BREAKING: Canada’s Shelby Newkirk captures silver in 100M Back at world paras

Shelby Newkirk competes in the Women's 100M Backstroke this evening. A race in which she held the National & World Record. (Swim Canada). Swim Canada

By Tom Stewart
September 12, 2019

LONDON – Shelby Newkirk swam to a second-place finish, in her first event of the London 2019 World Para Swimming Championships

The Saskatchewan native posted a time of 1:21.58, securing Canada’s seventh medal of the week-long meet.

More to follow.

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