ATHENS, Greece, September 29. UPDATED reports from day six of swimming in the Athens Paralympic have been received by SwimInfo from USOC press officer for swimming Tara Dugan. She reports that on day six of competition, the U.S. swim team secured six more medals in individual and relay events <\/p>\n
First-timers Jessica Long, age 12, (Dundalk, Md.) and Michael Prout (West Springfield, Mass.) once again delivered strong performances, attesting to the breadth of up-and-coming U.S. talent.<\/p>\n
Less than a half hour into tonight\u2019s competition, Long brought in her third gold of the Games in the S8 400 freestyle. She left the pack behind within the first 100 meters, steadily building her lead to finish more than 15 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. <\/p>\n
\u201cI expected myself to do really well, which I did. If I\u2019m this good at 12, I try to imagine what I\u2019ll be like at 25,\u201d Long said. After smashing the American Record in preliminaries by more than 32 seconds, her time of 5:07.88 in the finals earned her a new Paralympic record. <\/p>\n
Another up-and-comer, Prout continued wooing his fans with a second medal performance, this time a gold in the S9 400 freestyle. His time of 4:25.32 also marks a Paralympic record. <\/p>\n
During a press conference following the race, silver medalist James Crisp (GBR) admitted he was able to keep up until the last turn, when Prout\u2019s final 100 meter surge put him several seconds ahead of Crisp. In his first Paralympic race Monday, Prout also medaled, earning a bronze in the S9 100 freestyle.<\/p>\n
In the women\u2019s S10 400 freestyle, Ashley Owens (Stockbridge, Ga.) won her first individual medal of the Games, finishing third with a time of 4:57.77. Deb Gruen (Hamden, Conn.) also brought in a bronze in the SB6 100 breaststroke with 1:46.52.<\/p>\n
Veteran Travis Mohr\u2019s (Whitehall, Penn.) finished second in the SB6 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:29.96. Though second to Great Britain\u2019s Gareth Duke, Mohr still holds the world record in the event. This is Mohr\u2019s second medal of the Games after winning the 100 backstroke two nights ago.<\/p>\n
Taking the lead from the U.S. women\u2019s 400 freestyle relay team earlier in the week, Stephanie Brooks (Alpharetta, Ga.), Cheryl Angelelli-Kornoelje (Frasher, Mich.), Casey Johnson (Cypress, Calif.) and Melanie Benn (San Diego, Calif.) provided a stellar finale of the night, with a bronze medal in the last race. They finished the 4x50meter freestyle (20 points) relay in 3:12.80.<\/p>\n
Saturday marks another day of opportunity for the U.S. swimmers, as 18 athletes compete in 11 events. Erin Popovich (Butte, Mont.), who has gone 4-4 gold medal performances so far in Athens, will compete for her fifth in the S7 50 butterfly.<\/p>\n
Complete results for U.S. athletes listed below:<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s SB6 100 breaststroke
\n1.\tIzhak Mamistvalov (ISR) \u2013 1:10.88 PR
\n2.\tChristos Tampaxis (GRE) \u2013 1:31.00
\n3.\tJoao Martins (POR) \u2013 1:37.83
\n6. Grover Evans (Little Rock, Ark.) \u2013 1:06.23<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s S8 400 freestyle
\n1.\tChristoph Burkard (GER) \u2013 4:40.30 WR\/PR
\n2.\tChristopher Kueken (GER) \u2013 4:47.66
\n3.\tMihovil Spanja (CRO) \u2013 4:48.88
\n7. Justin Fleming (Redmond, Wash.) \u2013 5:04.60<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s S8 400 freestyle
\n1.\tJessica Long (Dundalk, Md.) \u2013 5:07.88 PR
\n2.\tLichelle Clarke (AUS) \u2013 5:22.99
\n3.\tHeidi Andreasen (FRO) \u2013 5:26.29<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s S12 100 freestyle
\n1.\tHong Yan Zhu (CHN) – 1:01.99
\n2.\tPatrycja Harajda (POL) – 1:03.52
\n3.\tJoanna Mendak (POL) – 1:04.33
\n4.\tTrischa Zorn (Fishers, Ind.) \u2013 1:07.58<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s SB4 100 breaststroke
\n1.\tTadhg Slattery (RSA) \u2013 1:33.01
\n2.\tKasper Engel (NED) \u2013 1:35.98
\n3.\tPedro Rangel (MEX) \u2013 1:36.31
\n4.\tAaron Paulson (Portland, Ore.) \u2013 1:36.53<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s SB6 100 breaststroke
\n1.\tGareth Duke (GBR) \u2013 1:29.93 PR
\n2.\tTravis Mohr (Whitehall, Penn.) \u2013 1:29.96
\n3.\tEric Lindmann (FRA) \u2013 1:33.57<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s SB6 100 breaststroke
\n1.\tSarah Bowen (AUS) \u2013 1:41.84 WR
\n2.\tLiz Johnson (GBR) \u2013 1:45.33
\n3.\tDeb Gruen (Hamden, Conn.) \u2013 1:46.52
\n4.\tSarah Castle (Centennial, Colo.) \u2013 1:48.32<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s SM13 200 individual medley
\n1.\tKirby Cote (CAN) \u2013 2:31.20
\n2.\tPrue Watt (AUS) \u2013 2:34.93
\n3.\tChelsey Gotell (CAN) \u2013 2:34.97
\n6. Kelley Becherer (Sheboygan, Wisc.) \u2013 2:50.07
\n7. Tiffanie Wright (Redding, Calif.) \u2013 2:57.61<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s S9 400 freestyle
\n1. Michael Prout (West Springfield, Mass.) \u2013 4:25.32 PR
\n2. James Crisp (GBR) \u2013 4:28.38
\n3. Matthew Cowdrey (AUS) \u2013 4:31.80
\n4. Mark Barr (Davis, Calif.) \u2013 4:33.60
\n7. Jarrett Perry (Wichita, Kan.) \u2013 4:39.12<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s S9 400 freestyle
\n1. Natalie du Toit (RSA) \u2013 4:28.09
\n2. Stephanie Dixon (CAN) \u2013 4:46.57
\n3. Christiane Reppe (GER) \u2013 4:59.91
\n4. Kelly Crowley (San Jose, Calif.) \u2013 5:17.87<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s S10 400 freestyle
\n1. Benoit Huot (CAN) \u2013 4:15.01
\n2. Robert Welbourn (GBR) \u2013 4:16.60
\n3. Piotr Pijanowski (POL) \u2013 4:22.12
\n8. Justin Zook (Plymouth, Minn.) \u2013 4:35.08<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s S10 400 freestyle
\n1. Katarzyna Pawlik (POL) \u2013 4:51.08
\n2. Claudia Hengst (GER) \u2013 4:53.55
\n3. Ashley Owens (Stockbridge, Ga.) – 4:57.77<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 4x50m freestyle 20 points
\n1. Japan \u2013 3:00.62 WR\/PR
\n2. Great Britain \u2013 3:12.75
\n3. United States \u2013 3:12.80<\/p>\n
Additional quotes from U.S. athletes competing Thursday:<\/p>\n
Jarrett Perry, on his first Paralympic experience:
\n\u201cI consider this a learning experience. I\u201dve learned you don\u2019t have to be nervous about it [the race] going in. Just go out there and have fun. I\u2019m going to come back in four years with the boys here and win more medals for the U.S. in 2008. <\/p>\n
Deb Gruen, on winning a bronze medal:
\n\u201cI was ready, so pumped up and confident. I knew I had it in me, and everyone else knew I had it in me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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