GB's Frederiksen misses out as Weggemann wins gold

GB's Frederiksen misses out as Weggemann wins gold

Great Britain's Heather Frederiksen has had to settle for sixth place in the S8 50m freestyle final against a strong field.

The winner was United States's Mallory Weggemann who set a Paralympic record of 31.13 on her way to the gold medal.

Silver went to Australia's Elliott Maddison with a 31.44 and Jiang Shengnan posted a 31.55 for bronze.

One of the favourites, America's Jessica Long disappointed and finished fifth with a time of 31.71.

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