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The 2020 Paralympic Games began in Tokyo and the women\u2019s swimming races were highlighted by a world record on night one.<\/p>\n

Russian Paralympic Committee\u2019s Valeriia Shabalina<\/strong> claimed a world record to win the women\u2019s 100 butterfly S14 class. She won gold in 1:03.59 to beat her own world record of 1:03.68 set in 2019.<\/p>\n

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Australia\u2019s Paige Leonhardt<\/strong> won the silver in 1:05.48, followed by teammate Ruby Storm<\/strong> (1:06.50).<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s Lakeisha Patterson<\/strong> claimed gold in the 400 free S9 to kick off the women\u2019s events. She won the race in 4:36.68. Hungary\u2019s Zsofia Konkoly<\/strong> took the silver in 4:36.76, while Great Britain\u2019s Toni Shaw<\/strong> won the bronze medal in 4:39.32.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s 100 backstroke S2, Singapore\u2019s Pin Xiu Yip<\/strong> won the gold medal in stunning fashion, touching the wall in 2:16.61, 10 second ahead of the field. It was her second consecutive Paralympic gold medal in the event after earning gold in Rio in 2016. Japan\u2019s Miyuki Yamada<\/strong> won the silver in 2:26.18, while Mexico\u2019s Fabiola Ramirez<\/strong> claimed the bronze in 2:36.54.<\/p>\n

In the 50 freestyle S5 class, Ukraine claimed gold and bronze as Yelyzaveta Mereshko<\/strong> won the gold in 33.11 and Anna<\/strong> Hontar<\/strong> claimed bronze in 33.40. The silver went to Elizabeth Marks<\/strong> of the United States, who finished in 33.15.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s kind of a newer event for us and my coach has been very patient with me, so we\u2019re still in the learning phase, but we swam our best race,” Marks said. “The people of Japan have been very welcoming and very kind. Everyone has been extremely gracious, and they really do try to make you feel at home, so it\u2019s been very lovely. It\u2019s gorgeous and a beautiful facility. The temperature is great for me. Everyone has different preferences. I prefer a little bit warmer water, so it\u2019s nice that this is a nice neutral. I think everyone is happy.”<\/p>\n

In the 50 free S10 class, Russian Paralympic Committee\u2019s Anastasiia Gontar<\/strong> claimed gold in 27.38. The silver went to Chantalle Zijderveld<\/strong> of the Netherlands (27.42), while Canada\u2019s world record holder Aurelie Rivard<\/strong> won the bronze in 28.11.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m feeling really emotional. Not all negative, some positive too,\u201d said the 25-year-old Rivard, who now has three gold medals, two silver and one bronze across three Paralympic Games appearances. \u201cJust standing on the podium at the Games is something really special regardless of the position and the colour of the medal. This said, I didn\u2019t have a bronze medal in my collection and I didn\u2019t really want one. I didn\u2019t have a good race but the girls deserve the gold and silver medals.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course I wanted to win my title back, which is disappointing, but I\u2019m going to deal with that later. I\u2019m not a sprinter, it\u2019s not my best event. That\u2019s not what I\u2019ve been training for all year long. I need to leave this one in the past and not let it affect my next races.\u201d<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s 100 butterfly S13 class saw a 1-2 finish for Italy. Carlotta Gilli<\/strong> won the gold medal in 1:02.65, ahead of teammate Alessia Berra<\/strong> (1:05.67). Russian Paralympic Committee\u2019s Daria Pikalova<\/strong> won the bronze medal in 1:05.68.<\/p>\n

Day 1 of the meet closed with the 200 free S5 class. China\u2019s Zhang Li<\/strong> won the gold medal in 2:46.53, edging Great Britain\u2019s Tully Kearney<\/strong> (2:46.65), who won the silver. Italy\u2019s Monica Boggioni<\/strong> won the bronze in 2:55.70.<\/p>\n

“There was a question mark over whether I\u2019d ever get to a Paralympic Games, so the fact that I\u2019ve been able to race and come away with a medal is crazy,” Kearney said. \u201cAny athlete\u2019s going to be disappointed if they don\u2019t win, but for me it was just about coming here. I\u2019ve had to deal with injuries so I was nervous that my fitness wouldn\u2019t be good enough to swim a 200m, and then to be on my PB is pretty impressive and I\u2019ve got to be pleased with that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought after Rio that the Paralympics weren\u2019t going to be possible, I thought I wasn\u2019t going to be able to swim anymore so this is obviously an massive deal and it\u2019s all down to the amazing sports staff, the whole team, in particular my physio Ritchie [Barber] and my coach [Graeme Smith] who got me to this point \u2013 so to be honest it\u2019s down to them I just swam.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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