Gold for Heather Frederiksen in S8 100m backstroke

Gold for Frederiksen in S8 100m backstroke

Heather Frederiksen has won gold for Great Britain in the S8 100m backstroke final.

Frederiksen got a decent start and managed to turn ahead of her closest challenger Jessica Long of the United States.

Jessica's time was 1:17.00, more than a second-and-a-half up on Long's 1:18.67.

Bronze went to Olesya Vladykina of Russian Federation, who led in the first length, as she touched the wall in 1:20.20.

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