Angula returns with personal bests
Namibian disabled swimmer Matheus 'Spiderman' Angula set two personal best times during the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 2017 World Para Swimming Championships in Mexico.
Angula was using the championship as an entry event to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Before leaving for Mexico the swimmer said he would focus on his strokes in order to produce the best time in the championship, which is to swim below 50 seconds. He managed to swim a personal best time of 1:57.80 in the 100-metre freestyle, way better than his old record of 2:06.17seconds.
In the 50-metre freestyle he swam 49.41 seconds, improving his old record of 59.79 seconds. His coach said the swimmer will have to go through a reclassification review in 2018 because his current class is too high for him. He is at present classified to swim freestyle in the S6 category and breaststroke in the SB5 category, a class for swimmers with more body functions than Angula.
“So this means Angula has to be reviewed for a new classification and that will be in Kenya next year,” coach Sonja Lindemeier said.
Angula is currently ranked number one in Africa in the S6 category.
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Angula was using the championship as an entry event to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Before leaving for Mexico the swimmer said he would focus on his strokes in order to produce the best time in the championship, which is to swim below 50 seconds. He managed to swim a personal best time of 1:57.80 in the 100-metre freestyle, way better than his old record of 2:06.17seconds.
In the 50-metre freestyle he swam 49.41 seconds, improving his old record of 59.79 seconds. His coach said the swimmer will have to go through a reclassification review in 2018 because his current class is too high for him. He is at present classified to swim freestyle in the S6 category and breaststroke in the SB5 category, a class for swimmers with more body functions than Angula.
“So this means Angula has to be reviewed for a new classification and that will be in Kenya next year,” coach Sonja Lindemeier said.
Angula is currently ranked number one in Africa in the S6 category.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
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