Swimmers impress at the European SC Swimming Championships 2012 – Part 14
After the tantalizing efforts of Katinka Hosszu and Vyacheslav Sinkevich in their main events on the concluding day of 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships, Women’s 20m freestyle became the centre of attention for the audience.
With her fastest qualification effort in the prelims, France’s Camille Muffat was inevitably strong for top spot of the race. She enjoyed a prominent lead over her competitors from the start and paved her way towards the finishing end for gold medal with
an effort of 1 minute and 52.20 seconds.
The champion remained 1.03 seconds away from the world record of 1 minute and 51.17 seconds, owned by Federica Pellegrini of Italy in 2009.
Her title claiming effort remained two body lengths ahead of her following swimmer and teammate, Charlotte Bonnet, who stepped on the victory stand for silver medal by submitting an effort of 1 minute and 54.00 seconds.
Bonnet was followed by Veronika Popova of Russia, who stayed only an inch away from overpowering her foregoing finisher and tapped the wall with an effort of 1 minute and 54.20 seconds.
Fourth position of the race was obtained by Patricia Castro Ortega of Spain, who was 1.76 seconds slower from her foregoing finisher and ended her race in a time of 1 minute and 55.96 seconds.
Moments later, the finalists of Men’s 200m freestyle reached the starting blocks. With the absence of defending champion and world record holder, Germany’s Paul Biedermann in the race, Yannick Agnel of France was prominently strong for the title.
Agnel exceeded expectations of his supporters as he went full rampant in the playoff and posted a time of 1 minute and 41.46 seconds for gold medal.
His title claiming effort remained considerably slower from the world record of 1 minute and 39.37 seconds, set by Biedermann in November 2009.
Second fastest spot of the event was obtained by Pieter Timers of Belgium, who was one and a half body length behind and clocked an effort of 1 minute and 43.08 seconds.
Timmers was traced by French specialist, Gregory Mallet, who was 0.13 seconds slower and transpired on the finishing end for third position by producing an effort of 1 minute 43.21 seconds.
Mallet was followed by Artem Lobuzov of Russia, who was 0.40 seconds slower and posted an effort of 1 minute and 43.61 seconds.
In addition, the audience was delighted with the notable forms of all participants while the swimmers received medals and accolades for their notable forms after the event.
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