IRELAND’S DEATEN REGISTE has qualified for his first Paralympics final this evening as he will compete in the 100m breaststroke.
Registe finished fourth in a time of 1:08.49 in his heat this morning in the pool at the La Défense Arena in Paris.
He will now feature in the final this evening at 5.13pm (Irish time).
Australia’s Jake Michel won the heat in a time of 1:04.66, Japan’s Naohide Yamaguchi was second in 1:05.16, and Great Britain’s Harry Stewart was third in 1:05.69.
RESULT!
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SB14 100m Breaststroke
Deaten Registe - 4th place
⏱️1:08.49
Deaten qualifies for his first Paralympic final this evening at 17:13 (IRL)#TheNextLevel | #TeamIreland | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/jVqfxuVacP
In athletics, Shauna Bocquet missed out on final qualification in the T54 1500m heat, finishing sixth in a time of 3:35.26.
She will be back in action on Thursday, 4 September, in the T54 100m heats at 11am.