Carolina Pelendritou secured the third place in the 50m freestyle at the World Para Swimming Championship (in the S11 category) held in Manchester on Monday.
It is her 12th medal and the first bronze she has won in a World Championship, 21 years after her first participation.
Pelendritou, who had the misfortune of hitting the lane divider, finished with a time of 30.28 and came behind China’s Ma Jia (29.74) and Dutch swimmer Bruinsma Liesette (30.07).
For the 36-year-old swimmer, this is her 12th medal in a World Championship since her debut in 2002. It is her first bronze, as she previously secured nine gold and two silver medals in the last ten competitions.
This is her third medal in 2023, as she has already stood atop the podium twice in the IDM Berlin Meeting (50m freestyle, 50m breaststroke).
On Wednesday (August 2nd), Carolina Pelendritou will have the opportunity to compete for another distinction as she participates in the 100m breaststroke in the SB11 category.”
Source: Cyprus Times