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Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Swimming

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Just to correct what Marc Woods is saying currently:
Butterfly is not front crawl with both arms.
And the two strokes do not use the same muscle groups.
S12 Men's 100m Freestyle

:king1: Salei of Azerbaijan
:king2: Veraska of Ukraine
:king3: Stephen Clegg from Team GB

And a British record to boot :clap2:
Very close between gold and silver for this one!
Bronze for gb :biggrin:
Coverage pauses while we discover what's in Hannah Russell's suitcase
S13 100m Freestyle Women's Final

:king1: Gomes Santiago for Brazil

:king2: Pikalova from RPC

:king3: Britain's finest Hannah Russell :clap2:

Strong Brazilian representation in this race
World record for Reece Dunn :jive: and top 3 all beat the previous Paralympic record!
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Fantastic win for Cyprus, by Pelendritou, who won Gold in Athens 2004 and is now back. :awesome:

Incredible.

And a world record too!
Owing to medical issues Thomas Gallagher of Australia was not able to be presented with his Bronze medal
Ellie Simonds bows out of the sport with an emotional goodbye.

Channel 4 takes a moment to honour her legacy for British para swimming.