Competition for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games continues into day five with more World Records falling in prelims.<\/p>\n
Ihar<\/strong> Boki<\/strong> led the competition in prelims of the men’s 400 free by close to three seconds, stopping the clock at a 4:02.23 for tonight’s top seed.<\/p>\n Iaroslav<\/strong> Denysenko<\/strong> of Ukraine grabbed second with a 4:05.03, followed by Uzbekistan’s\u00a0Dmitriy Horlin’s\u00a0<\/strong>4:13.69. Azerbaijan’s\u00a0Raman<\/strong> Salei<\/strong> delivered a time of 4:13.83 for a close fourth.<\/p>\n Australia’s\u00a0Braedan\u00a0Jason\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>(4:15.59), Ukraine’s\u00a0Danylo Chufarov<\/strong> (4:17.39), Australia’s\u00a0Jacob Templeton\u00a0<\/strong>(4:19.11), and Brazil’s\u00a0Thomaz Matera\u00a0<\/strong>(4:19.85) complete the top eight qualifiers.<\/p>\n Rebecca Meyers<\/strong> of the USA led a tight field in prelims of the women’s 400 free, turning in a time of 4:29.97 to claim the top seed for tonight.\u00a0Anna Stetsenko<\/strong>\u00a0of Ukraine posted a close 4:31.02 for the second place seed.<\/p>\n Naomi Maike Schnittger\u00a0<\/strong>of Germany posted a 4:43.59 for third, followed closely by Italy’s\u00a0Alessia Berra\u00a0<\/strong>(4:46.39) and Spain’s\u00a0Ariadna Edo Beltran\u00a0<\/strong>(4:46.78).<\/p>\n Australia’s\u00a0Katja Dedekind\u00a0<\/strong>(4:52.23), Great Britain’s\u00a0Abby Kane\u00a0<\/strong>(4:52.35), and Spain’s\u00a0Marta Maria Gomez Battelli\u00a0<\/strong>(4:52.36) were sixth through eighth respectively.<\/p>\n New Zealand’s\u00a0Cameron Leslie<\/strong> finished first overall in prelims of the men’s 150-meter Individual Medley with a time of 2:29.36.<\/p>\n Rounding out the top three qualifiers was\u00a0Jin Zhipeng<\/strong> of China with a 2:32.86 and\u00a0Jonas Larsen<\/strong> of Denmark with a 2:35.95.<\/p>\n Italy’s\u00a0Efrem Morelli\u00a0<\/strong>was fourth overall in prelims with a 2:41.32, followed by Japan’s\u00a0Takayuki Suzuki<\/strong> and his time of 2:43.15.<\/p>\n The Czech Republic’s\u00a0Jan Povysil\u00a0<\/strong>(2:45.72), Mexico’s\u00a0Gustavo Sanchez Martinez\u00a0<\/strong>(2:46.34), and Spain’s\u00a0Miguel Luque<\/strong> (2:47.33) finished sixth through eighth.<\/p>\n The record books continued to be re-written with\u00a0Cheng Jiao<\/strong> of China turned in a new Paralympic and World Record in the women’s 150-meter IM. Cheng delivered a sizzling 2:47.57 to sneak past the former World Record of 2:47.84 set in 2008 by Denmark’s\u00a0Karina Lauridsen.<\/strong><\/p>\n Chinese teammate\u00a0Deng Yue\u00a0<\/strong>was third with a 2:58.54, while the Ukrainian duo of\u00a0Mariia Lafina<\/strong> (2:54.27) and\u00a0Olga Sviderska\u00a0<\/strong>(2:58.72) were second and fourth respectively.<\/p>\n Also swimming in tonight’s finals are Italy’s\u00a0Arjola Trimi\u00a0<\/strong>(3:02.37), Mexico’s\u00a0Nely Miranda Herrera\u00a0<\/strong>(3:09.89), Poland’s\u00a0Karolina Hamer\u00a0<\/strong>(3:21.26), and Kazakhstan’s\u00a0Zulfiya Gabidullina\u00a0<\/strong>(3:24.81).<\/p>\n Bradley Snyder<\/strong> of the USA snagged the top qualifying seed in the men’s 50 free with a 26.06 finish. A trio of sub-27 second swims followed him with China’s\u00a0Yang Bozun<\/strong> leading the charge at 26.36. South Africa’s\u00a0Hendri Herbst<\/strong> and Japan’s\u00a0Keiichi Kimura<\/strong> kept it close with times of 26.95 and 26.99 respectively.<\/p>\n Belarus’\u00a0Hryohry Zudzilau<\/strong> was fifth overall with a 27.11, followed by Ukraine’s\u00a0Oleksandr Mashchenko<\/strong> (27.28).<\/p>\n Miroslav Smrcka<\/strong> of the Czech Republic finished seventh with a 27.48, ahead of Ukraine’s\u00a0Viktor Smyrnov’s\u00a0<\/strong>27.62.<\/p>\n Li Guizhi<\/strong> of China flirted with a new World Record in the women’s 50 free S11 class posting a final time of 30.89 to set a new Paralympic Games Record. The current World Record sits at a 30.83.<\/p>\n Sweden’s\u00a0Maja Reichard<\/strong> finished second in prelims with a time of 31.05, followed by New Zealand’s\u00a0Mary Fisher’s\u00a0<\/strong>31.35.<\/p>\n Maryna Piddubna<\/strong> of Ukraine took fourth with a 31.41, ahead of Italy’s\u00a0Cecilia Camellini\u00a0<\/strong>and her time of 31.52.<\/p>\n The Netherlands’\u00a0Liesette Bruinsma<\/strong> was sixth with a 31.52, followed by the Chinese duo of\u00a0Xie Qing\u00a0<\/strong>(31.95) and\u00a0Cai Liwen\u00a0<\/strong>(32.86).<\/p>\n Prelims of the men’s 100 fly was led by the Ukrainian duo of\u00a0Denys Dubrov\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Maksym Krypak<\/strong>. Both athletes finished well under the existing World Record of 56.35 to continue re-writing the record books. Dubrov claimed the official World and Paralympic Records with a final 55.29 over Krypak’s 55.54.<\/p>\n Brazil’s\u00a0Andre Brasil<\/strong> was third in prelims with a 58.27, followed by Spain’s\u00a0David Levecq’s\u00a0<\/strong>58.95.<\/p>\n The Canadian duo of\u00a0Nathan Stein\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Alec Elliot\u00a0<\/strong>turned in times of 59.06 and 59.13 for fifth and sixth, while Italy’s\u00a0Riccardo Menciotti<\/strong> was seventh with a 59.33.<\/p>\n Eighth went to South Africa’s\u00a0Achmat Hassiem<\/strong> (1:00.40).<\/p>\n New Zealand’s\u00a0Sophie Pascoe<\/strong> cruised to the top seed in the women’s 100 fly with a qualifying time of 1:04.37. Her time set a new Paralympic Record and put her within less than two seconds of her own World Record of 1:02.60.<\/p>\n China’s\u00a0Chen Yi\u00a0<\/strong>finished second with a time of 1:08.62, followed by Spain’s\u00a0Isabel Yinghua Hernandez Santos\u00a0<\/strong>at a 1:09.39.<\/p>\n Samantha Ryan\u00a0<\/strong>of Canada was fourth with a 1:11.12, just ahead of Poland’s\u00a0Oliweia Jablonska’s\u00a0<\/strong>1:11.22 and Australia’s\u00a0Paige Leonhardt’s\u00a0<\/strong>1:11.42.<\/p>\n The Netherlands’\u00a0Chantalle Zuderveld\u00a0<\/strong>(1:12.89) and Great Britain’s\u00a0Alice Tai\u00a0<\/strong>(1:12.98) rounded out the top qualifiers.<\/p>\n Australia’s\u00a0Timothy Disken<\/strong> finished first in prelims of the men’s 100 free with a qualifying time of 56.73 to be the only athlete under the 57-second mark.<\/p>\n Finishing second in prelims was a tie between Australia’s\u00a0Braeden Hall<\/strong> and Hungary’s\u00a0Tamas Toth<\/strong> after the two both stopped the clock at the 57.14 mark. Spain’s\u00a0Jose Antonio Mari Alcaraz\u00a0<\/strong>delivered a 57.17 for a close fourth.<\/p>\n Brazil’s\u00a0Ruiter Silva<\/strong> was fifth with a time of 57.39, followed closely by Italy’s\u00a0Federico Morlacchi\u00a0<\/strong>(57.75), Hungary’s\u00a0Tamas Sors\u00a0<\/strong>(57.79), and Japan’s\u00a0Takuro Yamada\u00a0<\/strong>(57.84).<\/p>\n Michelle Konkoly\u00a0<\/strong>of the USA flirted with a new Paralympic Record, finishing a shy .02 seconds off the existing record of 1:01.44 with a time of 1:01.46.<\/p>\n Spain’s\u00a0Sarai Gascon\u00a0<\/strong>led a tight qualifying race of 1:03’s, turning in a 1:03.36 for the second place seed in tonight’s final. Australia’s\u00a0Ellie Cole\u00a0<\/strong>(1:03.40) and Spain’s\u00a0Nuria Marques Soto\u00a0<\/strong>(1:03.82) were close behind for third and fourth.<\/p>\n China’s\u00a0Xu Jialing<\/strong> delivered a time of 1:04.74 for fifth, ahead of the Australian duo of\u00a0Ashleigh McConnell\u00a0<\/strong>(1:04.78) and\u00a0Emily Beecroft\u00a0<\/strong>(1:04.90).<\/p>\n China’s\u00a0Lin Ping\u00a0<\/strong>rounded out the top eight with a 1:05.08.<\/p>\n Colombia’s\u00a0Nelson Crispin Corzo<\/strong> snagged the top seed in the men’s 200 IM prelims with a qualifying time of 2:42.25, followed by China’s\u00a0Yang Hong<\/strong> and his time of 2:43.19.<\/p>\n Talisson Glock<\/strong> of Brazil posted a 2:44.94 for the third place seed in tonight’s final, followed by the Chinese duo of\u00a0Jia Hongguang\u00a0<\/strong>(2:45.45) and\u00a0Xu Qing\u00a0<\/strong>(2:53.88).<\/p>\n Israel’s\u00a0Yoav Valinsky<\/strong> took sixth with a 2:57.68, while Ukraine’s\u00a0Iaroslav Semenenko<\/strong> was seventh with a 2:59.51.<\/p>\n Greece’s\u00a0Panagiotis Christakis<\/strong> qualified eighth with a time of 2:59.64.<\/p>\n Eleanor Simmonds<\/strong> of Great Britain turned in a new Paralympic Record in prelims of the women’s 200 IM, setting the new mark at a 3:02.40. Simmonds currently holds the World Record at a 3:00.01 putting her in a good position to challenge that record tonight.<\/p>\n Ukraine’s\u00a0Yelyzaveta Mereshko\u00a0<\/strong>finished second with a time of 3:04.71, followed by China’s\u00a0Song Lingling<\/strong> with her time of 3:09.93.<\/p>\n Tiffany\u00a0Thomas Kane\u00a0<\/strong>of Australia was fourth in prelims with a 3:10.48, ahead of China’s\u00a0Lu Dong’s\u00a0<\/strong>3:15.62.<\/p>\n Sophia Elizabeth Herzog<\/strong> of the USA took sixth with a 3:16.41, while Germany’s\u00a0Verenz Schott<\/strong> (3:16.63) and Ireland’s\u00a0Nicole Turner<\/strong> (3:17.09) were seventh and eighth.<\/p>\n The Ukrainian duo of\u00a0Ievgenii Bogodaiko<\/strong> and\u00a0Andriy Kozlenko<\/strong> led prelims of the men’s 50 fly with times of 30.74 and 31.23 respectively.<\/p>\n Australia’s\u00a0Matthew Levy\u00a0<\/strong>finished third in prelims with a time of 31.35, followed closely by China’s\u00a0Wang Jingang<\/strong> (31.61) and Colombia’s\u00a0Carlos Serrano Zarate\u00a0<\/strong>(31.79).<\/p>\n China’s\u00a0Pan Shiyun\u00a0<\/strong>took sixth with a 31.85, while Germany’s\u00a0Tobias Pollap\u00a0<\/strong>(32.13) and Ukraine’s\u00a0Marian Kvasnytsia\u00a0<\/strong>(33.07) rounded out the top eight qualifiers.<\/p>\n Nikita Howarth<\/strong> of New Zealand led prelims of the women’s 50 fly with a sizzling 35.40. Joining Howarth in the middle lanes will be Great Britain’s\u00a0Susannah Rodgers<\/strong> with a 36.02 and the USA’s\u00a0Cortney Jordan<\/strong> with a 36.51.<\/p>\n Canada’s\u00a0Sarah Mehain<\/strong> took fourth with a 36.91, while fifth went to\u00a0McKenzie Coan’s\u00a0<\/strong>37.54.<\/p>\n Spain’s\u00a0Judit Rolo Marichal<\/strong> (37.96, Brazil’s\u00a0Veronica Almeida\u00a0<\/strong>(38.95), and Canada’s\u00a0Tess Routliffe\u00a0<\/strong>(39.26) return as sixth through eighth respectively.<\/p>\n World Record holder in this event,\u00a0Daniel Dias\u00a0<\/strong>of Brazil, claimed the top seed in prelims of the men’s 50 free with a time of 33.55. He was followed cloesly by Vietnam’s\u00a0Thanh Tung Vo’s\u00a0<\/strong>33.87.<\/p>\n Roy Perkins<\/strong> of the USA took third with a 34.22, followed by Spain’s\u00a0Sebastian Rodriguez’s\u00a0<\/strong>34.96.<\/p>\n China’s\u00a0He Shiwei\u00a0<\/strong>(35.41), Great Britain’s\u00a0Andrew Mullen\u00a0<\/strong>(35.75), Italy’s\u00a0Giovanni Sciaccaluga\u00a0<\/strong>(36.35), and Brazil’s\u00a0Clodaoldo Silva\u00a0<\/strong>(36.67) claimed sixth through eighth.<\/p>\n Joana Maria Silva<\/strong> of Brazil dealt with some tough competition from China’s\u00a0Zhang Li<\/strong> in prelims of the women’s 50 free as the two finished .15 seconds apart. Silva claimed the top seed going into tonight’s finals with a 37.22, followed closely by Zhang’s 37.37.<\/p>\n Spain’s\u00a0Teresa Perales<\/strong> delivered a 37.87 for the third place seed, followed by Japan’s\u00a0Mayumi Narita’s\u00a0<\/strong>39.68.<\/p>\n Inbal Pezaro<\/strong> of Israel took fifth with a 40.82, just ahead of the Czech Republic’s\u00a0Bela Trebinova\u00a0<\/strong>(41.44).<\/p>\n Norway’s\u00a0Sarah Louise Rung\u00a0<\/strong>(41.68) and France’s\u00a0Anita Fatis\u00a0<\/strong>(41.72) took seventh and eighth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Competition for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games continues into day five with more World Records falling in prelims. 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Men’s 150 IM–SM4<\/h3>\n
Women’s 150 IM–SM4<\/h3>\n
Men’s 50 Free–S11<\/h3>\n
Women’s 50 Free–S11<\/h3>\n
Men’s 100 Fly–S10<\/h3>\n
Women’s 100 Fly–S10<\/h3>\n
Men’s 100 Free–S9<\/h3>\n
Women’s 100 Free–S9<\/h3>\n
Men’s 200 IM–SM6<\/h3>\n
Women’s 200 IM–SM6<\/h3>\n
Men’s 50 Fly–S7<\/h3>\n
Women’s 50 Fly–S7<\/h3>\n
Men’s 50 Free–S5<\/h3>\n
Women’s 50 Free–S5<\/h3>\n