Keen to finish with a bang, athletes went for broke in the heats to set-up some exciting finals on the last day of competition.
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Race reactions from the athletes direct from the Olympics Aquatics Stadium.
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Three more world records tumble and Brazil win three medals.
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Sixteen medals are up for grabs in the penultimate day of swimming competition at Rio 2016.
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Ihar Boki and Daniel Dias lead a series of swimmers looking to impress in the finals on the penultimate day of competition.
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On another record-breaking night in the pool there were also first golds of Rio 2016 for Czech Republic and Hungary.
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The USA’s Bradley Snyder will go for his third gold as Ukraine’s Maksym Krypak will aim for his fourth.
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Matheus Souza, Brad Snyder and Bozun Yang all showed strong form in the early session and will battle for 100m freestyle S11 gold tonight.
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Swimmer Jesus de Marchena Acevedo will be the country’s sole representative and will compete in the men’s 100m freestyle S7 on 16 September at Rio 2016.
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Canada’s Benoit Huot also won his 20th career Paralympic medal, likening it to a ‘Hollywood movie’.
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Three titles for Spain and a silver comeback for Brazil provided fans with plenty to cheer about at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
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Belarus’ Ihar Boki and Japan’s Keiichi Kimura will go for gold once again on Wednesday 14 September.
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The Mexican swimmer faced rejection from his family and had to beg for money in the streets, but he still became a Paralympic champion.
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No fewer than five Paralympic records crumbled at the Olympics Aquatics Stadium on Wednesday (14 September).
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After an incredible day in the pool on Monday (12 September), swimmers will dive in once again looking for more records.
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Aurelie Rivard, Stephanie Millward, Robert Griswold, Michelle Konkoly and Wenpan Huang all swam fast times heading into the finals.
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Canada’s Aurelie Rivard and Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko each won their races on another night of rivalries at Rio 2016.
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Independent Paralympic Athlete Ibrahim Al-Hussein competes for the first time while Daniel Dias chases a fifth medal at Rio 2016.
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Eleanor Simmonds, Denys Dubrov, Jiao Cheng and Olga Sviderska all set records on Monday (12 September).
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The world’s best Paralympians showed why they remain at the top of their game at the Olympic Aquatics Centre, with world records and golds galore.