Four More WR Fall as Pavlova, Zhdanov, Kubiak & Yang Shine on Day Three of Para Worlds

2025 World Para Swimming Championships

• September 21-27, 2025
• OCBC Aquatic Centre – Singapore
• LCM (50 Meters)
• Meet Central
• YouTube Livestream Channel
• Results

Day three in Singapore produced four new Para Swimming world records, with Mariia Pavlova, Roman Zhdanov, Katie Kubiak, and Yang Hong all rewriting the record books. The U.S. added to the excitement with a double podium in the women’s 100 freestyle S13, while several other championship and continental records highlighted a fast-paced session.

Para Athlete Classifications:

• Physical Impairment: S1-S10
• Visual Impairment: S11-S13
• Intellectual Impairment: S14

Prefixes Explanation:

• S: Freestyle, Butterfly and Backstroke
• SB: Breaststroke
• SM: IM

Day Three Highlights:

The first world record to fall on day three came at the hands of Mariia Pavlova (NPA) in the women’s 100 breaststroke SB7. Pavlova put up a time of 1:24.51 to lower the world record of 1:26.09 she established at last summer’s Paralympics in Paris.

Roman Zhdanov (NPA) put forth a dominant showing in the men’s 150 IM SM4, topping his own world record in 2:20.86, finishing over eight seconds ahead of the field. This marks the first world record in the event since 2021 and the first Championship Record in the race since 2019, which Zhdanov held both.

American Katie Kubiak got in on the world record action in the women’s 50 butterfly S5. In the prelims, Kubiak set an S4 Championship Record in 41.18. She then demolished that swim at finals, setting a new S4 world record in 39.34 to take silver. China’s Shenggao He took gold in a new S5 Championship Record of 38.82.

Yang Hong of China turned in the fourth world record of the day in the men’s 200 IM SM6; lowering his own mark from Paris of 2:37.31 down to 2:36.73. Silver medalist Jesus Alberto Gutierrez Bermudez also notched a new Americas record in the event in 3:37.06, a time that would have broken the world record, had Yang not broken it a third of a second earlier.

Jose Ronaldo Da Silva charged home in the men’s 100 backstroke S1 final to mark a new Americas record in 2:53.88. Da Silva finished 4th overall in the event. Ukraine’s Anton Kol took gold in the event, clocking 2:36.54.

The men’s 100 breaststroke SB14 final saw each medalist eclipse new record marks. Gold-medalist Naohide Yamaguchi of Japan notched a new Championship Record of 1:03.36. Australia’s Jake Michel earned silver, touching in 1:03.51 to mark a new Oceanian record. And Harry Stewart of Great Britain clocked 1:04.04 for bronze, setting a new European record in the process.

Beatriz De Araujo Flausino continued the Brazilian success in Singapore with a gold medal and Championship Record in the women’s 100 breaststroke SB14, touching nearly two and a half seconds ahead of fellow countrywoman Debora Borges Carneiro (1:15.08) in 1:12.61.

Gabriel Geraldo Dos Santos Araujo topped his own Championship Record from 2023 in the men’s 100 backstroke S2, touching in 1:54.58, nearly a second faster than his 2023 performance of 1:55.34.

Zhu Ji of China marked a new Asian record in the women’s 200 IM SM6, clocking 3:00.05, four and a half seconds ahead of teammate Liu Daomin (3:04.54), who earned silver.

Italy continued their impressive Para Worlds showing with a Championship Record from Simone Barlaam in the men’s 100 butterfly S9, his final time of 57.96 clipped his former record from 2023 of 58.25.

Zhang Yunxiang swam to a new Asian record in the men’s 400 freestyle S10, stopping the clock in 4:15.82, securing a 5th-place finish. It was Bas Takken of the Netherlands who took home the individual title in the event, clocking 4:05.28.

Daria Lukianeko was unchallenged in the women’s 100 breaststroke SB11 on her way to a gold medal and new championships record in 1:18.25, taking gold by nearly three and a half seconds.

The United States bookended the 100 freestyle S13 podium with Olivia Chambers touching 1st in 1:00.11 and Grace Nuhfer finished with the bronze in 1:00.72.

Brazil took home the second relay title of the meet in the Mixed 4×50 medley relay 20pts. The foursome of Samuel Da Silva De Oliveira, Alessandra Oliveira Dos Santos, Tiago De Oliveira Ferreira, and Mayra Do Amaral Petzold clocked a new Americas record in 2:30.94.

Other Day Three Event Winners:

• Men’s 100 Breast SB7: Carlos Daniel Serrano Zarate (COL)
• Women’s 100 Back S2: Diana Koltsova (NPA)
• Women’s 150 IM SM4: Mira Larionova (NPA)
• Men’s 50 Free S12: Illia Yaremenko (UKR)
• Women’s 50 Free S12: Maria Carolin Goomes Santiago Araujo (BRA)
• Men’s 50 Fly S5: Jincheng Guo (CHN)
• Women’s 100 Fly S9: Xu Jialing (CHN)
• Women’s 400 Free S10: Faye Rogers (GBR)
• Men’s 100 Breast SB11: Rogier Dorsman (NED)
• Men’s 100 Free S13: Egor Schitkovski (NPA)
• Men’s 100 FLy S8: Li Ting (CHN)
• Women’s 100 Fly S8: Alice Tai (GBR)

Medal Table After Day Three: