{"id":220843,"date":"2016-09-12T09:15:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T16:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=220843"},"modified":"2017-06-14T13:26:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T20:26:54","slug":"the-week-that-was-2016-paralympic-games-begin-in-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-2016-paralympic-games-begin-in-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: 2016 Paralympic Games Begin In Rio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw the kickoff of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro which saw a slew of Paralympic and world records fall in the first few days of competition. Read below to get the major highlights from those Games in addition to the other news that happened during The Week That Was!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QH2OswBkAgM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"470\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; Jon Urbanchek To Be Inducted Into Michigan Hall Of Honor<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_55886\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/urbanchek-welsh-boomer-morton-davis-honored-by-college-swimming-coaches-association-of-america\/urbanchek_jon3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-55886\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55886\" data-attachment-id=\"55886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/urbanchek-welsh-boomer-morton-davis-honored-by-college-swimming-coaches-association-of-america\/urbanchek_jon3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Urbanchek_Jon3-e1438012965331.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1564,1173\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jon Urbanchek\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9\/7\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\nJon Urbanchek&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Greg Smith &#8211; USA Today Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Urbanchek_Jon3-e1438012965331-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Urbanchek_Jon3-e1438012965331-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55886\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Urbanchek_Jon3-e1438012965331-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Greg Smith - USA Today Sports\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Greg Smith &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week it was announced that <\/span><b>Jon Urbanchek, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the former Head Coach of the University of Michigan men\u2019s swimming and diving team, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/former-coach-jon-urbanchek-to-be-inducted-into-university-of-michigans-hall-of-honor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be inducted into Michigan\u2019s Hall of Honor at the end of the month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Urbanchek <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was the head coach of the men\u2019s program from 1982-2004, during which he guided the Wolverines to 13 Big Ten titles and an NCAA Championship title in 1995. During his tenure as head coach, Michigan also won 10 straight conference championships from 1986-95. For his work with the program, he was named Big Ten Coach of the Year eight times, while he was also the NCAA and ASCA Coach of the Year in 1995. <\/span><b>Urbanchek <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is also well-known for his work with Olympic athletes. The coach has had a total of 26 swimmers at Michigan represent their countries at the Olympics, where they won a combined 17 medals. <\/span><b>Urbanchek <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was also named to the U.S. Olympic coaching staff as an assistant coach in the 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games while also serving as a special assistant in 2008 and 2012. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Twitchell, Peterson Win RCP Tiburon Mile<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_143012\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pan-am-games-opening-water-swimming-26\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143012\" data-attachment-id=\"143012\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-2016-paralympic-games-begin-in-rio\/pan-am-games-opening-water-swimming-26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mens-10k-open-water-pan-am-games-2015-9.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2433,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jul 12, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Chip Peterson of the United States (top) races Richard Weinberger of Canada in the men&#039;s open water swim during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Ontario Place West Channel. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1436735360&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Erich Schlegel&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Pan Am Games: Opening Water Swimming&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pan Am Games: Opening Water Swimming\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9-11-16 &#038; 6\/8\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nJul 12, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Chip Peterson of the United States (top) races Richard Weinberger of Canada in the men&#8217;s open water swim during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Ontario Place West Channel. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports NPStrans&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Erich Schlegel\/USA Today Sports Images&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mens-10k-open-water-pan-am-games-2015-9-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mens-10k-open-water-pan-am-games-2015-9-1024x673.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-143012\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mens-10k-open-water-pan-am-games-2015-9-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Jul 12, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Chip Peterson of the United States (top) races Richard Weinberger of Canada in the men's open water swim during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Ontario Place West Channel. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-143012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Erich Schlegel\/USA Today Sports Images<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Americans, open water swimmers <\/span><b>Chip Peterson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Ashley Twitchell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chip-peterson-ashley-twichell-win-rcp-tiburon-mile\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">took home first place at the annual RCP Tiburon Mile on Sunday<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The race took place in the San Francisco Bay and each swimmer earned $2,500 in prize money for their wins. The swim marked <\/span><b>Twitchell\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">third straight win in the event after taking home the gold in 2013 and 2015 (the event was not contested in 2014 due to weather). <\/span><b>Peterson, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who has long been a mainstay on the American open water scene, added to his title from way back in 2010. <\/span><b>Twitchell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> won the race on the run in on the beach to finish ahead of Great Britain\u2019s <\/span><b>Keri-Anne Payne, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who was a silver medalist in the 5k in Beijing. Both completed the race in 26:06. <\/span><b>Peterson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had a relatively bigger margin of victory, finishing six seconds ahead of Australia\u2019s <\/span><b>Michael Sheil. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American\u2019s took third in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s races, with <\/span><b>Dan O\u2019Connor <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Emily Brunemann <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">both grabbing bronze. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; U.S. Announces 2016-2017 National Team<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_211248\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/team-usa-8\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-211248\" data-attachment-id=\"211248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-2016-paralympic-games-begin-in-rio\/team-usa-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/team-usa-2016-o-trials-13125.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;team-usa-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1467580737&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;team-usa-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"team-usa-2016-o-trials 13125\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9\/9\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\nteam-usa- 2016, Combined Team USA, Olympic Trials, Omaha, Team USA, USA Swimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/team-usa-2016-o-trials-13125-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/team-usa-2016-o-trials-13125-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-211248\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/team-usa-2016-o-trials-13125-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"team-usa-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-211248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week USA Swimming <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-announces-106-member-2016-2017-national-team\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced the 106 member strong roster that will make up the 2016-2017 National Team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In order to qualify for the U.S. National Team, a swimmer must finish among the top six swimmers in the country across each Olympic event at the Olympic Trials or U.S. Open. \u201cThis team represents the best of the best in the United States,\u201d commented <\/span><b>Frank Busch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, USA Swimming National Team Director. Looking forward to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, <\/span><b>Busch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commented \u201cThere is a great mix of veterans and talented newcomers on the 2016-17 National Team, and we look forward to building on the record-setting performances in Rio heading into the next Olympic quad.\u201d There are 21 first-timers on the 2016-2017 National Team, with 8 members of the 2015-2016 National Junior Team making the jump to the National Team. Featuring 37 medalists from the 2016 Rio Olympics, the full list <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1454&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can be found online here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimoutlet.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"134900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-competition-heats-up-in-usa-and-australia\/twtw_graphic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Week That Was\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sponsored By SwimOutlet.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-134900\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"The Week That Was\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Lochte, Three U.S. Swimmers Given Additional Penalties<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_220114\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lochte-feigen-conger-bentz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220114\" data-attachment-id=\"220114\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-2016-paralympic-games-begin-in-rio\/lochte-feigen-conger-bentz\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/lochte-feigen-conger-bentz.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lochte-feigen-conger-bentz\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;lochte-feigen-conger-bentz&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Swimming World Magazine&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/lochte-feigen-conger-bentz-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/lochte-feigen-conger-bentz.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-220114\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/lochte-feigen-conger-bentz-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"lochte-feigen-conger-bentz\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-220114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Swimming World Magazine<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The saga of the four U.S. swimmers who were involved in the vandalism of a bathroom in Rio following the Olympic competition continued this week, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/suspensions-for-lochte-feigen-bentz-conger-announced\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the four U.S. swimmers each receiving additional punishment from USA Swimming<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Jack Conger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">each received a four month suspension from domestic and international competition. The terms of their suspension forfeits their monthly stipend and medal funding from the 2016 Olympics, prevents them from accessing USOC training centers, and removes them from the Team USA visit to the White House and the invited list for the 2016 Golden Goggles event. <\/span><b>Ryan Lochte, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for his part, received a harsher punishment given his role in the incident and subsequent false testimony given to Rio police. <\/span><b>Lochte <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will serve a 10 month suspension from National and International competition (through June 30, 2017), which means he will not be eligible to compete at the 2017 World Championships. FINA also released a statement agreeing with USA Swimming\u2019s sanctions of the swimmers and stating they would not provide any additional punishment. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; 2016 Paralympic Games Begin In Rio<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_220453\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/behind-the-scenes-views-of-the-2016-rio-paralympic-games-opening-ceremony\/paralympic-rio-opening-ceremony\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-220453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220453\" data-attachment-id=\"220453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/behind-the-scenes-views-of-the-2016-rio-paralympic-games-opening-ceremony\/paralympic-rio-opening-ceremony\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/paralympic-rio-opening-ceremony.png\" data-orig-size=\"815,618\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"paralympic-rio-opening-ceremony\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9\/12\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\nparalympic-rio-opening-ceremony&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Paralympic Opening Ceremony at Rio 2016 &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Rio 2016&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/paralympic-rio-opening-ceremony-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/paralympic-rio-opening-ceremony.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-220453\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/paralympic-rio-opening-ceremony-700x500.png\" alt=\"paralympic-rio-opening-ceremony\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-220453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Rio 2016<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Paralympic Games kicked off this week in Rio de Janeiro and through the first four days of swimming competition numerous World and Paralympic records came down. All in all, a staggering <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">twenty-five <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">events saw new world records set throughout the beginning of the meet, with even more Paralympic records set. The\u00a0men\u2019s 200 freestyle S2 is a great example of the stunning\u00a0record-setting going on at these Games. In finals, China\u2019s <\/span><b>Liu Benying <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">absolutely shattered his teammate\u00a0<\/span><b>Zou Liankang\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">world record from prelims when he won gold in 3:41.54, taking nearly 8 seconds off of the record. Even more impressive, however was that the prelims world record had broken the old world record by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23 seconds. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to Rio the world record in the men\u2019s 200 free S2 was a 4:12.76, which means that the fourth place swimmer (<\/span><b>Yang Yang, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also from China, who finished in 4:11.20) would have been under the world record 24 hours earlier but still missed a medal in the event. Currently, Brazil\u2019s <\/span><b>Daniel Dias <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leads the medals table with four total, including one gold, two silver, and a bronze. Ukraine\u2019s <\/span><b>Denys Dubrov, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who broke the 200 IM SM10 world record on the fourth night, also has four medals to his name, with one gold, one silver, and two bronze. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all of the coverage of the 2016 Paralympic Games, including full recaps of prelims and finals, head over to our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-rio-paralympic-games\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw the kickoff of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro which saw a slew of Paralympic and world records fall in the first few days 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