Theresa Michalak captures Women’s 100m IM crown in Stockholm: Day two – 2011 FINA World Cup
Day two of the seven stop 2011 FINA World Cup series ended with the scintillating splash of Germany’s athlete, Theresa Michalak, in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday, October 16. The session of the meet conducted the Women’s 100m Individual Medley final race.
Michalak wiped out Canada’s Erica Morningstar and Japan’s Kanako Watanabe in the arena by posting a thrilling time of 59.30 seconds to win the 100m IM title. Meanwhile, Morningstar claimed silver medal in the respective race by submitting a time of 59.39
seconds and Watanabe settled for bronze title in a time of 1 minute and 01.30 seconds.
Sweden’s young athlete, Sara Thyden finished fourth in a time of 1 minute and 01.74 seconds, whereas, Evelyn Verraszto of Hungary settled for fifth place in a time of 1 minute and 01.93 seconds. Russia’s Maria Ugolkova was also not left among the top swimmer’s
list, as she wound up sixth with a time of 1 minute and 02.20 seconds.
Meanwhile, Columbian athlete, Magdalena Kuras and Norwegian swimmer, Katharina Stiberg earned seventh place honours with a matching time of 1 minute and 02.27 seconds.
Earlier, Korea’s athlete, Jin Kim Hye notched Women’s 200m breast-stroke title with a winning mark of 2 minutes and 22.41 seconds. Joline Hostman of Sweden claimed silver title with a time of 2 minutes and 22.41 seconds, while Darae Jeong picked bronze medal
in a time of 2 minutes and 22.59 seconds.
Additionally, Chad Le Clos won the Men’s 200m back-stroke title with a triumphant time of 1 minute and 54.33 seconds. Brazil’s Leornardo Fim finished second in a time of 1 minute and 54.43 seconds, while Lukas Rauftlin of Switzerland settled for third position
with a time of 1 minute and 56.08 seconds. The resounding swims of all athletes impressed the arena and the top three players were awarded medals and cash prizes after the session’s completion.
The 2011 FINA World Cup is a seven stop series, which is providing an excellent opportunity to young guns of Australia, Russia, and Sweden to prepare themselves hard for their futuristic meets of swimming.
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