2016 Paralympic Games: Day 6 Prelims Recap

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Prelims of day six of the 2016 Paralympic Games were highlighted by several Parlaympic Records falling, setting up for a swift finals session.

Men’s 400 Free–S6

Thijs van Hofweegen of The Netherlands qualified first in the men’s 400 free, stopping the clock at a 5:11.79.

The second place seed was claimed by Italy’s Francesco Bocciardo and his time of 5:18.61, followed cloes by China’s Luo Jinbiao (5:20.7) and Cuba’s Lorenzo Perez Escalona (5:20.79).

Brazil’s Talisson Glock posted a 5:22.52 for fifth, followed by New Zealand’s Hamish McLean’s 5:22.88.

Australia’s Matthew Haanappel (5:36.09) and China’s Yang Hong (5:44.82) completed the top eight qualifiers.

Women’s 400 Free–S6

On the women’s side, it was Yelyzaveta Mereshko of Ukraine qualifying first with a time of 5:25.27 for the women’s 400 free.

China’s Song Lingling delivered a 5:35.43 for second, followed by Great Britain’s Eleanor Simmonds (5:37.75) and Ellie Robinson (5:41.04).

Viktoriia Savtsova of Ukraine took fifth in prelims with a time of 5:43.05, while sixth went to Ireland’s Nicole Turner (5:51.99).

Mexico’s Vianney Trejo Delgadillo (5:56.01) and Italy’s Emanuela Romano (5:58.53) were seventh and eighth.

Men’s 200 IM–SM7

Car;ps Serramp Zarate of Colombia claimed first in the men’s 200 IM with a time of 2:40.58. He was followed closely by the USA’s Rudy Garcia-Tolson (2:43.26) and Ukraine’s Ievgenii Bogodaiko (2:44.89).

Australia’s Matthew Levy edged out Germany’s Tobias Pollap for fourth with a 2:46.04 over Pollap’s 2:46.16.

Italy’s valerio Taras (2:48.98), China’s Wang Jingang (2:49.56), and Norway’s Andreas Skaar Bjornstad (2:50.76) rounded out the top eight.

Women’s 200 IM–SM7

Nikita Howarth of New Zealand posted the only sub-3 minute 200 IM of the morning, stopping the clock at a 2:58.82 for the first place seed in tonight’s final.

Canada’s Tess Routliffe finished second in prelims with a 3:04.87, followed by the USA’s Cortney Jordan and her time of 3:08.84.

China’s Zhang Ying took fourth with a 3:13.95, just ahead of Canada’s Sarah Mehain (3:14.82).

Italy’s Arianna Talamona (3:18.06), Brazil’s Veronica Almeida (3:22.27), and Spain’s Judit Rolo Marichal (3:41.89) return as sixth through eighth.

Men’s 100 Free–S10

The Ukrainian duo of Maksym Krypak and Denys Dubrov continued to post 1-2 finishes in prelims of the men’s 100 free. Krypak delivered a 51.52 to claim the top seed in tonight’s final and put him in good contention to take down the existing Paralympic Record of 51.07 from 2012. Dubrov returns as second with a qualifying time of 51.76.

Brazil’s Phelipe Rodrigues took third in prelims with the only other sub-52 second swim–a 51.96.

Rowan Crothers of Australia finished fourth overall with a 52.98, followed by Brazil’s Andre Brasil and his time of 54.53.

Canada’s Nathan Stein (54.56), The Netherlands’ Olivier van de Voort (54.77), and Ukraine’s Dmytro Vanzenko (54.77) complete the top eight qualifiers.

Women’s 100 Free–S10

Aurelie Rivard of Canada claimed the first place seed in prelims of the women’s 100 free with a 59.89–a new Paralympic Record.

New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe took second with a :01.54, followed by France’s Elodie Lorandi (1:02.24).

The Netherlands’ Lisa Kruger finished a close fourth with a 1:02.73, just ahead of China’s Chen Yi (1:02.79).

Brazil’s Mariana Ribeiro (1:02.84), The Netherlands’ Marije Oosterhuis (1:03.16), and Mexico’s Steffany Rubi Cristino Zapata (1:03.44) were sixth through eighth.

Men’s 100 Breast–SB11

Oleksadr Mashchenko of Ukraine delivered the fastest time of the morning in prelims of the men’s 100 breaststroke, stopping the clock at a 1:13.75.

A trio of 1:15’s followed him to the wall as Japan’s Keiichi Kimura (1:15.05), China’s Yang Bozun (1:15.17), and the USA’s Tharon Drake (1:15.58) qualified second through fourth.

Ukraine’s Viktor Smyrnov took fifth with a 1:18.20, followed by Colombia’s Brayan Urbano Herrera’s 1:20.74.

The Czech Republic’s Miroslav Smrcka (1:23.65) and Cuba’s Yunerki Ortega (1:25.73) were seventh and eighth.

Men’s 100 Breast–SB12

Belarus’ Uladzimir Izotau took first in prelims of the men’s 100 breaststroke SB12 with a qualifying time of 1:07.52.

Azerbaijan’s Dzmitry Salei claimed second with a 1:08.68, while third went to Kazakhstan’s Anuar Akhmetov and his time of 1:09.35.

Colombia’s Daniel Giraldo Correa finished fourth with a 1:10.53 ahead of the Ukrainian duo of Sergii Klippert (1:10.65) and Maksym Veraksa (1:10.92).

Germany’s Daniel Simon (1:11.52) and Italy’s Fabrizio Sottile (1:13.60) return as seventh and eighth for tonight’s finals.

Men’s 100 Back–S8

Robert Griswold of the USA finished first in prelims of the men’s 100 back with a 1:05.33 to set a new Paralympic Record in the event. Griswold was followed closely by Ukraine’s Iurii Bozhynskyi who finished with a time of 1:05.94.

Great Britain’s Oliver Hynd was third overall with a 1:06.12, just ahead of Ukraine’s Bohdan Hrynenko’s 1:06.73.

Pipo Carlomagno of Argentina took fifth in prelims with a 1:07.70, while China’s Zhou Cong settled for sixth with a 1:07.72.

Australia’s Jesse Aungles was seventh with a 1:10.39 and Denmark’s Niels Mortensen was eighth with a 1:10.41.

Women’s 100 Back–S8

Stephanie Millward of Great Britain finished prelims of the women’s 100 back in Paralympic Record fashion, stopping the clock at a 1:13.75 to lower the existing record.

The USA qualified second and third with Jessica Long and Elizabeth Marks posting times of 1:18.92 and 1:19.97 respectively.

Great Britain’s Stephanie Slater turned in a time of 1:20.17 for fourth, ahead of the Australian duo of Lakeisha Patterson (1:20.32) and Maddison Elliot (1:20.79).

Cleo Keuzer of The Netherlands took seventh with a 1:21.81, while China’s Lu Weiyuan was eighth with a 1:22.47.

Men’s 50 Free–S9

Matthew Wylie of Great Britain finished first in prelims of the men’s 50 free S9 by squeaking past the 26-second mark. Wylie stopped the clock at a 25.99 for the first place seed, followed by Australia’s Timothy Disken and his time of 26.08.

Spain’s Jose antonio Mari Alcaraz finished tihrd with a 26.15, ahead of Japan’s Takura Yamada’s 26.20.

The Hungarian duo of Tamas Toth (26.22) and Tamas Sors (26.32) return as fifth and sixth for tonight’s finals.

Great Britain’s Ryan Crouch was seventh with a 26.54, while Brazil’s Ruiter Silva took eighth with a 26.68.

Women’s 50 Free–S9

World Record holder Michelle Konkoly of the USA flirted with her own World Record as she delivered a 28.36 in prelims of the women’s 50 free S9, good for a new Paralympic Record. Her current World Record sits at a 28.24 from the USA Paralympic Swim Trials earlier this year.

Australia’s Ellie Cole and China’s Lin Ping delivered matching times of 29.26 for the second place seed.

Chinese teammate Wang Jiexin finished fourth with a 29.55, followed by a three-way tie for fifth between Spain’s Sarai Gascon and Australia’s Emily Beecroft and Ashleigh Mcconnell. The three stopped the clock simultaneously at a 29.61.

Spain’s Nuria Marques Soto was eighth with a 30.10.

Men’s 50 Free–S3

Huang Wenpan of China smashed the existing Paralympic and World Recods in the men’s 50 free S3, stopping the clock at a sizzling 40.51. The previous records were set in 2008 at the Beijing Paralympic Games at a 42.60 Ukraine’s Dmytro Vynohradets.

Vynohradets, meanwhile, finished second with a 42.92, just off his former World Record.

China’s Du Jianping claimed third with a 46.95, followed cloesly by Italy’s Vincenzo Boni’s 47.03.

Li Hanhua of China was fifth in prelims with a 50.55, while sixth went to Spain’s Miguel Angel Martinez Tajuelo (51.09).

Sweden’s Mikael Fredriksson (52.26) and Greece’s Ionnis Kostakis (55.45) were seventh and eighth.

Men’s 200 Free–S4

Korea’s Seong Jo Gi claimed the first place seed in prelims of the men’s 200 free with a swift 3:03.64. He was followed to the wall by a trio of 3:05’s led by Slovaki’s Darko Duric (3:05.03). The Netherlands’ Michael Schoenmaker was third overall with a 3:05.13, followed by France’s David Smetanine (3:05.38).

Mexico’s Gustavo Sanchez Martinez took fifth with a 3:09.56 finish, while sixth went to the Czech Republic’s Jan Povysil (3:13.02).

China’s Jin Zhipeng (3:13.42) and Ukraine’s Andrii Derevinskyi (3:18.59) rounded out the top eight qualifiers.

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