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Angela Marina wins gold,  breaks Canadian record at World Series Para swimming event

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INDIANAPOLIS – Angela Marina of Brantford, Ont., won the gold medal in the women’s 200-m freestyle and set a Canadian record for her disability group on Thursday to open the second stop on the Para World Series swimming circuit.

Medals are awarded for each stroke based on best performances from all the disability categories combined. Canada won five medals on the day: a gold, three silver and a bronze.

Marina, who competes in the S14 class, clocked two minutes and 18.65 seconds for the victory. Leslie Cichocki of the U.S., was second in her category in 2:26.66 and Miori Heneault of St-Eustache, Que., third in 2:28.60.

It was a big day for Gord Michie of St. Thomas, Ont., also an S14 swimmer, as he collected silver medals in the 200-m freestyle and 100-m breaststroke.

In the men’s 200-m freestyle, Koki Sakahura of Japan was the victor in 2:02.78 with Michie earning the silver in 2:04.93 while Lawren Sapp of the U.S. was third in 2:07.50.

Alexander Elliot of Waterloo, Ont., topped the field in the S10 400-m freestyle while Zach Zona of Waterford, Ont., was second in the S8 400 free. The Canadians ranked second and third overall all categories combined and collected silver and bronze.

Zona was a member of the Canadian team at the recently completed Commonwealth Games in Australia where Para swimming events are part of the official program.

‘’There definitely was a fatigue factor there but I felt really good about my performance,’’ said Zona. ‘’I took it out really well and I didn’t fade and managed to keep strong and consistent throughout.’’

Also of note that Tess Routliffe of Caledon, Ont., ranked second in the SB7 100-m breaststroke while Sabrina Duchesne of Quebec City ranked second in the S7 400-m freestyle.

Competition continues through to Saturday.

Full results: https://www.iunat.iupui.edu/content/Other-Information/LiveResults/index.htm