clau00006Sep 11 min readYip Pin Xiu led the Paralympic 50-meter backstroke S2 field.Once more, Yip Pin Xiu has succeeded.Just two days after winning Singapore's first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games, the swimmer returned to the pool on September 1 in the hopes of winning gold again.Singaporeans were watching the reigning champion do just that at the Paris La Defense Arena, where she dominated the women's 50-meter backstroke S2 final.With her victory, Singapore won its second medal at the 2024 Games.Once more firstThe 32-year-old quickly gained the upper hand and held it while swimming in the fourth lane.Her final time was one minute, 5.99 seconds.She took home the gold medal even though she didn't break her personal record.In a waveYip qualified for the final of the women's 50m backstroke S2 heat on August 31st, ahead of the other eight fastest swimmers.Her time of 59.38, set at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, keeps her as the world and Paralympic champion.On August 30, the swimmer won her first medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke S2, having won both the heat and the final.At 2 minutes and 7.09 seconds, she holds the world and Paralympic records for the women's 100-meter backstroke S2.Yip's impressive list of accomplishments is enhanced by her recent string of successes.She made history in 2008 when she won Singapore's first-ever Paralympic gold in the Beijing Games, and in 2016 she was even awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of her achievements.
Once more, Yip Pin Xiu has succeeded.Just two days after winning Singapore's first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games, the swimmer returned to the pool on September 1 in the hopes of winning gold again.Singaporeans were watching the reigning champion do just that at the Paris La Defense Arena, where she dominated the women's 50-meter backstroke S2 final.With her victory, Singapore won its second medal at the 2024 Games.Once more firstThe 32-year-old quickly gained the upper hand and held it while swimming in the fourth lane.Her final time was one minute, 5.99 seconds.She took home the gold medal even though she didn't break her personal record.In a waveYip qualified for the final of the women's 50m backstroke S2 heat on August 31st, ahead of the other eight fastest swimmers.Her time of 59.38, set at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, keeps her as the world and Paralympic champion.On August 30, the swimmer won her first medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke S2, having won both the heat and the final.At 2 minutes and 7.09 seconds, she holds the world and Paralympic records for the women's 100-meter backstroke S2.Yip's impressive list of accomplishments is enhanced by her recent string of successes.She made history in 2008 when she won Singapore's first-ever Paralympic gold in the Beijing Games, and in 2016 she was even awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of her achievements.
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