SWIMMING NEWS - The women of Team USA claimed the spotlight on Monday at the World Para Swimming Championships. Four different athletes swam onto the podium, bringing Team USA’s overall medal count to 23 at the Francisco Marquez Olympic Swimming Pool heading into the fourth day of competition.
With a photo-finish swim, four-time Paralympic medalist McKenzie Coan (Clarkesville, Georgia) outswam the second-place finisher by 0.66 seconds in the S7 50-meter freestyle (32.75), marking her third gold medal at the world championships. Coan has proven her strength in the event after having won gold at the Paralympic Games Rio 2016.
Six-time Paralympic medalist Becca Meyers (Timonium, Maryland) brought her world championships medal total to two silver, bringing home her second one in as many days in the S13 100 butterfly (1:06.42).
Paralympic silver medalist Sophia Herzog (Fairplay, Colorado) secured the bronze medal in the S6 100 free (1:25.78) to bring home her second medal at the championships. Paralympian Natalie Sims (Minneapolis) capped off the medal night for Team USA when she swam to a third-place finish in the S9 100 free (1:05.95).
