Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Nora Meister, Carlotta Gilli and Simone Barlaam all broke world records on the fourth day of action at the European Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal.
The first record of the evening at the Penteada Olympic Pools Complex in Funchal came courtesy of 17-year-old Meister of Switzerland, who won the women’s 400 metres freestyle S6 in 5min 12.87sec.
Meister left her rivals trailing in the wake, with silver medallist Yelyzaveta Mereshko of Ukraine 12.13 seconds behind as she finished in 5:25.00.
The podium was completed by Verena Schott of Germany who claimed bronze in 5:49.25.
The second world record of the night, and the first of two for Italian swimmers, went to Gilli in the women’s 100m backstroke S13.