Swimmers excel at FINA Swimming World Cup, Tokyo – Part 6
Following her scintillating form in the Women’s 400m Individual Medley (IM), Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu once again reached the starting blocks to race in the playoff of Women’s 200m butterfly on second day of the FINA World Cup Series in Tokyo.
With her notable forms, Hosszu faced no difficulty in living up to the hopes of her followers and kept on securing titles. Just like her ruthless efforts in the previous events, Hosszu showed no leniency to her competitors and tapped the wall for gold medal
by producing an effort of 2 minutes and 05.90 seconds.
Her immaculate effort remained considerably slower from the championship and world record of 2 minutes and 00.78 seconds, owned by Zige Liu of China from November 2009.
She was followed by Zsuzsanna Jakabos, who followed her on the finishing end for silver medal by producing an effort of 2 minutes and 06.79 seconds.
The second position holder was followed by Japan’s Misuzu Yabu, who stayed prominently behind and touched the wall for bronze medal with an effort of 2 minutes and 07.47 seconds.
On the other hand, Daiya Seto went on a rampage in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley (IM). The Japanese star crushed hopes of his opponents by snaring gold medal of the race in a time of 1 minute and 52.48 seconds.
His fascinating effort remained hardly a second slower from the world cup record of 1 minute and 51.55 seconds, set by Darian Townsend of South Africa in 2009. Similarly, he was also 2.40 seconds apart from the world record of 1 minute and 50.08 seconds,
made by Ryan Lochte in 2010.
Seto remained prominently ahead of the defending champion, Townsend, who clinched silver medal of the event by posting a time of 1 minute and 53.30 seconds. Third spot of the race was obtained by Kousuke Hagino of Japan, who stayed 1.46 seconds slower from
her foregoing finisher and tapped the wall with an effort of 1 minute and 53.76 seconds.
Hagino was followed by Australian swimmer, Kenneth To, who was unable to reach the podium and finished fourth in the race with a timing of 1 minute and 54.49 seconds.
Next was the Women’s 400m freestyle final, where New Zealand’s Melissa Ingram, devastated hopes of her opponents and posted a time of 4 minutes and 05.22 seconds for the title.
Her invincible effort remained more than 10 seconds slower from the championship record of 3 minutes and 54.93 seconds, made by Camille Muffat in October 2012.
Subsequently, she was also considerably slower from the world record of 3 minutes and 54.92 seconds, owned by Joanne Jackson of Greta Britain from 2009.
With her astonishing pace, Ingram managed to overwhelm Hosszu, who stepped on the victory stand for silver medal by producing a time of 4 minutes and 05.33 seconds.
Similarly, Bowles remained two body lengths slower from her former finisher and settled on the wall as third position holder by completing her race in a time of 4 minutes and 07.34 seconds.
Bowles enjoyed a slight lead over her team-member, Laura Crockart, who finished her swim in a time of 4 minutes and 07.71 seconds for fourth place.
Furthermore, the stupendous forms of all participants in the FINA World Cup cheered the crowd while the winners elevated hopes of their supporters by promising the same at upcoming World Short Course Championship.
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