Maisie Summers-Newton claimed her second gold of the Tokyo Games following a Paralympic record and lifetime best time in the SB6 100m breaststroke final.
and two other british hopefuls. rachel latham joins us now from tokyo. rachel, one of ellie s fellow brits in particular a huge threat in this race? yes, that s maisie newton summers, and it s yes, that s maisie newton summers, and it s the yes, that s maisie newton summers, and it s the first time we will see ellie simmonds in the aquatic centre in tokyo ellie simmonds in the aquatic centre in tokyo and she will be going in the 200 in tokyo and she will be going in the 200 metres individual medley and oin the 200 metres individual medley and going from the 200 metres individual medley and going from the heat into the final in sixth going from the heat into the final in sixth position and she has tough competition from around the world as well as competition from around the world as well as her competition from around the world as well as her team mates, so it s grace well as her team mates, so it s grace harvey and maisie, who both went faster grace harvey and maisie, w
and it s gold for great britain! already a european and world champion, the northampton teenager now gets her chance on sport s biggest stage and it comes after years of hard work. so the sessions are two and a half hours. wow. and i do that eight times a week. some people would say it s a bit crazy because we wake up at four in the morning sometimes it s very early. but, i mean, you guys probably wake up then quite a lot! well, we don t go for a swim at four in the morning, to be fair! yeah. so, i mean, it s hard, but, like, what you get out of it pays off. it was london 2012 that fuelled maisie s passion for the pool. atjust ten years old she watched her hero, ellie simmonds, win gold, silver and bronze. like ellie, maisie was born with achondroplasia a genetic condition that affects the growth of arms and legs. she was the one that made me, like, start competitively swimming. was she? yeah. she s such an inspiration, like, to everyone.