Rylee Erisman Produces Spectacular Triple to Wrap Up World Junior Championships
It’s common for an athlete to tackle a double in worldwide competitors. A triple? Effectively, that could be a extra unusual sight, however a problem that america’ Rylee Erisman embraced on the ultimate night time of the World Junior Championships in Otopeni, Romania.
A 16-year-old from Florida, Erisman has been a headliner for Crew USA at World Juniors, most notably by means of her gold medal within the 100-meter freestyle. In that occasion, Erisman clocked 52.79 to change into the sixth-fastest American in historical past, and earn a berth to subsequent summer season’s Pan Pacific Championships in Southern California. On Sunday night time, she raced finals within the 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 400 medley relay – all in slightly below an hour.
Erisman dealt with her daunting night time impressively, as she captured the gold medal within the 50 freestyle, silver within the 200 freestyle and anchored america to victory within the 400 medley relay.
The 50 freestyle was the primary occasion of the session for Erisman, who figures to have a shiny future for america in senior worldwide competitors. Within the one-lap sprint, Erisman was timed in 24.70 to prime Nice Britain’s Theodora Taylor (24.72). Thirt-three minutes later, Erisman climbed the beginning blocks for the 200 freestyle, the place she rallied for second place in 1:56.76. That point left Erisman a half-second behind China’s Yang Peiqi, who registered a mark of 1:56.25. Yang additionally gained the 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle and 1500 freestyle.
The meet closed with Crew USA beating China and Russia in commanding vogue within the 400 medley relay. Erisman was on the top of the relay and equipped a dynamic freestyle cut up of 52.75, which turned a decent race with China right into a runaway. Erisman outsplit Yang by 1.39 seconds.
