Day 4 of the Para World Swimming Championships in London
Ferreira produced another African record-breaking swim, clocking 1:23.86 and finished in seventh place in the final, 0.08secs faster than the time she set in the morning heats, which was also a continental record.
Compatriot Cornelle Leach came painstakingly close to a place in the women’s 100m breaststroke S12 final where she finished in an overall 11th place with a time of 1:32.43.
The World Para Swimming Championships is held in the same venue as the London 2012 Paralympics and is a crucial qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Games. The championships will run until 15th September.
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