Yoshikazu Kanaji clinches Men’s 200m back-stroke title: Day six – World Deaf Swimming Championships
Yoshikazu Kanaji of Japan clinched the title of Men’s 200m back-stroke meet on the sixth day of the 2011 World Deaf Swimming Championships on Friday, August 12, in Coimbra, Portugal.
Kanaji claimed the gold medal of the event in a new Deaf Championship Record time of 2 minutes and 08.94 seconds. Kanaji has already improved the championships mark of the event in the qualifying rounds of the same discipline, where he clocked a time of
2 minutes and 10.97 seconds. Nevertheless, the Japanese swimmer was just 0.40 seconds away from the Deaf World Record of 2 minutes and 08.54 seconds, made by Gregory Lessing of New Zealand in 2005.
He was trailed by his closest rival and team-member, Ryutaro Ibara, who remained 3.15 seconds slower than the gold medallist and appeared on the podium for silver medal, with a timing of 2 minutes and 12.09 seconds. The third fastest finish was earned by
Philippe Oueliet of Canada, who was just 0.89 seconds slower than Ibara and reached the podium for the bronze medal, with a timing of 2 minutes and 12.97 seconds.
In the meantime, Vladimir Kolpakov of Russia transpired as the fourth fastest swimmer of the event, as he was just 0.10 seconds slower than the third position holder and ended his race in 2 minutes and 13.07 seconds. He was chased by German swimmer, Phil
Goldberg, who was 0.57 seconds behind his preceding swimmer and posted a time of 2 minutes and 13.64 seconds.
Kolpakov’s team-mates, Ivan Kassin and Borshchevaskiy N. emerged as the sixth and seventh position holders of the event, as they concluded their swims with timings of 2:14.65 and 2:19.39 minutes, respectively. Then, Maksym Dudnyk of Ukraine ended his swim
in the eighth fastest place, as he touched the finishing wall and reported in a time of 2 minutes and 22.09 seconds.
Kanaji thrilled the crowd with his record beating swim in the four-lap back-stroke event, while the winners will be awarded with medals and prized after the completion of the session.
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