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World record holders and rivals will be in action on Day 6 of Montreal 2013.
Jessica Long was the most successful US swimmer at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and now has 17 total Paralympic medals to her name.
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China's Qing Xu won the gold medal during the men's 100m freestyle - S6 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Jessica Long is sure to shine at these World Championships and will be looking to repeat her performance at the last world championships in Eindhoven in 2010, where she picked up 6 world titles, including this event.
The penultimate day of the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships will be highlighted by athletes from the top swimming nations, including China, Russia and the USA.
You can watch the action on Day 6 live at ParalympicSport.TV.
Men’s 50m butterfly S6
Outlook: Qing Xu of China is the World and Paralympic Champion going into this event in Montreal, as well as being the world record holder with 29.90 seconds. He looks unstoppable, but the silver and bronze medallists from London 2012 will return to try and challenge Xu’s dominance. Chinese swimmer Tao Zheng picked up second place in London, improving significantly on his fourth place at Eindhoven in 2010 and just a few tenths behind Xu (30.27 seconds). Oyama Kyosuke of Japan will also look to come between the two.
Classification: This sport class includes swimmers with short stature, amputations of both arms or moderate coordination problems on one side of their body.
Men’s 100m backstroke S12
Outlook: Russia are a powerhouse and finished seventh overall in the medal standings for swimming after London 2012. One of those medals came from Aleksandr Nevolin-Svetov in the 100m backstroke, who set a new world record with a time of 59.35 seconds. He was closely followed by American and closest rival Tucker Dupree and Sergii Klippert of the Ukraine in bronze and silver respectively. Svetov is also the world champion, with Dupree collecting bronze last time out in Eindhoven in 2010. All three of these athletes could potentially grab the world title at Montreal on day 6.
Classification: Swimmers with visual impairment compete in the sport classes 11-13, with 11
meaning a complete or nearly complete loss of sight and 13 describing the minimum eligible visual impairment. Athletes in sport class 11 compete with blackened goggles.
Women’s 100m freestyle S8
Outlook: Jessica Long is sure to shine at these World Championships and will be looking to repeat her performance at the last world championships in Eindhoven in 2010, where she picked up 6 world titles, including this event. In London, Long collected 5 gold medals and set a world record in the 100m freestyle (1:05.63).
Look out for Australian Maddison Elliott who picked up bronze in London at the age of just 14 and will surely be looking to challenge Long in Montreal and in the coming years ahead of Rio 2016.
Classification: Swimmers who have lost either both hands or one arm are eligible to compete in this sport class. Also, athletes with severe restrictions in the joints of the lower limbs could compete in this sport class.
The 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships run from 12-18 August and feature around 500 of the world's best athletes from nearly 60 countries - the biggest gathering of swimmers since London 2012. Follow @IPCSwimming on Twitter or like us at Facebook.com/IPCSwimming for behind the scenes pictures, updates on results and world records, or visit the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships live results page.
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