 seconds behind the seventh position holder by producing a time of 1 minute and 20.19 seconds.
The arena admired the remarkable efforts of all participants in the 100m swim, while the winners were called upon the victory stand for their laudable efforts after the session.
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