Sarah Bateman pockets Women’s 100m butterfly gold – USA Swimming Sectionals, Fort Lauderdale
Sarah Bateman of PA-FL pocketed gold medal of the Women’s 100m butterfly on day two of the 2012 USA Swimming Sectionals in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 13.
The 22-year-old Bateman overpowered her opponents with her relentless efforts in the double lap butterfly discipline. She gained a comfortable lead over her challengers in the first lap and with her continued dominance in the second lap, she reached the
finishing end for first position.
Bateman showed no mercy to her rivals and seized gold medal of the discipline by clocking a time of 1 minute and 01.10 seconds.
Her title claiming effort remained 1.14 seconds ahead of Isa Paez of Metro Aquatic Club, who made her way to the finishing blockade as second position holder by clocking a time of 1 minute and 02.24 seconds.
The silver medallist was chased by Megan Moroney of Saint Andrew’s, who stayed 0.48 seconds apart and cruised her way towards the finishing wall for bronze medal by producing a time of 1 minute and 02.72 seconds.
Fourth position of the discipline was secured by Julie A Stupp of Paq, who stayed 0.14 seconds behind and settled on the wall by posting a time of 1 minute and 02.86 seconds.
The 26-year-old Stupp was chased by Alex J Merritt of Area Tallahassee, who was just 0.01 seconds slower from her former finisher and tapped the wall with the timing of 1 minute and 02.87 second for fifth position.
Stupp was trailed by her team-member, Al Yambor-Maul, who remained almost one and a half body length slower from her and finished sixth in the event by clocking a time of 1 minute and 04.04 seconds.
Seventh position of the discipline was secured by Ana L Anaya of Metro Aquatic Club, who was 0.15 seconds behind and posted a time of 1 minute and 04.19 seconds.
Anaya was chased by Chris Herfurth of Lake Lytal Light, who earned eighth spot with an effort of 1 minute and 04.23 seconds.
In addition, Bateman was overjoyed with her remarkable pace and stated her plans of achieving the same at higher levels of swimming.
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