The National Paralympic Games swimming competition has surpassed a number of world records

Xi'an, 24 Oct (Xinhua) -- The swimming competition of the 11th Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics continued on 24 October at the Swimming and Diving Hall of the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center. Several world records have been surpassed in the men's and women's individual competitions and relay events.

In the women's 100-meter freestyle S4 competition on the 24th, Shaanxi's Li Gege and Heilongjiang's Liu Yu swam 1:23.30 and 1:24.54, respectively, and they both exceeded the original world record of 1:25.42 and won the first and second places in the event respectively. This is also the second time that Li Gege surpassed the world record after surpassing the world record in the women's 200m freestyle S4 level on the 23rd.

In the women's 100m backstroke S11 final on the afternoon of the 24th, Guizhou's Cai Liwen and Hebei's Wang Xinyi chased after me, and won the first and second places with a time of 1 minute 14.83 and 1 minute 15.45 seconds respectively, both of which exceeded the original world record of 1 minute 16.40 seconds.

The last two relay events in the evening also showed super world records. In the men's 20 minutes 4X50m freestyle relay final, the team composed of Shandong, Guangdong, Guangxi and Shaanxi teams surpassed the world record with a time of 2 minutes 14.61 seconds and won the championship; the united team composed of Guizhou, Zhejiang and Guangxi and the team composed of Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Jiangsu athletes surpassed the world record in the women's 20 minutes 4X50m freestyle relay event with a time of 2 minutes 30.88 seconds and 2 minutes 31.42 seconds respectively, and the two teams won the championship and second place in the event.

Source: Xinhua News Agency