Yui Ohashi secures Women’s 400m IM gold – Australian Youth Olympic Festival
Yui Ohashi of Japan secured gold medal of the Women’s 400m Individual Medley (IM) on second day of the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival at Berkeley Aquatic Club, on Friday, January 18, 2013.
The 17-year-old Ohashi stifled hopes of her opponents in the distant IM discipline as she surfaced on the wall for gold medal. With her unrelenting efforts, Ohashi remained half prominently faster from her closest competitor and secured the title.
Her notable place remained three arm strokes faster from her following swimmer as she tapped the wall with an effort of 4 minutes and 43.54 seconds.
The gold medallist was chased by Sydney Pickrem of Canada, who was 0.51 seconds apart and surfaced on the finishing wall for silver medal by producing an effort of 4 minutes and 44.05 seconds.
Third spot of the race was secured by Wakaba Tsuyuuchi of Japan, who stayed 0.04 seconds slower from her foregoing finisher and tapped the wall with the timing of 4 minutes and 45.86 seconds.
Subsequently, the bronze medallist was chased by Emily Overholt of Canada, who was two body lengths behind and finished her race in fourth place by posting an effort of 4 minutes and 45.86 seconds.
Fifth position of the event was obtained by Reka Gyorgy of Hungary, who stayed nearly three seconds slower from her former finisher and tapped the wall with the timing of 4 minutes and 48.33 seconds.
Sixth spot of the race was obtained by Alanna Bowles from Australia Gold, who stayed 0.61 seconds slower and surfaced on the finishing wall with the timing of 4 minutes and 48.94 seconds.
Similarly, Bowles was followed by Tianni Gilmour of Australia Green, who was considerably slower from her foregoing finisher and reached the wall with the timing of 4 minutes and 48.94 seconds for seventh position.
Eighth position of the event was obtained by Hayley Baker of Australia Green, who was 3.35 seconds behind and clocked a time of 4 minutes and 58.37 seconds.
In addition, Ohashi received massive admiration from the audience for her notable form at the victory ceremony after the session.
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