Alanna Bowles and Mack Horton grab gold medals – Australian Youth Olympic Festival

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 3:10:06 by

Alanna Bowles and Mack Horton grabbed gold medals of the Women’s 800m freestyle and Men’s 1500m freestyle respectively at the 2012 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.

Bowles stayed in a comfortable lead over her challengers and touched the wall for gold medal with an effort of 2 minutes and 38.61 seconds.

The first position holder was traced by Amelia Gould, who was two body lengths behind and touched the wall for silver medal with an effort of 8 minutes and 40.35 seconds.

The silver medallist was followed by Tsuzumi Hasegawa, who remained 7.40 seconds away from her foregoing finisher and surfaced on the wall for bronze medal by producing a time of 8 minutes and 47.75 seconds.

The bronze medallist was chased by Alexandra Aitchison, who was almost eight seconds slower and emerged on the finishing end for fourth position by clocking a time of 8 minutes and 55.25 seconds.

Fifth finest position of the race was obtained by Flora Sibalin, who remained almost three seconds apart and settled on the wall by posting a time of 8 minutes and 58.05 seconds.

On the other hand, Horton stayed considerably faster from his following swimmers and tapped the wall for gold medal with an effort of 15 minutes and 04.87 seconds.

The first position holder was chased by Yuto Sato, who remained almost six seconds behind and surfaced on the finishing end for silver medal by producing an effort of 15 minutes and 10.58  seconds.

Third fastest swimmer of the event remained Katsuki Hashiguchi, who was 19.11 seconds slower and secured bronze medal of the race by reporting an effort of 15 minutes and 29.69 seconds.

Hashiguchi was followed by who remained prominently slower from his former finisher and settled on the wall as fourth position holder by producing an effort of 15 minutes and 48.73 seconds.

In addition, the arena applauded for gruelling efforts of all participants in their respective events while the position holders received medals and accolades for their scintillating forms at the prize ceremony after the session.

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