no different starting technique there for long and Stickney
where is Stickney has both legs on the fit of the block and
long has
one on the front of the block interesting that it's
a different technique when they have almost the same disability
is looking right at each other in the first fifty billion at
Jessica Longdon leading the way early gotta wonder if that's
intentional time they've known for a long time that they're
going to be
the top one and two seats in this event
I am not surprised at all that long is taking this out really
fast as we said she is so competitive she does not like
to be behind for any part of the race
this is not going to be a candy colored race where she is okay
with being behind that makes her move later Tesco
psychological warfare letting them know that really puts this
thing out there so get ready to step into the hurt locker is
Jessica long leading the way after the first fifty of this
women's for free
long insigne have raced head to head
a few times before and
one Stickney has the long
long distance speed stick me so
you know this is only the third time the race together they
aren't pastor miglior with the restricted Jesus some of
the more experienced athletes in the field just go long after
a hundred is one of seven point nine five so pick up the pace
just a little bit
as you can see Morgan stick beat the twenty four year old
from Cary North Carolina just behind her keeping an eye in
art can not afford
to fart in front because what she senses
that it is certainly turning quickly
no that's going out for just one oh seven nine
that is only about two seconds on the
and we're in the one hundred meter freestyle
she's not messing around here
sending a message Jessica long remember at twelve years of age
the youngest member of team USA in Athens at those Paralympic
Games her lead grows just a little bit more so more it's
sticky
keep a close eye on her let's not forget about
Xena Francesca palazzo
in lane number three currently sitting in the bronze medal
position
one year for
just go along for the
wish back here along with the Olympic Games
Superbowl commercial the cover of Sports Illustrated now it's
finally here and she is putting in the work
Diggs so very good through two hundred
to the question here now will be can maintain these split for
the remainder of the race
first let's have been consistent thirty five so far but
so stickies
we don't see sticky dropping off anytime soon
B. a five time Paralympian
she
has the experience as Morgan stick the starts to creep up
just a little bit twenty four year old now moving in three
events in Tokyo with the fifty freestyle
along with a much more aggressive reschedule she's
already battling fatigue
so far but what's working along
she has done this aggressive schedule time and time again
this is her fifth games
Diggs E. G. ever so closer so
with one hundred
it is in first mortgage Stickney in second Americans
running one
two and that is where the battle is going to be
to call
mom and dad
he
long
look at
fans cheered on Morgan state Americans gold wanted to right
now is to be a battle for the gold all these last seventy
five meters
now we can see visually Stickney closing the gap and we
can see it says well
in that
she's inching up there Jessica is
competitive she's not going to slow down she's not going to go
down without a fight
Stephen here comes more in Stickney Jessica longs got less than
fifty Diggs
Diggs stick the
Diggs
can be broken
Diggs
Diggs Diggs
Morgan
Kerry North Carolina with just a few
we'll be
Diggs Diggs
takes the silver
what
race a lot so comes in and takes the
Jessica long held the lead for ninety percent of that race it
was the last twenty five meters were reported sticky
just
choose
while
she knew this was the what was happening
she knew to take
we saw
nine and then dropped the hammer when she knew she could
bring it home
congratulations to all of those women as well as
Zenia Francesca palazzo
they put on quite a show for the fans here at the
Tokyo Quantic center
wow