Krawzow receives June’s Allianz Athlete of the Month

German swimmer Elena Krawzow has received the Allianz Athlete of the Month honour for June in recognition of her world record-breaking performance in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB13.

The world champion impressed in her home pool at the Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften in Berlin, with a new world record time of 1:16.23.

In the public poll at paralympic.org, Krawzow took 61 per cent of the votes.

Argentina’s Roland Garros champion Gustavo Fernandez received 28 per cent. Italy’s archer Eleonora Sarti secured 6 per cent, followed by USA’s wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki (4 per cent) and Great Britain’s track athlete Georgina Hermitage (1 per cent).

The 2016 winners so far are:

-January – Abdullah Sultan Alaryani, United Arab Emirates, shooting

-February – Andrey Smirnov, Russia, wheelchair curling

-March – Stephen McGuire, Great Britain, boccia

-April – Carlos Serrano, Colombia, swimming

-May – Shelby Watson, Great Britain, athletics

-June – Elena Krawzow, Germany, swimming