Swimmers excel at FINA Swimming World Cup, Tokyo – Part 2
The dazzling forms of Katinka Hosszu and Jessica Hardy in the opening events of the FINA World Cup in Tokyo elevated the hopes of the audience as they showed eagerness for more swimming splash.
After winning the title of 800m freestyle, Hosszu found her way towards the pool deck once again for the playoff of Women’s 200m freestyle. Hosszu, who clinched seven gold medals in the initial stages of the World Cup, went full rampant in the playoff of
the 200m discipline to secure her second gold medal of the event.
Hosszu experienced strong resistance from her strongest competitor and teammate, Zsuzsanna Jakabos, but she managed to overpower her over the finishing end for the crown.
With her undisputed efforts in the race, Hosszu crushed hopes of her opponents and raked gold medal of the event with a nice timing of 1 minute and 54.94 seconds.
Her notable form remained almost three seconds slower from Allison Schmitt’s championship mark of 1 minute and 52.08 seconds. Consequently, she also remained 3.77 seconds away from the world record of 1 minute and 51.17 seconds, owned by Federica Pellegrini
of Italy in 2009.
Similarly, Hosszu enjoyed an advantage of half body length over Jakabos, who captured second position of the race by producing a time of 1 minute and 55.36 seconds.
Third spot of the race was secured by Kelly Stubbins of Australia, who was more than a full body length apart and clocked a time of 1 minute and 56.50 seconds.
Next was the Men’s 400m Individual Medley (IM), where Japanese specialist, Daiya Seto went home swelling with pride after clinching the title. Seto took commendable lead over his toughest challenger in the start and proved his eligibility for the crown with
a timing of 4 minutes and 00.02 seconds.
Seto’s gold finish remained only 0.10 seconds away from his own championship record of 4 minutes and 00.12 seconds, made by Seto in 2012. His gruelling effort remained 4.52 seconds slower from the world record of 3 minutes and 55.50 seconds, set by Ryan
Lochte in December, 2010.
Second position of the event was obtained by Yousuke Mori of Japan, who captured second position of the race by clocking a time of 4 minutes and 06.94 seconds. Mori was followed by his team-member, Kousuke Hagino, who occupied third position of the race
by clocking an effort of 4 minutes and 07.70 seconds.
Following that, Inge Dekker dominated the playoff of the Women’s 100m butterfly discipline. Dekker went full throttle in the 100m discipline and snared the crown by clocking a time of 57.39 seconds.
She remained almost two seconds slower from the championship record of 55.46 seconds, held by Felicity Galvez of Australia in 2009. She also remained 2.34 seconds slower from the world record of Diane Bui Duyet of France, who posted 55.05 seconds in 2009.
Dekker was traced by Sophie Allen of Great Britain, who was almost full body length slower from her foregoing finisher and pocketed silver medal of the race with the timing of 58.24 seconds.
Third finest spot of the race was secured by Lan Liu of China, who was only an inch behind and surfaced on the finishing end as third position holder by clocking a time of 58.30 seconds.
To be continued in part 3.
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