Swimmers shine in swimming events: Santa Clara International Grand Prix – Part 9
The fascinating swims of athletes on second day of the 2012 Santa Clara International Grand Prix took expectations of the audience to new heights. The arena was excited to see incredible sprints of their favourite swimmers on concluding day of the championship.
With almost one and a half month before the 2012 London Olympic Games, the Santa Clara meet is providing an opportunity to world-class players to compete with the best of USA in their exclusive events.
The third day of the tournament included playoffs of 200m butterfly, 100m breaststroke, 100m backstroke, 200m Individual Medley (IM), 800m freestyle and 1500m freestyle in Women and Men’s corner.
First event of the session was Women’s 200m butterfly, where the 18-year-old Jasmine Tosky crushed hopes of her challengers, who were eyeing the title of the event. With her epic pace, Tosky remained prominently faster from her strongest competitor and hit
the finishing wall for gold medal with the timing of 2 minutes and 09.66 seconds.
The champion remained nearly three seconds slower from the meet record of 2 minutes and 06.89 seconds, made by Kathleen E Hersey of Una TXLA-ST in June 2011.
Her time was almost four seconds behind the US Open mark of 2 minutes and 05.96 seconds, made by Mary T Meagher of Lakeside in 1981. Her effort was also 5.52 seconds away from the American record of 2 minutes and 04.14 seconds, set by Mary DeScenza of USA
in 2009.
Subsequently, her effort was nearly eight seconds behind the world record of 2 minutes and 01.81 seconds, held by Zige Liu of China in 2009.
The gold medallist was followed by Kimberly Vandenberg, who was nearly half body length behind and touched the wall with an effort of 2 minutes and 10.02 seconds for silver medal.
Third position of the discipline was secured by Rita Medrano Munoz of Mexico, who was 0.13 seconds slower and posted an effort of 2 minutes and 10.15 seconds.
Next was the equivalent event in Men’s corner, where Robert L Bollier devastated hopes of his competitors and occupied gold medal of the discipline.
The 22-year-old Bollier remained comfortably ahead of his challengers and made his way to the finishing wall for gold medal with the timing of 1 minute and 56.77 seconds.
His title claiming effort remained nearly two seconds slower from the meet record of 1 minute and 54.31 seconds, set by Michael Phelps of North Baltimore in 2009.
His struggle remained nearly four seconds behind the US Open mark of 1 minute and 52.20 seconds, set by Phelps in 2009. Similarly, he remained 5.26 seconds away from the American and world record of 1 minute and 51.51 seconds, made by Phelps at the 2009
Rome World Championships.
Bollier was trailed by Michael P Klueh, who stayed 2.50 seconds slower from his former finisher and tapped the finishing end for silver medal with the timing of 1 minute and 59.27 seconds.
Third position of the discipline was secured by the 23-year-old Scott T Clary, who remained one body length behind and reported a time of 2 minutes and 00.53 seconds.
The bronze medallist was chased by Thomas A Shields, who was just a stroke apart and hit the finishing blockade with an effort of 2 minutes and 00.91 seconds.
To be continued in Part 10.
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