Fine swim earns Mosse second medal

Press, 15 July 1987, Page 51

Fine swim earns Mosse second medal

NZPA Special Corresondent Zagreb, Yugoslavia A fine performance by the New Zealand swimmer, Anthony Mosse, won him his second medal at the World Student Games at Zagreb yesterday. Mosse swam a close second to the Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Andy Jameson, in an enthralling fourway battle for first place in the 100 m butterfly final. Jameson, with 54.65 s just edged out Mosse (54.73), David Cadmartori, of the United States, (54.87), and Jay Mortenson, also of the United States, (55.13). Only 0.48 of a second separated the four.

Mosse again had a poor start and trailed the other three at the 50m mark. Mortenson lead at halfway with 25.42, only a fraction ahead of Cadmartori, with 25.63. Both Jameson and Mosse did excellent turns and put in some powerful work to overhaul the two Americans. With 20m to go, Mosse appeared to be pushing ahead of Jameson as the two matched strokes before a mighty effort from Jameson with his last two strokes crashed him into the lead, and the gold medal. Earlier Mosse had been beaten by Cadmartori in the fourth heat as Mosse recorded the fourth-fastest qualifying time of 55.79, behind Jameson (55.04), Cadmartori (55.31) and Mortenson (55.34). Mosse won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly last Thursday. Yesterday’s result brought Mosse’s medal tally

at Universiades to four. He previously won a bronze in 1983 and a silver in 1985. New Zealand swimmer, Richard Lockhart, also had a good day at the Mladost swimming complex when he swam 1:05.38 in the 100 m breaststroke, breaking his previous best in the event of 1:06.38.

Lockhart finished eighthfastest qualifier for the final, which was won by Lorenzo Carbonari, of Italy, in 1:04.20. Lockhart finished last in the highly creditable time of 1:05.54.

Lockhart, aged 24, has had a successful trip to Yugoslavia, breaking personal bests in both his specialist breaststroke distances at an age when man swimmers are generally considered to be past their best in terms of potential. The other member of the New Zealand swim team, the Aucklander, Sylvia Hume, was not so fortunate. Hume recorded 28.38 s in the 50m freestyle, the nineteenthfastest time in the heats.

Although the swimming competition will continue today, yesterday was the last day for the New Zealanders in the pool. The two other members of the team will be in action in track events.

Paul Lloyd, of Wellington, is entered in the heats of the 110 m hurdles while Marguerite Buist, of Hamilton, runs in the women’s 10,000 m.

• The Rumanian swimming sensation, Noemi Lung, continued to glitter at every turn. Lung won her fifth gold and claimed a fourth Games record by taking the 800 m freestyle by more than six seconds in Bmin 34.825.