Two Team SA Paralympians were in action on the third day of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore on Tuesday. Both Christian Sadie and Nathan Hendricks took to the pool for the morning’s heats and they qualified for their evening finals in their respective events.
MEN
SB7 100m breaststroke, heats: Christian Sadie finished 3rd in his heat in 1:21.24 and qualified fro the final as 6th fastest
SB7 100m breaststroke, FINAL: Christian Sadie
S13 100m freestyle, heats: Nathan Hendricks finished 3rd in his heat in 26.33 and qualified for the final as 6th fastest
S13 100m freestyle, FINAL: Nathan Hendricks
WOMEN
SB13 100m breaststroke, heats: Danika Vyncke finished 4th in her heat in 1:22.59 to qualify for the final as 6th fastest
SB13 100m breaststroke, heats: Alani Ferreira finished 4th in her heat in 1:22.75 to qualify for the final as 8th fastest
SB13 100m breaststroke, FINAL: Alani Ferreira finished 6th in 1:23.50, while Danika Vyncke was 8th in 1:25.55
MEDALS SO FAR (1)
Silver: Christian Sadie (Men’s SM7 200m Ind Medley)
AFRICAN RECORDS (2)
Nathan Hendricks (Men’s S13 100m butterfly)
Christian Sadie (Men’s SM7 200m Ind Medley)
FULL PARA SWIMMER PERFORMANCES
Christian Sadie: 2nd in SM7 200m Ind Med, final of SB7 100m breaststroke
Nathan Hendricks: 7th in S13 100m butterfly, final of S13 100m freestyle
Alani Ferreira: Eliminated in heats of S13 100m butterfly, 6th in SB13 100m breaststroke final
Danika Vyncke: 8th in SB13 100m breaststroke final