Philippines and Vietnam obtain first medals while Pascoe sets second World Record
Sophie Pascoe (NZL) broke her second World Record in the Women’s 50m Freestyle, to loud cheers by the crowd at OCBC Aquatic Centre this evening. The six-time Paralympian finished first place with a time of 27.69s (1041 points), against the previous World Record timing of 28.14s, which Sophie herself had held. Her win brought the third gold to Team New Zealand today. Adding another two golds today, Russia currently holds the most gold medals amongst 26 countries taking part in the World Series – a total of four – while Team Japan holds the highest number of medals – a total of 10 – with 5 medals in Day 1 and 5 in Day 2. Philippines and Vietnam joined the list of medalling nations today, with Ernie Gawilan (PHI) taking the silver in the Men’s 400m Freestyle with 938 points – 7 points ahead of Russia’s Andrei Granichka – and Van Hiep Ha (VIE) clinching the bronze in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke. Team Singapore’s Danielle Moi was in good form for the finals, shaving about 10 seconds off her Personal Best in the Women’s 400m Freestyle with a timing of 5:27.71. She finished 7th in the race at 515 points. Tomorrow will be the third and last day of the Singapore 2019 World Para Swimming World Series. ###
Danielle Moi shaves off more than six seconds off her personal best
Danielle Moi (S14) secures a place in the A finals of the Women’s 400m Freestyle with a time of 5:32.56 (469 points), after shaving off her personal best by 6.2 seconds and placing 8th in the heats. The finals will see to her competing with four-time Paralympian Jessica Long (S8) who came in 1st in the heats with a time of 4:54.04 (988 points). Toh Wei Soong (S7) ramps up for day 2 by advancing to the A finals for the Men’s 400m Freestyle and Men’s 50m Freestyle. Team Japan looks to be building a strong team in the build up towards Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games. Out of the 8 events today, Team Japan secures a place in 6 events for A Finals. All eyes on Sophie Pascoe (S9) from New Zealand as she is close to breaking another record in the Women’s 50m Freestyle with 1019 points (28.24s) which was 10 seconds behind her own Oceanian Record set in February 2019 record at the Melbourne World Series. ###
