Posted at 6:21 a.m., Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Swimming: Australians dominate at Japan meet
Associated Press
CHIBA, Japan — Reigning world champion Libby Lenton of Australia and compatriot Andrew Lauterstein both posted victories today at the International Swim Meet 2007 in Japan.Lenton, who won five gold medals at this year's world swimming championships in Melbourne, clocked a time of 53.58 seconds in the women's 100-meter freestyle to finish ahead of compatriot Cate Campbell, who clocked 54.70.
China's Zhu Yingwen was third in 54.89.
In the men's 100-meter freestyle, Lauterstein posted a time of 49.38 to edge compatriot Matthew Targett by .09 seconds.
American Nick Brunelli finished third with a time of 49.54.
Australian swimmers also posted victories in the men's and women's 4x200-meter freestyle relays.
In other races, Athens Olympic gold medalist Otylia Jedrzejczak overtook Australian world champion Jessicah Schipper over the final 50 meters to win the women's 200 butterfly with a time of 2:06.15.
It was Jedrzejczak's second medal of the meet, adding to the silver she won in the 400 freestyle on Tuesday.
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe took top honors in the women's 100-meter backstroke with a time of 59.85, ahead of Japan's Reiko Nakamura, who touched the wall in 1:00.58.
Riaan Schoeman of South Africa breezed to victory in the men's 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4:15.41, almost two seconds ahead of runner-up Pawel Korzeniowski of Poland.
