Swimmers shine in swimming events: Santa Clara International Grand Prix – Part 1
The first day of the 2012 Santa Clara International Grand Prix witnessed stupendous swims of international players in their respective events. The meet was a four-day swimming event, which took place at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa
Clara, California.
The meet is the seventh and last stop of the 2012 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series that allows the international swimmers to compete with the US veterans before the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The Santa Clara International attracted participation of many elite swimmers including the Olympic champions and thus increased the intensity of the competition.
The first session of the championship included only two events, Women’s 1500m freestyle, and Men’s 800m freestyle.
The 1500m freestyle was the opening event of the tournament, where New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle served notice of her talent and stifled hopes of her challengers by snaring gold medal of the 1500m discipline.
With her epic pace and unmatchable struggle, Boyle made her way to the finishing end in a finest time of 16 minutes and 21.73 seconds for the title of the event.
The gold medallist remained nearly forty seconds slower from the American and world mark of 15 minutes and 42.54 seconds, made by Kate Ziegler of USA in 2007.
Her immaculate effort remained nearly two seconds faster from Emily A Brunemann of Fast Swim Team-C, who accomplished silver medal of the discipline by submitting a time of 16 minutes and 23.36 seconds.
The 25-year-old Brunemann was chased by Andreina D Pinto of Gator Swim Club, who stayed nearly 0.80 seconds apart and hit the finishing blockade for bronze medal with the timing of 16 minutes and 24.16 seconds.
The bronze medallist was followed by Min Zhao of Shanghai Swimming, who stayed nearly thirty-two seconds slower and tapped the finishing blockade for fourth position with an effort of 16 minutes and 56.02 seconds.
Next was the last event of the opening session of the tournament, the Men’s 800m freestyle. The event was dominated by the 2008 Beijing Olympic champion and Korean veteran, Park Tae Hwan.
The 22-year-old Tae Hwan, who stunned the aquatic crowd with his blistering performance in the 200m and 400m freestyle disciplines at the Beijing Games, faced no trouble in occupying gold medal of the event. The Korean won gold medal of the 400m freestyle
and a silver medal in the 200m freestyle at the Beijing Olympics.
With his fascinating efforts, he seized gold medal of the 800m discipline with the timing of 7 minutes and 52.07 seconds.
The champion was chased by Michael P Klueh of Fast Swim Team-C, who stayed 9.16 seconds slower and hit the finishing end for second position by producing a time of 8 minutes and 01.23 seconds.
Klueh was trailed by Jameson A Lyon of North Coast Aquatics, who suffered a deficit of nearly thirteen seconds from his preceding swimmer and transpired on the finishing blockade with an effort of 8 minutes and 14.34 seconds.
Lyon was trailed by Brian J Westlake of Sierra S Marlins, who remained nearly six seconds behind and tapped the finishing end for fourth position by submitting a time of 8 minutes and 20.20 seconds.
The first day of the championship concluded after the completion of all scheduled events in Men and Women’s category while the position holders received medals after the session.
To be continued in Part 2.
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