Moose Jaw's Graeme Fish put together a pair of personal best performances on his way to two impressive finishes at the World Single Distance Speedskating Championships taking place in Inzell, Germany.
Fish competed in the 5,000 metres on Thursday and recorded a time of six minutes, 23.379 seconds to finish in 14th place. A solid showing to be sure, but nothing compared to what was in the cards Saturday.
Fish made the most of fast conditions at the Max Eicher Arena to put down a time of 13:14.68 and better his personal best by nearly 10 seconds.
“For me, this was one of the best races I’ve ever skated,” Fish said on speedskating.ca. “Technically, I skated really well. I was able to hold the technique for 23 of the 25 laps and it really helped me stay focused for the whole race.”
Even more impressively, Fish's time landed him a seventh-place finish and put him in hunting distance of a potential podium appearance in the future.
“Improving on my personal best by nine seconds at the world championships is nothing to complain about either. I am really glad to see that I am improving and hope to maybe contend for a medal in the years to come.”
