Seebohm, Bell, Nay and Rice shine at the Santa Clara International Invitational 2011
The Santa Clara International Invitational 2011 ended with the dominating performances of Emily Seebohm, Daniel Bell, Meagen Nay and Stephanie Rice in their respective events, at the meet held in California.
In the Women’s 100m back-stroke final, Australian swimmer, Emily Seebohm’s striking performance created a huge spark in the Santa Clara crowd, as she nabbed the golden crown in a record time of 59.77 seconds and jumped to Fifth place in the world rankings.
Colorado Stars’ swimmer, Franklin Winding, secured second spot in the corresponding race with a time of 59.98 seconds. Meagen Nay of Australia snagged the bronze medal in 1 minute and 00.96 seconds.
New Zealand’s swimmer, Daniel Bell, won the Men’s 100m back-stroke event with a fastest time of 54.70 seconds as opposed to Ryan Lochte, who was placed second with a time of 55.22 seconds. Eugene Godsoe of SwimMAC touched the finishing wall for the third spot in a time of 55.63 seconds.
Athens Bulldog’s swimmer, Wendy Trott, topped the Women’s 800m freestyle race with a sterling time of 8 minutes and 32.27 seconds. NBAC’s swimmer, Camryne Morris secured the second spot in the respective race with a time of 8 minutes and 35.14 seconds, whereas, Alexa Komarnycky of Canada settled for the bronze medal in 8 minutes and 35.27 seconds.
Michael McBroom captured the Men’s 1500m freestyle crown with a winning time of 15 minutes and 23.43 seconds. Jackson Wilcox touched the finishing wall for the second place in a time of 15 minutes and 32.11 seconds, while Mark Randall snared the bronze medal in a time of 15 minutes and 33.07 seconds.
In the Women’s 200m back-stroke category, Meagen Nay of Australia hit the wall in 2 minutes and 07.16 seconds to settle for the gold medal. Olympic champion of Australia, Stephanie Rice, won the Women’s 400m Individual Medley crown with a winning time of 4 minutes and 36.52 seconds and improved to Fourth spot in the world rankings.
Madeline DiRado earned the silver medal in 4 minutes and 40.90 seconds, while Jana Mangimelli of SwimAtlanta settled for bronze in a time of 4 minutes and 41.23 seconds. The fourth spot in the respective meet was captured by Andie Taylor of Stanford with a time of 4 minutes and 42.71 seconds, to move into 25th place in the world swimming rankings.
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