Saturday, September 01, 2012 6:53:00 PM
Ellie Simmonds smashes world record to claim 400m freestyle gold in thrilling clash
Simmonds smashed old record by five seconds to defend her Paralympics title in a time of 5:19.17
The 17-year-old powered past U.S. swimmer Victoria Arlen with blistering surge in the closing stages of the race
Ecstatic and emotional Ellie said: 'I just went out there and gave it my all.'
Oscar Pistorius clocked a world record 21.30 seconds to win his heat of the T44 200m on his return to London and Paralympic competition tonight
Great Britain now third on Paralympic medal table with nine golds, 16 silvers, and 11 bronzes
By Rebecca Evans, Louise Eccles, Ian Garland and Tom Gardner
PUBLISHED: 06:39 EST, 1 September 2012 | UPDATED: 17:01 EST, 1 September 2012
Swimming sensation Ellie Simmonds smashed the world record to defended her 400m freestyle Paralympics title in a thrilling clash with U.S. rival Victoria Arlen.
The double-gold winner from Beijing four years ago wept as she realised she had powered to victory in a time of 5:19.17 - roared on by the jubilant crowd at the aquatics centre.
Ellie, 17, made her decisive move for glory in the closing stages of the race, having trailed Arlen for more than 300 metres.
Triumph: Ellie Simmonds waves to the crowd which had packed into the aquatics centre to cheer her to a thrilling victory
Jubilation: Ellie Simmonds celebrates smashing a world record to win gold in the women's 400m Freestyle S6 final swimming competition at the Aquatics Center
Much more ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2196723/Paralympics-2012-Ellie-Simmonds-smashes-world-record-claim-400m-freestyle-gold-thrilling-clash.html
Simmonds smashed old record by five seconds to defend her Paralympics title in a time of 5:19.17
The 17-year-old powered past U.S. swimmer Victoria Arlen with blistering surge in the closing stages of the race
Ecstatic and emotional Ellie said: 'I just went out there and gave it my all.'
Oscar Pistorius clocked a world record 21.30 seconds to win his heat of the T44 200m on his return to London and Paralympic competition tonight
Great Britain now third on Paralympic medal table with nine golds, 16 silvers, and 11 bronzes
By Rebecca Evans, Louise Eccles, Ian Garland and Tom Gardner
PUBLISHED: 06:39 EST, 1 September 2012 | UPDATED: 17:01 EST, 1 September 2012
Swimming sensation Ellie Simmonds smashed the world record to defended her 400m freestyle Paralympics title in a thrilling clash with U.S. rival Victoria Arlen.
The double-gold winner from Beijing four years ago wept as she realised she had powered to victory in a time of 5:19.17 - roared on by the jubilant crowd at the aquatics centre.
Ellie, 17, made her decisive move for glory in the closing stages of the race, having trailed Arlen for more than 300 metres.
Triumph: Ellie Simmonds waves to the crowd which had packed into the aquatics centre to cheer her to a thrilling victory
Jubilation: Ellie Simmonds celebrates smashing a world record to win gold in the women's 400m Freestyle S6 final swimming competition at the Aquatics Center
Much more ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2196723/Paralympics-2012-Ellie-Simmonds-smashes-world-record-claim-400m-freestyle-gold-thrilling-clash.html
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