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Dorris Claims Third Straight 50m Fly World Crown With Championship Record as Canada’s Medal Haul Grows

Rising talents deliver podiums that reinforce Canada’s depth at the Singapore championships.

Competitors dive from the starting blocks in the women's 100-meter freestyle S8 final at the World Para Swimming Championships in Mexico City, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. The World Para Swimming and Para Powerlifting championships are taking place in Mexico's capital through Dec. 8. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Moncton para swimmer Danielle Dorris picked up a gold and silver medal at the World Para Swimming Championship in Singapore this week.
Moncton para swimmer Danielle Dorris now has eight career medals at the world championships, making her fifth place all-time among Canadian women.

Overview

  • Danielle Dorris won the S7 50-metre butterfly in 33.93 seconds for a championship record, edging Mallory Weggemann by 0.32 seconds for her third consecutive world title.
  • Dorris also secured silver in the S7 100-metre backstroke in 1:22.11, finishing one second behind Ukraine’s Veronika Korzhova.
  • Mary Jibb, 18, added bronze in the S9 100-metre freestyle at 1:02.71 after winning the 200-metre individual medley earlier in the week, setting Canadian records in all three races.
  • Katie Cosgriffe earned bronze in the S10 100-metre butterfly with an Americas-record 1:06.28 on Canada’s three-medal day.
  • Nicholas Bennett took bronze in the SM14 200-metre individual medley as his previous world record was surpassed, and Canada entered the final two days with two gold, one silver and five bronze medals.