British swimmer Iona Winnifrith continued a day of teenage dreams at the Paris Paralympics by winning 100m breaststroke silver aged just 13.
Hours after 14-year-old table tennis player Bly Twomey won her second bronze of the Games, the youngest member of ParalympicsGB’s squad secured her own podium place.
The schoolgirl from Kent touched the wall in one minute and 29.69 seconds in the SB7 race at La Defense Arena.
Amazing swim.
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It's a debut SILVER medal for 13 year old Iona Winnifrith in the 100m Breaststroke!!!#ParalympicsGB pic.twitter.com/jupxKf66kl
Russian Mariia Pavlova, who had been fastest in qualifying, enjoyed sweet success in a world-record time of one minute and 26.09 secs.
Winnifrith grew up idolising five-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds.
She is just over five months younger than Simmonds was when she claimed her first title at Beijing in 2008.
