Sophie Soon during the 100m breaststroke SB12 final at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Credit: SportSG/Jeremy Lee
Swimmers in the SB12 classification have vision impairment.
Soon posted a time of 1min 30.42sec at the La Defense Arena, the para swimming event venue for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. World champion Elena Krawzow of Germany lowered her own world record en route to winning gold in 1:12.54, while Brazilian defending champion Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago finished second in 1:15.62. China’s Zheng Jietong clinched the bronze in an Asian record of 1:20.03.
“This Paralympics run has been quite challenging for me and it has been an emotional one; I am so incredibly happy that I’m even here – I really didn’t think I was going to make it for quite a decent amount of last year and early this year, so I’m very grateful that I got to represent Singapore at my second Paralympic Games,” said Soon, who had been battling an elbow injury since the end of 2022.
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Soon posted a time of 1min 30.42sec at the La Defense Arena, the para swimming event venue for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. World champion Elena Krawzow of Germany lowered her own world record en route to winning gold in 1:12.54, while Brazilian defending champion Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago finished second in 1:15.62. China’s Zheng Jietong clinched the bronze in an Asian record of 1:20.03.
“This Paralympics run has been quite challenging for me and it has been an emotional one; I am so incredibly happy that I’m even here – I really didn’t think I was going to make it for quite a decent amount of last year and early this year, so I’m very grateful that I got to represent Singapore at my second Paralympic Games,” said Soon, who had been battling an elbow injury since the end of 2022.
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