The pool this Friday concentrates some of the main Spanish medal options at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Among them, a great option to open the gold harvest in the pool. In fact, there was a lot of Spanish presence in the finals Anastasiya Dmytriv, Núria Marquès, Marian Polo, Emma Feliu, Óscar Salguerothe new medalist Enrique Alhambra and Luis Huertain addition to 20-point 4×50 freestyle mixed relayhas sealed at least eight finals. David Sánchez and Carlos Martínez They have not yet signed the plenary session.
The main Spanish medal selection is the sa Anastasiya Dmytriv in the 100 breaststroke S8 and right from the start he showed why. Tasy, just sixteen years old and already a double world champion, made her big debut at a Games where all eyes were on her. He did not accuse him at all in a qualifying round where the double presence of the Spaniards in the final was confirmed, with Núria Marques.
Dmytrivwho was born without a right arm, dominated the series with 1:22.91with many authorities ahead of the British Brock Whiston and the Irish Ellen Keane, both with 1:24.59. In the afternoon he will be the big favorite in the fight for a top 8 where he is also Marquès, fifth with 1:26.42 and for morning marks with the need to recover to fight for front positions.
In 100 backstroke S13, Marian Polo and Emma Feliu They qualified for a direct final as there were eight competitors in the event. He joined as a finalist 4×50 free mixed relay 20 points, sixth with 2:40.42 in a series led by the United States (2:23.01), Brazil (2:23.12) and China (2:27.52). They swam to the Spanish side Daniel Ferrer, David Sánchez, Marta Fernández and Nahia Zudaire.
Three more finals for the boys
Besides, Oscar Salguero is advanced third at the end of 100 breaststroke SB8. The Sabadell swimmer aims to fight for the medals after posting a time of 1:11.64 in the series that left him close behind Chinese Guanglong Yang (1:11.13). Russian Andrei Kalina, however, stood at 1:10.61. He will not accompany her to the finals Carlos Martínez, thirteenth with a 1:17.25.
The new medal in the 100 butterfly Enrique Alhambra is qualified for the final of 100 back S13where the medals seem further away. After his giant bronze the day before, the Spaniard swam 1:02.56 in the heats and finished sixth in a test where everything points to a duel between Vladimir Sotnikov (58.32), Ihar Boki (58.97) and the local star Alex Portal (59.56).
He advanced to the final of 100 free in class S5 Luis Huerta. it ended seventh of the series with 1:18.98, with a pass in the final where the fight for medals is far from over. Russian Kirill Pulver dominated with 1:10.53 ahead of Ukrainian Oleksandr Komarov (1:11.26) and Italian Francesco Bocciardo (1:12.27).
Didn’t make it to the final 200 style SM5 David Sánchez. it ended eleventh in the heats with 2:56.69 and couldn’t come close to a cut closed by American Zach Shattuck with 2:51.92. Chinese Hong Yang stood out with 2:40.91 ahead of Colombian Nelson Crispín (2:4.23) and British Bruce Dee (2:44.28).
Source: La Verdad
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