Today,
on the closing day of the FINA World Masters Championships, last gold medals
were up for grabs in the swimming events. 500 athletes competed for spots on
the podium in the men’s and women’s 50m backstroke and 400m freestyle events.
The
competitions started at the Aquatics Palace at 8 o’clock in the morning and
concluded in 3.5 hours. Surely, the closing day was not that long like the days
before but it was still packed with some amazing events.
Women
fought for medals in the age groups from 25-29 to 75-79 in the 50m backstroke
while the 400m freestyle event featured impressive performances by experienced
swimmers from Australia: 80-year-old Denise Robertson from Miami Masters
Swimming Club and 85-year-old Dorothy Dickey from Doncaster Dolphins. The
latter set a Championships record covering the distance with a time of 8:25.34.
The
most seasoned swimmers competed in the men’s 50m backstroke in the 90-94 and
95-99 age groups. The men achieved three Championships records. Hungarian
athlete Bela Banki Horvath from Murena Szegedi Uszo-Es Buvarkl became
first to set a record. He’s been competing at World Masters Championships for
more than 20 years now. Recently he had established a world record in the 200m
backstroke event. Today he set yet another world record after covering the 50m
backstroke distance in 1:02.35. Another record holder – 75-year-old Frans Van
Enst from Ws Twente – touched the wall at 39.25. 25-year-old Vitalij
Borisov from the Sura Club achieved a record in the 25-29 age group by
finishing the heat with a time of 26.12.
Marcus
Mattioli from Minas Tenis Clube is an Olympic champion who keeps inspiring
other athletes with his athletic accomplishments. Today he won gold in the
men’s 400m freestyle event in the 55-59 age group.
All in
all, 490 medals were contested at the Aquatics Palace between August 10 and 16.
All
results for today are available via the following links:
Press Office of Organising
Committee for 16th FINA World Championships
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