Leanne Smith Improves Three World Information to Begin Para Swimming World Sequence in Indy
American swimmer Leanne Smith lowered three world information on Thursday night time in Indianapolis to begin the 2025 Para Swimming World Sequence cease.
Smith received the multi-class girls’s 100 freestyle in 1:26.76. For the S3 swimmer, that’s an enchancment on the time of 1:27.62 she set on the World Championships in 2022. He break up off the entrance of that 100 free was 39.99, chipping .04 off the time she set in Paris for an additional world report.
Smith picked up her second gold medal and third win within the 200 free, profitable in 3:09.65 to destroy the mark of three:15.48 she set on the IU Natatorium in 2022.
It’s a surprising return for the 36-year-old, who received two particular person gold medals and two relay silvers in Paris, her second Paralympics. Smith took a lot of the fall off after Paris, returning to the pool in December.
Smith was joined by American Katie Kubiak, who celebrated her first profession worldwide meet with a pair of S4 world information. Kubiak went 1:17.72 within the 100 free, which takes 1.5 seconds out German Tanja Scholz’s report from 2022.
Kubiak was second in that occasion to Smith, in accordance by time-standard factors. She acquired the win within the 150 particular person medley with a time of two:32.03, which downs the SM4 world report of China’s Liu Yu (2:39.39). Kubiak, a pupil at NYU, additionally received the multi-class 50 butterfly in 40.24 and was second to Smith within the 200 free in 2:52.68.
Brazilian Gabriel Araujo was one of many night time’s huge winners within the first night time of three in Indianapolis. The S2 swimmer, who received three gold medals on the Paris Paralympics, received the 100 free in 1:58.80. He added wins the 150 IM and the 50 fly and was second to Australian Darren Sisman (S14) within the 200 free.
Araujo was a part of a world contingent on the Para Swimming World Sequence’ fifth cease of eight this yr. Thomas Gallagher of Australia (S10) was second within the 100 free, adopted by countryman Callum Simpson (S8) with Italian Simone Barlaam (S9) fourth.
Araujo’s win within the 50 fly was a 1-2 with countryman Matheus Brambilla. American Adin Williams was third, forward of teammate Abbas Karimi with Canada’s Sebastian Massabie fifth.
Morgan Stickney (S7) joined Smith and Kubiak on the rostrum within the girls’s 100 free, in a subject that included fellow American Ellie Marks in fifth, Olivia Chambers in eighth and Gia Pergolini in eleventh.
Kubiak’s win within the girls’s 50 fly edged Danielle Dorris of Canada, who went 34.50. She was forward of fellow S7 swimmers Mallory Weggeman in third and Julia Gaffney fourth. Marks was fifth.
American Lawrence Sapp went 2:05.27 within the 200 free to complete third behind Sisman and Araujo. Chile’s Alberto Abarza was fourth.
The race for the final podium spot within the girls’s 200 free got here down to 3 S14 swimmers. Aussie Kael Thompson went 2:20.31 to get that spot, forward of Canada’s Emma van Dyk and Piper Sadowski of the U.S.
Thompson and Sisman have been a part of a profitable S14 blended medley relay for Australia, with Ruby Storm and Ricky Betar. They edged the American squad of Sadowski, Trevor Lukacsko, Sapp and Abby Kershaw.
