Yannick Agnel and Ilaria Bianchi secured swimming titles – European SC Swimming Championships

Yannick Agnel and Ilaria Bianchi secured swimming titles of Men’s 200m freestyle and Women’s 100m butterfly respectively at the 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Chartres, France.

Agnel stayed considerably ahead of his closest swimmer as he touched the wall for gold medal by producing a time of 1 minute and 41.46 seconds.

The champion was trailed by Pieter Timmers, who remained one and a half body lengths apart and tapped the wall for silver medal by producing a time of 1 minute and 43.08 seconds.

Timmers was chased by Gregory Mallet, who was 0.13 seconds behind and cruised his way towards the finishing end for bronze medal by touching the wall with the timing of 1 minute and 43.21 seconds.

Mallet was traced by Artem Lobuzov, who was 0.40 seconds behind and surfaced on the finishing end for fourth position by touching the wall with a timing of 1 minute and 43.61 seconds.

Lobuzov was trailed by Peter Bernek, who remained 0.90 seconds slower from his foregoing finisher and emerged on the finishing end for fifth position by clocking a time of 1 minute and 44.51 seconds.

Afterwards, Bianchi dominated the playoff of 100m discipline. She enjoyed more than a half body length lead over her closest competitor and hit the finishing wall for gold medal with a timing of 56.40 seconds.

The champion was trailed by Kimberly Buys, who remained 0.60 seconds slower from her former finisher and surfaced on the wall for second position by posting a time of 57.00 seconds.

Buys was chased by Jeanette Ottesen Gray, who was 0.13 seconds slower from her former finisher and reached the finishing blockade for bronze medal by touching the wall with an effort of 57.13 seconds.

Fourth position of the event was obtained by Zsuzsanna Jakabos, who was 0.49 seconds behind and surfaced on the wall by producing a time of 57.62 seconds.

Jakabos was followed by Birgit Koschischek, who remained half body length behind and appeared on the finishing end by producing a time of 58.26 seconds.

In addition, the position holders received medals and accolades for their notable efforts at the prize ceremony of the event.

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