2016 Paralympic Games: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

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Everything you need to follow along live with day five finals of the 2016 Paralympic Games. Hit refresh for all the latest coverage.

Men’s 400 Free–S13

Ihar Boki of Belarus maintained his spot atop the leaderboard in finals of the men’s 400 free, stopping the clock at a 3:55.62 to set a new Paralympic Record.

Ukraine’s Iaroslav Denysenko turned in a 3:58.78 for second, while Uzbekistan’s Dmitriy Horlin was third with a 4:06.63.

Fellow Ukrainian Danylo Chufarov finished fourth overall with a 4:10.92, followed by the Australian duo of Braedan Jason (4:12.95) and Jacob Templeton (4:15.86).

Azerbaijan’s Raman Salei took seventh with a 4:19.34, ahead of Brazil’s Thomaz Matera (4:19.62).

Women’s 400 Free–S13

Rebecca Meyers of the USA bypassed the World and Paralympic Records in finals of the women’s 400 free, setting the bar at a 4:19.59. The previous record of 4:28.64 was set in 2008 by Canada’s Valerie Grand’Maison.

Also finishing underneath the previous World Record was Anna Stetsenko of Ukraine with a second place finish of 4:24.18. Spain’s Ariadna Edo Beltran rounded out the top three with a final time of 4:43.49.

Germany’s Naomi Maike Schnittger took fourth with a 4:43.57, followed by Italy’s Alessia Berra’s 4:44.52.

Great Britain’s Abby Kane (4:49.27), Australia’s Katja Dedekind (4:50.43), and Spain’s Marta Maria Gomez Battelli (4:50.43) finished sixth through eighth respectively.

Men’s 150 IM–SM4

New Zealand’s Cameron Leslie finished the men’s 150 IM in World and Paralympic Record time with a final 2:23.12. Leslie had previously set the two records at a 2:25.98 at the 2012 London Paralympic Games.

Silver went to China’s Jin Zhipeng and his final time of 2:26.91, while the bronze was picked up by Denmark’s Jonas Larsen’s 2:33.67.

Japan’s Takayuki Suzuki posted a final time of 2:38.71 for fourth, just ahead of Italy’s Efrem Morelli and his time of 2:43.75.

Spain’s Miguel Luque (2:45.34), the Czech Republic’s Jan Povysil (2:45.79), and Mexico’s Gustavo Sanchez Martinez (2:54.95) were sixth through eighth.

Women’s 150 IM–SM4

China’s Cheng Jiao claimed first in finals of the women’s 150-meter IM with a time of 2:49.69, finishing just off her own World and Paralympic Record of 2:47.57.

Olga Sviderska of Ukraine touched with a time of 2:54.14 for second, while third went to China’s Deng Yue’s 2:57.26.

Mexico’s Nely Miranda Herrera finished fourth with a time of 2:57.76, just ahead of Italy’s Arjola Trimi and her time of 2:57.91.

Ukraine’s Mariia Lafina was sixth with a time of 3:01.30, followed by Kazakhstan’s Zulfiya Gabidullina’s 3:25.30.

Karolina Hamer of Poland was disqualified.

Men’s 50 Free–S11

Bradley Snyder of the USA added to his medal collection in the men’s 50 free finals by adding another gold. Snyder turned in a final time of 25.57 for first, finishing only .30 seconds off the World Record of 25.27.

Japan’s Keiichi Kimura took second with a time of 26.52, followed by China’s Yang Bozun and his time of 26.72.

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Mashchenko finished fourth overall with a 26.97, followed by Belarus’ Hryhory Zudzilau’s 27.02.

South Africa’s Hendrii Herbst was sixth with a 27.11, while seventh went to the Czech Republic’s Miroslav Smrcka’s 28.08.

Viktor Smyrnov of Ukraine was disqualified.

Women’s 50 Free–S11

China’s Li Guizhi edged past the existing World and Paralympic Record of 30.94 in finals of the women’s 50 free with a 30.73. The previous record was set in 2012 by Italy’s Cecilia Camellini.

Maja Reichard of Sweden finished second overall with a close 30.76, while a tie occurred for bronze between Ukraine’s Maryna Piddubna and the Netherlands’ Liesette Bruinsma. The pair delivered matching times of 31.23.

The previous World Record holder, Camellini, finished fifth overall with a 31.71, while New Zealand’s Mary Fisher was sixth with a close 31.80.

Seventh and eighth went to China’s Xie Qing (32.00) and Cai Liwen (32.31).

Men’s 100 Fly–S10

Ukrainian teammates Denys Dubrov and Maksym Krypak continued to lead the competition in finals of the men’s 100 fly, touching first and second respectively. Dubrov once again lowered the World and Paralympic Records, this time to a sizzling 54.71 over Krypak’s 54.90.

Hometown favorite Andre Brasil of Brazil earned the bronze medal with a 56.50 finish.

The Canadian duo of Alec Elliot and Nathan Stein finished fourth and fifth with times of 58.35 and 58.64 respectively.

Spain’s David Levecq (59.03), Italy’s Riccardo Menciotti (59.65), and South Africa’s Achmat Hassiem (1:00.96) completed the final.

Women’s 100 Fly–S10

Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand earned her third gold medal of the 2016 Paralympic Games in finals of the women’s 100 fly. Pascoe finished with a time of 1:02.65 to set a new Paralympic Record and flirt with her own World Record of 1:02.60. With this gold medal Pascoe now owns a total of 14 Paralympic medals and is considered to be New Zealand’s most successful Paralympic swimmer.

China’s Chen Yi took second overall with a 1:06.92, followed by Poland’s Oliwia Jablonska’s 1:08.77.

Spain’s Isabel Yinghua Hernandez Santos finished fourth overall with a 1:09.23, just ahead of Canada’s Samantha Ryan and her time of 1:09.73.

Australia’s Paige Leonhardt (1:10.55), Great Britain’s Alice Tai (1:11.92), and the Netherlands’ Chantalle Zuderveld (1:13.56) finished sixth through eighth respectively.

Men’s 100 Free–S9

Australia’s Timothy Disken and Brenden Hall turned in the only two sub-57 second times in finals of the men’s 100 free. Disken claimed first with a 56.32, while teammate Hall finished second with a 56.95.

Hungary’s Tamas Toth earned the bronze medal wit ha time of 57.20, just ahead of Italy’s Federico Morlacchi’s 57.28.

Brazil’s Ruiter Silva (57.44), Hungary’s Tamas Sors (57.49), Spain’s Jose Antonio Mari Alcaraz (57.62), and Japan’s Takuro Yamada (57.69) rounded out the finalists.

Women’s 100 Free–S9

Michelle Konkoly of the USA sprinted past the World and Paralympic Records in finals of the women’s 100 free. Konkoly delivered a final time of 1:00.91 to overturn the previous World Record of 1:01.44 set in 2008 by South Africa’s Natalie du Toit.

Spain’s Sarai Gascon battled some tough competition from Australia’s Ellie Cole for the silver medal. Gascon finished second overall with a 1:02.81 over Cole’s 1:02.93.

Nuria Marques Soto of Spain claimed fourth overall with a 1:03.94, followed by China’s Xu Jialing’s 1:04.32.

The Australian duo of Emily Beecroft and Ashleigh McConnell tied for sixth after the two teammates delivered matching times of 1:05.19.

China’s Lin Ping took eighth overall with a 1:06.18.

Men’s 200 IM–SM6

Sascha Kindred of Great Britain delivered a new World and Paralympic Record in finals of the men’s 200 IM. Kindred stopped the clock at a 2:38.47 to edge past the previous record of 2:38.62 set in 2012 at the London Paralympic Games by Xu Qing of China.

China’s Jia Hongguang took second with a time of 2:39.47, just ahead of Brazil’s Talisson Glock’s 2:41.39.

The Chinese duo of Xu Qing and Yang Hong finished fourth and fifth with times of 2:42.57 and 2:42.92 respectively.

Ukraine’s Iaroslav Semenenko was sixth with a 2:54.74, while seventh went to Israel’s Yoav Valinsky and his time of 2:59.08.

Colombia’s Nelson Crispin Corzo was disqualified.

Women’s 200 IM–SM6

Eleanor Simmonds of Great Britain continued the record breaking streak with new World and Paralympic Records in the women’s 200 IM. Simmonds turned in a final time of 2:59.81 to obliterate her own World Record of 3:05.39 that she set at the 2012 London Paralympic Games.

China’s Song Lingling also finished underneath the previous World Record, stopping the clock at a 3:03.19 for second, while bronze was claimed by Australia’s Tiffany Thomas Kane and her time of 3:09.78.

Germany’s Verena Schott took fourth with a time of 3:10.44, followed by China’s Lu Dong’s 3:13.47.

Sophia Elizabeth Herzog of the USA was a close sixth with a time of 3:13.57, just ahead of Ireland’s Nicole Turner (3:18.18).

Yelyzaveta Mereshko of Ukraine was disqualified.

Men’s 50 Fly–S7

China’s Pan Shiyun successfully lowered his own World and Parlaympic Records during finals of the 50 fly. Pan finished with a time of 28.41 to sneak past his former record of 29.49 set in 2012 at the London Paralympic Games.

Also finishing underneath the former World Record was Ukraine’s Ievgenii Bogodaiko with a time of 29.35, while China’s Wang Jingang claimed the bronze medal with a 30.07.

Colombia’s Carlos Serrano Zarate took fourth with a time of 31.07, followed by close competition from Australia’s Matthew Levy (31.32) and Ukraine’s Andriy Kozlenko (31.33).

Ukrainian teammate Marian Kvasnytsia was seventh overall with a 32.27 finish, ahead of Germany’s Tobias Pollap’s 32.91.

Women’s 50 Fly–S7

Susannah Rodgers of Great Britain claimed gold in finals of the women’s 50 fly with a sizzling 35.07.

The USA’s Cortney Jordan delivered a time of 35.46 for the silver medal, while New Zealand’s Nikita Howarth finished third with a 35.97.

Sarah Mehain of Canada touched fourth with a 36.46, followed by Spain’s Judit Rolo Marichal (37.78) and the USA’s McKenzie Coan (37.87).

Canada’s Tess Routliffe was seventh with a time of 39.17, ahead of Brazil’s Veronica Almeida’s 39.51.

Men’s 50 Free–S5

Daniel Dias of Brazil claimed the gold medal in finals of the men’s 50 free. The current World Record holder in the event delivered a final time of 32.78 to finish ahead of the competition.

The silver medal went to Vietnam’s Thanh Tung Vo and his time of 33.94, while the USA’s Roy Perkins finished third with a 34.42.

Spain’s Sebastian Rodriguez took fourth overall with a 34.62, ahead of Great Britain’s Andrew Mullen’s 34.87.

China’s He Shiwei (35.60), Brazil’s Clodaldo Silva (36.27), and Italy’s Giovanni Sciaccaluga (36.85) rounded out the top eight.

Women’s 50 Free–S5

China’s Zhang Li delivered the top time of the women’s 50 free, stopping the clock at a 36.87. She was joined on the podium by Brazil’s Joana Maria Silva (37.13) and the Czech Republic’s Bela Trebinova (37.37).

Spain’s Teresa Perales took fourth with a 38.13, followed by Japan’s Mayumi Narita’s 39.23.

Sixth place was claimed by Inbal Pezaro of Israel and her time of 39.73, while seventh went to Norway’s Sarah Louise Rung (40.42).

France’s Anita Fatis took eighth with a time of 42.66.

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