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Fourteen world records tumble at the Water Cube
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Outstanding performances on September 13 saw 14 world records smashed at the National Aquatics Centre, the highest number so far on the same day in the Swimming competition.

Yang Bozun of China twice broke the world record of 1:09.23 set at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games by John Morgan of the United States, in the Men's 100m Backstroke - S11. Yang swam 1:08.40 in the heats and improved his time even more in the Final, claiming gold in 1:07.74.

In the Men's 100m Backstroke - S12, Alexander Nevolin-Svetov of Russia won gold and set a world record in 59.37 seconds. Sergii Klippert of Ukraine took silver in 1:00.31 and compatriot Maksym Veraksa of Ukraine got bronze in 1:02.08.

Yang Bozun breaks the world record and wins the S11 gold.


Xu Qing of China set a world record of 30.79 seconds and claimed gold in the Men's 50m Butterfly - S6.

In the Women's 50m Butterfly - S6, Jiang Fuying of China took gold and set a world record of 38.44 seconds. Olena Akopyan of Ukraine, who is a S5 swimmer but competed in this event, set a world record of 40.51s in her class in the Heats.

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