Pelendritou takes second at World Para Swimming Championships

Carolina Pelendritou took second place on Sunday, in the 50m freestyle S11 final of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore.

The Cypriot Paralympic champion finished the race with a time of 30.30, securing second place.

This is her best performance this year, after the 30.63 she achieved last June in Berlin. In the morning qualifying, she had done 30.84, a press release says.

Russian Daria Lukyanenko came first with a time of 30.22 and Dutch Lizette Bruinsma came third with 30.34.

This is the third medal of the Cypriot three-time Paralympic gold medalist in the 50m freestyle at a World Championship, as she had won a gold medal in 2022 and a bronze in 2023.

On Tuesday, Pelendritou will compete directly in the final of the 100m. breaststroke.