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.
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.
Dadaon Sets S4 200 Free World Record, Ukraine Overtakes Italy at Para Euros
On day six, Israel’s Ami Omer Dadaon took down Zhdanov’s S4 200 free World Record from 2019. Ukraine has taken the lead in team standings, surpassing Italy.
Reece Dunn Among British Record Breakers On Day 2 Of Para International Meet
Dunn took the win and the British record for a second time in the day, clocking 59.96 in the men’s 100 backstroke for a mammoth 965 points.
Britain Names 60 to 2019-20 Para-Swimming World Class Programme
Multi-time world champion Alice Tai headlines the 21 selections to Britain’s Podium squad for 2019-2020.
Italy Concludes 2019 Para World Championships Atop Medal Table
Italian Simone Barlaam won his fourth gold medal in four attempts this week Sunday, setting a world record in the men’s S9 50 free.
Russia’s Roman Zhdanov Breaks 11-Year-Old S4 200 Free World Record
Zhdanov broke the longstanding record by over two seconds; Great Britain’s Brock Whiston also downed a 7-year-old world record.
S8 Alice Tai is 4-for-4 in Gold Medals After Para Worlds Day 4 Performance
Tai has now won the women’s S8 400 free, 100 fly, 100 back and 100 free this week in London. She was classed down from S9 to S8 last year.
Five World Records Fall on Night 1 of 2019 Para World Championships
The United States’ Becca Meyers broke her own world record in the S12 400 free, one of five records to fall on the first night of the meet.
Alice Tai Y Antoni Ponce, Campeones De Las Series Mundiales WPS De 2019
Los podios finales se basaron en el mayor número de puntos conseguidos en las dos mejores etapas de las seis etapas posibles.
Alice Tai, Antoni Ponce Top Final 2019 WPS World Series Standings
The podium finishers were crowned based on the scores of their top two meets out of the six-meet series.
Tai, Griswold, Boki Among WR Setters at Final Stop of 2019 WPS World Series
Stars Alice Tai, Robert Griswold, and Ihar Boki were among the para swimmers to set world records in Berlin last weekend.
Great Britain Names 24 to 2019 World Para Swimming Championships Rosters
Great Britain announced the para swimmers who will compete at its upcoming home world championships in London.
