Antoni Ponce Bertran

2023 Para Worlds Day 5: Ukraine Keeps Up Momentum, Adds 5 More Golds & 1 WR to its Haul

Host nation Great Britain claimed 2 gold medals on Day 5, but Ukraine continued its momentum from yesterday and won 5 more tonight, including one in WR time.

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2023 Para Worlds Day 4: Ukraine Adds 5 Golds and Breaks 3 WR in the Process

Ukraine surged up the medal table claiming 5 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes tonight and currently sit third in the total medal rankings behind China & Brazil

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Carles Coll Hits New Personal Best of 2:10.71 in the 200 BR on Day 5 of the Spanish Open

The final day of the World Championships qualifying event for Spain featured the 200 breast, 50 back, 400 free, and the para 50 breast. 

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Simone Barlaam Blasts 100 Free S9 World Record at Para World Championships

Barlaam crushed his own 100 free S9 world record by .8 to win gold for Italy, helping further establish their dominance on the medal table after day four.

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US Breaks 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay World Record on Day Three of Para Worlds

USA’s team of Ellie Marks, Leanne Smith, Abbas Karimi, and Rudy Garcia-Tolson (above) shaved .10 off China’s World record in the 4×50 mixed medley relay.

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Tokyo Paralympics Day 4 Records Round-Up: 13 Paralympic Records Re-Written

ESP’s Ponce Bertran broke the 1996 SB5 men’s 100 breast Paralympic record during prelims before RPC’s Granichka re-wrote it in World record fashion.

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Tokyo Paralympics Day 4 Finals: China (25) and RPC (20) Lead Medal Table

China currently leads the medal table with 25 total medals, five more than the RPC. In the S11 women’s 100 back, China finished 1-2-3, led by Cai Liwen.

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Aurelie Rivard and Liu Yu Break World/Paralympic Records on Day 4 Prelims

Canada’s Aurelie Rivard and China’s Liu Yu were the two World/Paralympic record-breakers during the fourth prelims session of the Tokyo Paralympics.

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Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Day One Finals: 2 World and 8 Paralympic Records Fall

RPC’s Valeriia Shabalina (S14 W 100 FL) and Roman Zhdanov (SB13 M 50 BR) both broke World records during the first Tokyo 2020 Paralympic finals session.

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Three Paralympic Records Fall During First Prelims Session of Tokyo 2020

USA’s Marks notched the S6 women’s 50 free Paralympic record (PR) to take the top finals seed. Both men’s/women’s S14 100 fly PRs were broken in prelims too.

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Anteprima Paralimpiadi Tokyo 2020: I Detentori Di Record Del Mondo

Tra le sfide da non perdere alle Paralimpiadi di Tokyo ci sono i detentori di record mondiali stabiliti nel 2021 che si ritroveranno a Tokyoa

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2020 Tokyo Paralympic Swimming Preview: Three Storylines to Watch

Brazil’s Daniel Dias announced that Tokyo will be his 4th and final Paralympic Games. He is set to defend his S5 50 back title for the 4th Games in a row.

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18 World Records Fall at the 2021 WPS World Series Finale in Berlin

Karolina Pelendritou broke two of the 18 World Records that fell during the 2021 World Para Swimming World Series Finale in Berlin over the weekend.

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Trimi and Ponce Bertran Break World Records at Para Euros Day 5

Italy’s Arjola Trimi and Spain’s Antoni Ponce Bertran shattered World Records in the women’s 50 free S4 final and men’s 100 breast SB5 final, respectively.

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Award Winners Announced for 2019 WPS World Series

Awards were given out for best female and male, best female and male with high support needs, best female and male junior, and best team.

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