Paris 2024 Paralympics | Para Swimming: Kylian Portal Reaches 100m Freestyle S12 Final, Alexa Leary Sets World Record in S9 Heats

The environment was electric at the Paris La Défense Arena on Wednesday as the inaugural Para swimming events were unveiled. Records were broken, and close qualifications were up for grabs.

Kylian Portal Qualifies for 100m Freestyle S12 Final

France’s Kylian Portal: 54” in 100-meter freestyle S12 men’s swimming. He followed a slight drop, taking 49 seconds of the total to clinch third place in his heat and the sixth stopwatch time. This made him qualify for the final list of swimmers. He will try to replicate the bronze medal he won in 400m freestyle events. The young French swimmer, trailing behind Britain’s Stephen Clegg by only seven-tenths of a second, will be in the final later this evening at 5:30 p.m. for the second time to garner another medal for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Still, Léane Morceau failed to progress from the heats in the women’s 100m freestyle S12 and got only the tenth result with 1:06. 55. Likewise, Assya Maurin Espiau failed to qualify for the final round as She finished the SM14 200m medley in the eleventh position.

Alexa Leary Sets New World Record in S9 100m Freestyle Heats.

The most outstanding performance of the morning belonged to Australia’s Alexa Leary, who swam to beat the WR in the women’s 100m freestyle S9 in 59. 60 seconds. Leary, who has already clinched second gold in the final of the 4x100m medley 34pts mixed relay, is a shoo-in for another gold in the final. Her closest competitor was Christie Raleigh-Crossley of America, who swam a 1:01 in her heat ahead of Miss Baker. 37, putting the two teams on the face—off in the final.

Other Notable Performances

The morning session also saw several Paralympic records tumble:

Monica Boggioni’s Record-Breaking Swim in the Women’s 50m Breaststroke SB3

One is Monica Boggioni of Italy, who became popular for her success in the women’s 50m breaststroke SB3 category of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Boggioni, who was already rather famous in para-swimming, achieved a fantastic time of 53 at the Paralympics and became a record holder. 70 seconds. This victory proved her prowess in the water and motivated herself, the other competitors, and the fans. The new record is proof of her hard work, training, and competitiveness she uses to challenge herself in every race that she enters and it also rewrites her name in the history of Paralympics.

Andrii Trusov Sets a New Record in Men’s 50m Freestyle S7.

In the men’s 50m freestyle S7 event, Ukrainian swimmer Andrii Trusov swam majestically, touching the checker mate at 27, ticking the Paralympic record. 31 seconds. Trained in a style of explosive speed and a strict technique, Trusov’s record-breaking swim was one of the most interesting spectacles of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Besides, this success indicates his extraordinary ability, with para-swimming being another success story to be mentioned in the history of Ukraine. The specific goal orientation Trusov has displayed in the pool has elevated him to the status of one of the best in the sport, and this record adds to it.

Ellie Marks Breaks Paralympic Record in Women’s 100m Freestyle S6

Ellie Marks of the USA also cemented her status as a force to be reckoned with at the Paralympics with her record-breaking performance in the Women’s 100m freestyle S6. Clocking in at 1:10. 98, Marks not only won her place in the finals but could swim the distance in a Paralympic record-breaking time at that. It’s a training and commitment to the professional level of performance that she delivers in Paris. Marks, one of the successful Team USA swimmers, has been among the swimmers who have set new records on what can be achieved in para-swimming. Her new record places her in a position of authority within this successful swimmer group.

In the women’s 400m freestyle S8, Jessica Long, who can be regarded as one of the leading Paralympic swimmers, triumphed in her heat with a time of 4:53. 43. China’s Tingting Zheng produced a time of 5:02, which was an Asian record in the same event and the second-fastest time. 27.

With the competition continuing, the fans still expect more amazing displays and even records to be broken by swimmers such as Kyril Portal and Alexa Leary.