Sport
12 September, 2024
Lighting fast
The medal tally continued to grow for our local Paralympians last week, as the Games have now come to an end.
Morayfield local and Paralympic swimmer, Ricky Betar, won a bronze medal for the 200m Medley SM14, completing his race in 2.08.69. Ricky was just two seconds off snagging the gold for the event, which was won by Canadian Nicholas Bennett.
Betar also competed in the 100m backstroke S14 heat on September 6, where he made it through to the finals, finishing sixth overall.
Caboolture’s Paralympic swimmer, Lakeisha ‘Lucky’ Patterson, finished fifth in her heat for the 100m freestyle S9 event on September 4.
Lucky finished second in her heat on September 5 for the 200m medley SM9 event, and placed fifth in the final the following day.
Moreton Bay’s Paralympic swimmer, Brenden Hall, finished fifth in the 100m backstroke heat on September 3.
Hall also competed in the 100m butterfly S9 heat on September 6, where he finished seventh overall.
This draws a close for all our local Paralympians, Ricky, Lakeisha and Brenden, who all won medals at the 2024 Games.
Lakeisha won a silver medal in the 400m freestyle S9 on August 30, Brenden won a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle S9 event on August 30.
