Great Britain's Stephanie Millward, Amy Marren through to S9 100m backstroke final

Great Britain's Paralympic swimming duo Stephanie Millward and Amy Marren have secured places in the final of the women's S9 100m backstroke.

Both competitors had an impressive swim in heat two, with Millward winning the contest in a time of 1:10.81.

Marren, who is taking part in her first Paralympic Games at the age of 14, managed to qualify with a time of 1:14.21 after finishing third in the heat.

Australia's Ellie Cole set the best time over the two heats and heads into tonight's final on the back of a 1:10.74 qualifying time.