Manchester has provided a feast of medal moments for Queenslanders at the 11th World Para Swimming Championships, with the Maroons winning six of the eight individual gold and an all-Queensland world record breaking relay.
Two individual gold to Rowan Crothers (Yeronga Park, QLD; Kate Sparkes) and one each to Benjamin Hance (St Andrews, QLD; Ashley Delaney), Lakeisha Patterson (USC Spartans, QLD; Harley Connolly), Alexa Leary (St Hildas, QLD; Jon Bell) and Katja Dedekind (Yeronga Park, QLD; Kate Sparkes) dominated Australia nine gold medal haul.
The 4x100m Mixed Medley Relay Team was also a Maroons foursome of Hance, Jake Michel (Carina Leagues, QLD; Brian Glass), Paige Leonhardt (USC Spartans, QLD; Harley Connolly) and Madeleine McTernan (All Saints, QLD); Ken Sabotic).
Individually, Queensland swimmers won six gold, four silver and 10 bronze medals for a total of 20 medals as the Para swimmers prepare for their assault on the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
Read Ian Hanson’s full report here:
