Paralympics in Swimming: 2 more medals with the silver medals won by Morlacchi and Bettella

Twelve Italian medals in swimming at the Paralympic Games in Rio 2016, after the two silver medals arrived tonight.

In fact, the fourth medal for Federico Morlacchi in swimming has arrived, who has obtained the silver in the 100 meters butterfly. The Italian, with a great comeback in the final, closed the two tanks in 59″52, beaten only by the Greek Dimosthenis Michalentzakis, who established the new Paralympic record in 59″27. Bronze medal for Hungarian Tamás Sors (59″85).

Second silver medal of the day won by Francesco Bettella in the 50 meters backstroke S1. The Italian finished in 1'12″49, marking the new Italian record. In front of all arrived the Ukrainian fort Hennadii Boiko (1'00″85), while in third place was his compatriot Anton Kol (1'15″42).

These are the Blue medals of today, we see the rest of the program in Swimming.

• In the 50 meters women's S2 backstroke race came fourth place for Gloria Boccanera, who finished in 1'22″80. Victory for the Singaporean swimmer, Yip Pin Xiu (1'00″33), who beat the Chinese Feng Yazhu (1'02″66) and the Ukrainian Iryna Sotska (1'17″22).
• In the 100-meter free style of the women's S11 class, Chinese gold Xie Qing (1'08″03), who beat her compatriot Li Guizhi (1'08″31) and Dutch Liesette Bruinsma (1'08″55).
• In the 200-meter freestyle male S3 batteries, the Chinese Wang Wenpan achieved the new world record in 3'09″04, beating in the last tank the Ukrainian Dmytro Vynohradets' (3'09″77), while the other Chinese Li Hanhua, former world record holder, closed further away in 3'23″10. Vincenzo Boni, who swam on his back, got the new Italian record, finishing third in 3'30″02.
• In the 200 meters mixed female SM5, the Norwegian Sarah Louise Rung got a new gold medal, finishing in 3'15″83 ahead of the Spanish Teresa Perales (3'36″14) and the Israeli Inbal Pezaro (3'38″20). Sixth place for the Italian Giulia Ghiretti in 3'48″68.
• In the 100 meters female S9 butterfly, the Chinese Xu Jialing won in 1'07″90 ahead of the Spanish Sarai Gascón (1'08″00) and the Hungarian Zsófia Konkoly (1'09″21).
• In the 100 meters male SB6 frog, the success smiled to the Ukrainian Ievgenii Borodavko, who also set the new world record in 1'18″71. Silver medal to Colombian Nelson Crispín Corzo (1'21″47), bronze to German Torben Schmidtke (1'23″47).

Australian Tiffany Thomas Kane won the Paralympic title in the homologous women's race, setting a new competition record of 1'35″39. On the podium there are also the American Sophia Elizabeth Herzog (1'36″95) and the British Charlotte Henshaw (1'37″79).

New world record set in the 400 meters freestyle S10: in 3'57″71, the Ukrainian Maksym Krypak clearly preceded his compatriot Denys Dubrov (4'00″11) and the Canadian Benoît Huot (4'04″63).

Exceptional performance of the Canadian Aurélie Rivard in the 400 meters free style women's S10: the athlete from Quebec won the gold medal with the new world record of 4'29″96, detaching in a decisive manner both the Australian Monique Murphy, silver in 4'35″09, and the outgoing champion, the French Élodie Lorandi, third in 4'35″49.

Gold medal and world record in the final of the 100-meter freestyle S11 men's final, where the American Bradley Sneyder has clearly detached all closing with the incredible time of 56″15. Silver to the Chinese Yang Bozun (59″51), bronze to the surprising Japanese Keiichi Kimura (59″63).

The final of the 50-meter men's S2 backstroke saw the world record-breaking success of the Chinese Zou Liankang, who with the time trial of 47″17 preceded his compatriot Liu Benying (48″84) and the Ukrainian Serhii Palamarchuk (50″23).

The 4×100 meter women's freestyle stick closed today's day: the winner was Australia, which in 4'16″65 preceded the United States (4'20″10) and China (4'24″22).