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China's first Paralympic gold, the LZR at the Paralympics

Monday, 8th September 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

Swimmer Du Jianping accepts China's first Paralympic gold for 2008.
Swimmer Du Jianping accepts China's first Paralympic gold for 2008.
China is aiming to top the gold medal count at the Paralympics, and swimmer Du Jianping was the first to contribute to the host country's effort, winning the first gold medal for China at the Paralympics.

Du beat the world record in the men's 100-meter freestyle S3 class by 5.87 seconds, swimming it in 1:35.21. China is

Just as in the Olympics last month, swimming records are being broken every day in the Paralympics this week in Beijing. So far, 15 world records have been bested.

Again, the Speedo LZR swimsuit is partly responsible, though not as many Paralympic athletes will be wearing the suit. One third of Japan's team will wear the LZR, and Australian swimmers were reportedly scrambling at the last minute to secure leftover suits from Olympians, as Speedo said it couldn't make enough suits fast enough for the Paralympic team. Depending on their disability, the suit is unwearable for some Paralympic athletes.

Du Jianping image: China.org.cn

Tags: Beijing, Du Jianping, Paralympics, Speedo, swimming

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