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Updated: 09/04/2012 04:25 | By Channel NewsAsia

Paralympics: Singapore’s swimmer Yip reaches women’s 100m freestyle final

Paralympics: Singapore’s swimmer Yip reaches women’s 100m freestyle final


Paralympics: Singapore’s swimmer Yip reaches women’s 100m freestyle final

LONDON: Singapore swimmer Yip Pin Xiu is through to the women’s S—3 100—metre freestyle final at the London Paralympics.

During the first heat, Yip came in second with a time of 2 minutes 9.74 seconds, behind China’s Xia Jiangbo who finished 20.73 seconds ahead of Yip.

Overall, Yip was fourth in qualifying.

Sweden’s Olga Sviderska is the fastest qualifier after setting a world record pace of 1 minute 45.34 seconds.

— CNA/de

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