Faye Rogers has gained Paralympic gold in an exciting S10 100m butterfly ultimate, simply pipping fellow Briton Callie-Ann Warrington.
Warrington led at midway however Rogers, 21, fought previous her to the touch first in a single minute 05.84 seconds.
It’s a first Paralympic medal for each, with 24-year-old Warrington clocking a private better of 1:06.41.
Britain’s swimming staff now have 14 golds in Paris and 20 medals total.
In 2021, Rogers competed on the Olympic trials however didn’t qualify for the GB staff for Tokyo.
That September, she was injured in a automotive accident which left her with everlasting injury to her proper arm.
Rogers was initially advised she wouldn’t have the ability to compete once more however has since thrived in Para-swimming, profitable World Championship gold final yr in Manchester.
“It is precisely three years as of now since my accident, so it is a bit emotional,” she mentioned.
“It is a massive full circle second and I could not be prouder of how far I’ve come. I could not have requested for extra from the final three years.”
Warrington mentioned: “To have the ability to race in opposition to Faye is simply every part. We’ve got been saying to one another the final couple of months, ‘come on, we will get the one-two’.
“It was beautiful to have her subsequent to me. We’re superb pals till we get to the blocks, then we’re opponents, and it is good to have the ability to separate that.”
