2016 RIO PARALYMPIC GAMES
- Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016
- Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17, 2016
- Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Prelims 9:30 AM / Finals 5:30 PM (local time)
- IPC World Records
- Live stream links: NBC / IPC
- Schedule/Results
Races to Watch
Day 4: Sunday, September 11
SB13, Women’s 100m breaststroke
London Paralympic gold medalist Prudence Watt will have to battle Rebecca Fedfern, currently ranked number 1 in the world, to defend her title. Watt will also have to overcome Team USA’s Colleen Young, currently ranked number 3 in the world, and Elena Kranwzow of Germany, the London silver medalist in this event and currently ranked number 2 in the world.
SM10, Men’s 200m IM
For the last 4 Paralympic Games, Benoit Huot has been on the medal stand in this event. He won gold in this event in Sydney, silver in Athens, bronze in Beijing and gold in London. He followed up his London victory with a world championship in 2013. In 2015 Denys Dubrov of Ukraine won gold in the SM10 200 IM in the IPC World Championships. In May of 2016, Dubrov smashed Huot’s world record and now sits atop the world standings by almost 6 seconds. Dubrov, a former able bodied Ukrainian National record holder has swum as fast as 2:04.58 in April of 2014. The pace of his improvement since his fist Paralympic race in 2015 is astounding and he could easily swim a personal best in Rio.
S8, Men’s 100m freestyle
Two-thirds of the London Games and 2015 IPC World Championship medals in this event went to Russia. With the ban on Russian athletes, the door is wide open for Great Britain’s Josef Craig and Ollie Hynd to win gold in Rio. Craig and Hynd are currently world ranked number 1 and 2, respectively. Yinan Wang of China won gold in this event in London and silver at the 2015 IPC World Championships, but he has not posted a time in this event for 2016.
S8, Women’s 100m freestyle
Currently, Maddison Elliott of Australia sits atop the world rankings over Great Britain’s Stephanie Millward and Team USA’s Jessica Long. Maddison Elliott is the reigning world champion and world record holder. She has a supreme advantage over Long on both the dive and turn. Long, due to her disability, has little propulsion off the blocks or wall, but has the fastest times in between the flags.
I just want to ask, why is it, that over the last 12 years, while Jessica Long has not had any real competition, no one has batted an eyelid. As soon as some competition comes her way, BAM out come all the highly educated in classification bystanders to voice there opinion. It is only now that Jessica has some tough competition and is challenged that all the accusations start flying. I use to be a fan of Jessica’s until she showed that she couldnt handle hard competition now I just think she is a sore loser.
Somewhat blinkered view. What makes you think this is about Jessica Long? This is about rampant IM, the misrepresentation of the Paralympic Games to the general public and the hundreds of athletes affected by cheating. It is also about the IPCs failure to contain and address IM, add it’s idiotic decision to ignore IM until after Rio 2016. Presumably so that they can put on a ‘good show’.
It just so happens that the main culprits, in the women’s competition, – Lakeisha Patterson, Maddison Elliott and now Stephanie Millward are classed S8. The connection ends there.
Open your eyes Mary. Watch Lakeisha Patterson videos and ask yourself why that is not evidence of IM. Patterson was ‘caught on… Read more »
Well Mary that’s because everyone knows that Jessica Long is an absolute superstar of the s8 classification. Jessica’s world records should of stood for ages. She’s a champion of champions as is jacqueline Freney in the s7 class and Sophie Pascoe in the s10 class and Natalie Detoit in the s9 class. These women are at the peak of their careers and are forces to be reckoned with. Not saying that they’re invincible but pretty dam close especially in their signature events. To say Jessica is a bad sport, you must be the worse type of disrespectful human as she has put on a brave face right through this whole circus congratulating all the cheaters and holding her head up… Read more »
Jacqueline Freney was classed down previously as well. I wouldn’t call her a champion of her class.
Freneys performances in London was definitely a catalyst for some neuro swimmers to want gold at any cost. However the difference with Freney is that she’s a machine and trained her butt off for eight years straight and she clearly has spastic cp in her limbs.
I agree Mary she is a sore loser, she has had her day, now it is time to accept it will never be again.
In the S8 class or SB7, a double amputee will probably never be able to out swim a swimmer with 4 functioning limbs. This isn’t about Jessica Long, this is about all of the other swimmers missing both legs or both arms that will probably never out swim the records being set by Patterson or Elliott, and Marks. Those girls/women are swimming with all of their body parts functioning. They’ve all been higher classes, and have fought to be classed down. It’s not about winning, it’s the legacy that will be left for all of the young para swimmers out there, to try to achieve times that may be quite unachievable for quite a long time, if ever.
Jessica is 24 years old and at the peak of her swimming career and she is rightly disappointed with being beaten by a bunch of s9’s. It’s so wrong that swimmers in the correct class have to suffer emotionally due to a system that continues to let them down.
What on earth makes you say she is a sore loser?
She has been nothing but gracious in defeat.
It wouldn’t matter if it was Jess Long or Kermit the Frog, the other 3 are cheating.
Full stop.
Mary and Jan, The two of you are obviously not well informed on the subject of intentional misrepresentation. It is not opinion, it is fact. There are videos and documented proof that the IPC is ignoring. Just about everybody is complaining about this form of cheating except Jessica. I challenge you to find even one example of Jessica complaining about her competition. If you think she is a sore, you were never one of her fans in the first place.
She is not complaining publicly but behind closed doors, she now has competition and if you noticed the Chinese have less limbs and winning are they cheating to
IPC Swimming is an international disgrace! Why will no one stand up against this farce of sport? Class these cheaters up, or ban them from competing, ban Australia for cheating. No one had a problem with banning the entire Russian Team from the games, but the Ukraine, Australia, Millward, Marks and Konkoly need to all be banned from competition. Unfortunately other honest athletes will suffer at the hands of their NGBs, as the NGB is pursuing medals at all costs.
The IPC are a disgrace. This is infuriating and dirty. Let’s have some transparency and integrity. Let’s hear them explain Patterson, Elliott and Millward – better still let’s get the medal ‘winners’ in front of a microphone and they can explain themselves. They have all had multiple classifications in the last couple of years so let’s hear their explanations as to why.
This madness has to come to an end. Australia have now bagged two gold medals from cheats who are very well known to the IPC – and we are not even half way.
Can Lakeisha Pattetsons neurologist please make themselves known.
Can Lakeisha Pattetsons Sport Scientist Danielle Formosa please explain her videos.
Can Lakeisha Pattersons coach… Read more »
another great showing by the s9’s swimming as s8’s in that final:(
I cant find an article discussing todays finals, so i’m going to leave this comment here. I just finished watching the s10 men 200IM finals, when the ukranian’s went 1-2-3 in the finals. However, watching Denys Dubrov, the WR holder in the event, and former able bodied athlete, completely slowed down in the last 15 meters, to not just completely smash the WR. This is such a disgusting sight to see, especially since Dubrov has been known to mis represent his disability. I don’t think ive ever been more disapointed to call myself a Paralympian, after seeing what’s happening at these games. Something needs to change, to bring credibility back to our sport
The s8 100fs womens is going to be very interesting for all the wrong reasons. Even in the heats there are so many games being performed. Forget about swimming at your best, it’s a race of whose game enough to overtake long, expose themselves and put themselves in the spotlight for intentional misrepresentation. They intentionally swam slow in the heats to just keep behind Longs No 1 heat time into the final! So who is game enough? Patterson, Elliot or Milward. BRING IT ON!
Just as I predicted, Jess beaten by three swimmers who should be s9. Sorry Jess the 1.06 you did in London to win gold and the 1.06 you did today is no longer competitive for a medal against swimmers who intentional misrepresent their ability. Jess you are in the champion of champions class, no matter the result of this unfair race. As its not a fair playing field anymore.
Two of them should be S9.
Lakeisha Patterson should be NE
All three should be serving bans for Intentional Misrepresentation – Patterson for life