2016 Paralympic Games: Day 9 Finals Live Recap

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Men’s 100 Free–S7

After qualifying third in prelims with a 1:04.51, Pan Shiyun of China dashed to a 1:00.82 to finish first and claim gold in the men’s 100 free S7.

Colombia’s Carlos Serrano Zarate maintained his spot at second with a final time of 1:01.84, while Ukraine’s Ievgenii Bogodaiko took home bronze with a 1:02.12.

Matthew Levy of Australia was fourth overall with a 1:02.28, followed by the British duo of Jonathan Fox (1:03.91) and Michael Jones (1:04.69).

Germany’s Tobias Pollap finished seventh with a 1:04.76 and Ukraine’s Marian Kvasnytsia was eighth with a 1:06.76.

Women’s 100 Free–S7

McKenzie Coan and Cortney Jordan delivered a 1-2 finish in finals of the women’s 100 free S7 to add another gold and silver to Team USA’s collection. Coan touched first with a final time of 1:09.99, followed by Jordan’s 1:12.80.

China’s Huang Yajing kept close to Jordan finishing a slim .05 seconds behind with a 1:12.85, while Susannah Rodgers of Great Britain was a close fourth with a 1:12.92.

Germany’s Denise Grahl (1:13.70), Canada’s Tess Routliffe (1:13.97), China’s Ke Liting (1:16.26), and Germany’s Verena Schott (1:18.72) rounded out the top eight.

Men’s 100 Back–S9

It was a tight race for the gold in finals of the men’s 100 back S9 with all three podium winners posting times within .37 seconds apart. Tamas Toth of Hungary earned the gold with a final time of 1:04.30, closely followed by China’s Liu Xiaobing and his time of 1:04.46.

Brenden Hall of Australia rounded out the podium with a final time of 1:04.67 to take home the bronze.

Great Britain’s James Crisp claimed a narrow fourth as Poland’s Patryk Biskup finished a slim. 09 seconds behind. Crisp touched with a 1:05.01 over Biskup’s 1:05.10.

Australia’s Timothy Hodge (1:05.18), New Zealand’s Jesse Reynolds (1:05.57), and Australia’s Logan Powell (1:06.13) complete the top eight.

Women’s 100 Back–S9

Ellie Cole of Australia earned the gold in the women’s 100 back S9 in Paralympic Record fashion, stopping the clock at a final time of 1:09.18.

Spain’s Nuria Marques Soto, who entered finals after tying with Cole in prelims for the first place seed, slipped to second with a final time of 1:09.57, while Hannah Aspden of the USA took third with a 1:10.67.

Wang Jiexin of China finished fourth overall with a 1:13.54, ahead of the USA’s Elizabeth Smith (1:14.48).

Great Britain’s Amy Marren (1:14.58), New Zealand’s Tupou Neiufi (1:14.94), and Ireland’s Ellen Keane (1:16.27) finished sixth through eighth.

Men’s 50 Free–S8

Wang Yinan of China maintained his spot atop the leaderboard in finals of the men’s 50 free S8, turning in a final time of 26.24 to improve upon this morning’s 26.80.

The Ukrainian duo of Bohdan Hrynenko and Iurii Bozhynskyi claimed second and third with times of 26.67 and 26.75 respectively.

Charles Rozoy of France finished fourth overall with a 27.17, followed by close finishes between China’s Song Maodang and Great Britain’s Josef Craig. Song stopped the clock at a 27.25 over Craig’s 27.27.

China’s Yang Guanglong was seventh overall with a 27.43, while Canada’s Zack Mcallister was eighth with a 27.73.

Women’s 50 Free–S8

The Australian duo of Maddison Elliot and Lakeisha Patterson topped the podium in finals of the women’s 50 free S8. While Patterson tied the World Record at a final time of 30.13, Elliot was determined to re-write the record books taking down her own record with a sizzling 29.73.

China’s Jiang Shengnan posted a third place finish of 30.53, followed closely by Great Britain’s Stephanie Slater’s 30.54.

Despite posting the top time of the morning, Great Britain’s Stephanie Millward slipped to fifth with a final time of 30.73.

Ukraine’s Kateryna Istomina (31.05), Canada’s Morgan Bird (31.29), and China’s Jin Xiaoqin (32.09) rounded out the top eight.

Men’s 50 Back–S4

Arnost Petracek of the Czech Republic claimed gold in finals of the men’s 50 back S4 with a final time of 43.12. Silver went to China’s Liu Yuntao and his time of 45.01, while Mexico’s Jesus Hernandez Hernandez posted a third place finish of 45.30.

Mexican teammate Juan Reyes took fourth with a time of 45.46, followed by the Czech Republic’s Jan Povysil’s 46.21.

Mexico’s Gustavo Sanchez Martinez (49.41), Brazil’s Ronystony Cordeiro (50.84), and Italy’s Efrem Morelli (52.54) finished sixth through eighth.

Women’s 50 Back–S4

Chinese teammates Cheng Jiao and Deng Yue delivered a 1-2 finish in finals of the women’s 50 back S4. The two posted times of 48.11 and 50.01 respectively.

Ukraine’s Maryna Verbova claimed the bronze with a final time of 52.28.

Nely Miranda Herrera (53.42) took fourth with a 53.42, while Italy’s Arjola Trimi out-touched Ukraine’s Mariia Lafina 54.03 to 54.08.

Brazil’s Edenia Garcia (55.50) and Israel’s Sonja Sigurdardottir (59.97) completed the top eight.

Men’s 200 IM–SM11

Spain’s Israel Oliver claimed gold in finals of the men’s 200 IM SM11 with a time of 2:24.11.

Finishing second was Ukraine’s Viktor Smyrnov with a 2:26.57, while third went to China’s Yang Bozun (2:27.82).

Keiichi Kimura of Japan finished fourth with a 2:28.76, ahead of Belarus’ Hryhory Zudzilau and his time of 2:30.72.

China’s Lou Chenquan (2:32.42), Ukraine’s Oleksandr Mashchenko (2:33.76), and the USA’s Tharon Drake (2:35.08) posted sixth through eighth.

Women’s 200 IM–SM11

Liesette Bruinsma of The Netherlands outlasted the competition in finals of the women’s 200 IM SM11 with a final time of 2:49.87.

Second place went to Sweden’s Maja Reichard and her time of 2:51.72, followed closely by China’s Xie Qing’s 2:51.98.

Ukraine’s Maryna Piddubna finished fourth with a 2:55.31, just ahead of Estonia’s Elizabeth Egel (2:55.62).

New Zealand’s Mary Fisher (2:55.71), Germany’s Daniela Schulte (2:59.08), and Ukraine’s Yana Berezhna (3:07.58) rounded out the top eight.

Men’s 100 Free–S13

Belarus’ Ihar Boki just missed out on taking down his World Record in the men’s 100 free SM13, stopping the clock shy by .05 seconds with a 50.90.

The Ukrainian duo of Iaroslav Denysenko and Maksym Veraksa claimed silver and bronze with times of 52.40 and 52.77 respectively.

Fellow Ukrainian teammate Sergii Klippert took fourth overall with a 53.64, followed by Brazil’s Carlos Farrenberg’s 53.81.

Uzbekistan’s Muzaffar Tursunkhujaev (53.90), Australia’s Braedan Jason (54.04), and Azerbaijan’s Dzmitry Salei (54.73) finished sixth through eighth.

Women’s 100 Free–S13

Anna Stetsenko of Ukraine claimed gold in the women’s 100 free S13 with a final time of 59.19, just ahead of the USA’s Rebecca Meyers and her time of 59.77.

Great Britain’s Hannah Russell posted a third place finish of 1:00.07, just ahead of the Uzbekistan duo of Shokhsanamkhon Toshpulatova (1:00.41) and Fotimakhon Amilova (1:01.26).

Germany’s Naomi Maike Schnittger (1:01.57) and Italy’s Alessia Berra (1:02.16) were sixth and seventh respectively.

Muslima Odilova of Uzbekistan was disqualified.

Men’s 50 Back–S5

Danial Dias of Brazil delivered a gold medal performance to his home crowd when he touched first in the men’s 50 back S5 with a 25.40.

Great Britain’s Andrew Mullen turned in a 37.94 for second, while Hungary’s Szolt Vereczkei took bronze with a 38.92.

Thanh Tung Vo of Vietnam finished fourth overall with a 40.13, while Mexico’s Diego Lopez Diaz was fifth with a 40.26.

Turkey’s Beytullah Eroglu (41.31), Italy’s Andrea Massussi (42.22), and New Zealand’s Cameron Leslie (42.26) were sixth through eighth.

Women’s 50 Back–S5

Spain’s Teresa Perales claimed first in the women’s 50 back S5 with a final time of 43.03.

The Czech Republic’s Bela Trebinova finished second overall with a 44.51, while third went to Norway’s Sarah Louise Rung’s 45.40.

Zhang Li of China posted a 47.07 for fourth, followed by Japan’s Mayumi Narita’s 47.63.

The USA’s Alyssa Gialamas (47.95), France’s Anita Fatis (49.23), and Belarus’ Natallia Shavel (50.41) took sixth through eighth.

Men’s 150 IM–SM3

During this morning’s prelims swim of the men’s 150 IM SM3 it was Ukraine’s Dmtro Vynohradets’ who snagged the top seed and left the existing World Record of 2:43.72 at risk of falling in finals. Vynohradets’ was not alone, however, in his pursuit of the World Record as China’s Huang Wenpan battled him all the way throughout the race. At the end it was Huang who finished first with a new World and Paralympic Record of 2:40.19, while Vynohradets’ settled for second and a 2:40.75.

The Chinese duo of Du Jianping and Li Tingshen claimed third and fourth with times of 2:52.32 and 2:55.29 respectively.

Thailand’s Somchai Doungkaew (3:06.25), Mexico’s Arnulfo Castorena (3:10.84), Sweden’s Mikael Fredriksson (3:28.28), and Mexico’s Cristopher Tronco rounded out the top eight.

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