Summer Ashley Mortimer earns Women’s 100m backstroke gold – 2012 Paralympic Games
Summer Ashley Mortimer of Canada earned gold medal of the Women’s 100m backstroke in S10 category on day six of the swimming events at the 2012 London Paralympic Games in Aquatics Centre on Tuesday, September 4.
The Canadian swimmer stifled hopes of her opponents in the 100m discipline as she made her way to the finishing end for the gold medal.
With her impeccable efforts, Mortimer enjoyed a prominent lead over strongest challenger and stepped on the victory stand for the crown of the event by producing a time of 1 minute and 05.90 seconds.
The gold medallist was chased by Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand, who stayed 0.79 seconds behind and transpired on the finishing blockade as second best finisher by submitting a time of 1 minute and 06.69 seconds.
Pascoe was chased by Shireen Sapiro of South Africa, who managed to make her way to the victory stand for bronze medal by reporting a time of 1 minute and 09.02 seconds.
The bronze medallist was followed by Katherine Downie of Australia, who stayed 2.38 seconds slower from her foregoing finisher and settled on the wall as fourth fastest swimmer by reporting a time of 1 minute and 11.40 seconds.
Subsequently, Downie was chased by Aurelie Rivard of Canada, who stayed 0.52 seconds behind and ended her race in fifth best place by clocking an effort of 1 minute and 11.92 seconds.
Sixth position of the race was secured by Susan Beth Scott of USA, who stayed 0.15 seconds behind and tapped the wall with a timing of 1 minute and 12.07 seconds.
The American swimmer was followed by Nina Ryabova of Russia, who stayed 0.20 seconds away from her foregoing finisher and completed her race in a time of 1 minute and 12.27 seconds for seventh place.
Eight position of the event was gained by Anaelle Roulet of France, who stayed 1.70 seconds slower and tapped the wall with a timing of 1 minute and 13.97 seconds.
Mortimer was contented with her title claiming effort in the event and articulated that she would struggle hard to maintain her position in future.
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