Francesca Palazzo

2023 Para Worlds: Simone Barlaam Goes Six-For-Six As Italy Caps Off Dominant Showing

Barlaam set a new world record in the men’s 50 freestyle S9, clocking 23.96 to bring the mark under 24 seconds for the first time.

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Tokyo Paralympics Day 8 Finals: Jessica Long Earns Career Medal No. 27

USA’s Jessica Long became a 27-time Paralympic medalist while CAN’s Aurelie Rivard, BRA’s Maria Gomes Santiago, and CHN’s Zheng Tao picked up more golds.

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Tokyo Paralympics Day 7 Finals: Brit Reece Dunn Earns Third S14 Gold Medal

After picking up golds in the S14 100 free and mixed 4×100 free relay, Brit Reece Dunn took down the 200 IM World record en route his third title in Tokyo.

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Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Day 5 Finals: 5 More World Records Fall in Busy Session

With many races swum during the day 5 finals session, 5 more World Records were broken in Tokyo, 3 of which fell at the hands of the previous WR holder.

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