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A total of 15 medals were awarded in swimming on the first day of the Paris Paralympic Games. A thrilling final set two world records and three Paralympic records, with swimmers from China, Italy and Britain taking home two gold medals.
China’s Chen Yi won the Olympic title in the women’s 50m freestyle S10 with a time of 27.10 seconds, 0.18 seconds faster than the world record set by Christie Rowley-Crosley in the preliminaries. American Rowley-Crosley won the silver medal with a time of 27.38, and Canadian Aurelie Rivard won the bronze medal with a time of 27.62.
The women’s 100m butterfly also set a world record, with Pop Maskill of Great Britain setting a new world record in 1:03. Hong Kong swimmer Chan Yu-lam won the silver medal in 1:03.70, which also broke the Asian record. The bronze medalist was Valerija Šabalina (1.04,40), who competed for Neutral.
Italy’s Francesco Bocciardo set a Paralympic record in the men’s 200m freestyle S5 with a time of 2:25.99. An Olympic record was also set in the women’s 50m freestyle, with China’s Jiang Yuyan winning the Olympic title in 32.59. A Paralympic record was also set in the men’s 100m butterfly, with Dane Alexander Hillhouse winning the Olympic title in the S14 class in 54.61.
Athletes from China, Italy and Britain won two gold medals. Olympic titles also went to France, Hungary, Poland, Brazil, Singapore, Japan and Australia.
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