>> The Men's 100m breaststroke SB5 a.
SB5 a. Representing the seven
different Paralympic committees
far and wide, Portugal, Brazil,
China, RPC, Spain, which is
Switzerland and Vietnam.
Let us meet the eight
finalists.
finalists. Rocha goes in Lane 8.
His only event at Tokyo 2020
Thanh Hai Do goes in Lane 1
from Vietnam.
from Vietnam. Finalist in Rio.
Alcalde Rodriguez.
Alcalde Rodriguez. Then young talent that is Leo
McCrea, 17 years old, goes in
Lane 2 for Switzerland.
Junsheng Li goes for China in
Lane 6.
Lane 6. Swimming for RPC in Lane 3 is
Iurii Luchkin, a man who has
previously won this title at
the World Championships, but
for the last time in Glasgow in
2015.
2015. Andrei Granichka a
silver-medallist in the 200m IM
the reigning world champion in
this event.
this event. He's up against Antoni Ponce
Bertran.
Bertran. Silver medallist in the 200m
Free.
Free. A man looking to improve on his
result in the recent World
Championships.
Championships. A world champion in 2017 was
the man who holds the world
record.
record. As of today, the Paralympic
record as well.
Great swim from Andrei
Granichka, if you did not catch
it, I must remind you, to
finish in Paralympic record
time in the first of the heats.
Ponce Bertran responded in the
best possible way in the second
heat.
heat. >> This is one of the races
that I have been looking
forward to this entire session
because the rivalry between
Ponce Bertran and Granichka
will make for a great race.
>> The reigning world champion
against the former world
champion and world record
holder.
holder. Don't discount any of the other
swimmers.
swimmers. Now, there is the concern that
one of these two is going to
push the other a little too
hard.
hard. Maybe there is the possibility
to simply ignore that you have
the rivalry going.
Not easy to do however.
So line-up: Getting away very
nicely off the blocks Leo
McCrea of Switzerland in two.
Getting into his stroke, Ponce
Bertran and Granichka alongside
him and looking crisp in the
water.
water. Li Junsheng good in the opening
50m, Leo McCrea is pushing
hard.
hard. He has a good rhythm going now
in two and up with the leaders.
>> Ponce Bertran and Granichka
are stroke for stroke.
Entirely on their arms.
Ponce Bertran has the slight
advantage right here.
They don't breathe every
stroke.
stroke. Trying to maximise that stroke
right here.
right here. Coming back they will tighten
up a little bit.
Hard that last 25m.
>> They are uses to look the
wing spanning span in the
water.
water. Cut the ut with aer and pull
back hard and use the upper
body strength.
body strength. This is a battle.
Li Junsheng in Lane 6 is
looking fine.
looking fine. >> Granichka stroking fasters
right now over it took it from
Ponce Bertran who is tightening
up.
up. Both out faster than Ponce
Bertran was this morning.
Here comes Granichka.
Look how strong he looks going
in.
in. He doesn't appear to be fading
at all.
at all. >> At the moment it is
Granichka looking to pull away.
He might even add insult to
injury by smashing Ponce
Bertran's world record, is it
going to happen?
Ponce Bertran tries as he might
to stick with him, Li third,
first is Granichka as he
touches in world record time.
Andrei Granichka 1.25.13.
Not only denies the former
world champion and reigning
world record holder a medal of
a golden hue takes his world
record away from him as well.
What a swim from the reigning
world champion.
world champion. What a race, neck and neck
through.
through. Ponce Bertran cannot believe he
does not have the gold.
1.25.13.
1.25.13. 1.26.
1.26. 53 not a bad time from Ponce
Bertran.
Bertran. It needed to be quicker.
He knows he has gone quicker
justs this year.