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In the women’s equivalent events, Sophie Pascoe added a Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games entry time in the 50m Freestyle, where she will have to race up a classification group in S10 compared to her own class of S9, due to the events included in the Games. While not quite reaching these heights tonight, Sophie is the world record holder for S9 50m Freestyle, and will go up against rivals with less impairment (S10) taking on the event in Tokyo.
Tupou Neiufi (S8) took the silver medal in the 50m Freestyle multi class, also posting an entry time for Tokyo, with fast-improving Gaby Smith (S10) in bronze. Tupou also claimed gold in the women’s 50m Backstroke multi class, with Gaby and Nia Wallace (S7) completing the podium.
In perhaps her marquee event, the 200 m Individual Medley, Sophie Pascoe made her first competitive appearance for 2 years, posting a time of 2:36.32 seconds, securing yet another Tokyo qualifying standard and push to the top of this year’s SM9 world rankings. With Sophie withdrawing from the final, it was Rio 2016 Paralympic Champion Nikita Howarth (SM7) who claimed the gold medal and also a Tokyo qualifying time in 3:06.27 min, with Ella Benn (SM9) and Gaby Smith (SM10) making up the podium.
Jesse Reynolds (SM9) took gold in the men’s 200 IM multi class, in a Tokyo entry time of 2:25.33 min, with David Beck breaking a NZ Record with a time of 2:35.48 seconds.
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