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Summers-Newton wins one of Britain’s 12 golds on a super Sunday in Paris
Great Britain's Maisie Summers-Newton celebrates with her gold medal after winning the Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB6 Final at the Paris La Defense Arena on day four of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, September 1, 2024

MAISIE SUMMERS-NEWTON, Brock Whiston and Grace Harvey grabbed Paralympic titles as Team GB’s swimmers capped a stellar day for the team in Paris.

ParalympicsGB celebrated 12 golds (two more after the Star went to press on Sunday night) across all sports on a super Sunday — the most in a single day this century.

Glory for Summers-Newton, Whiston and Harvey was followed by success for the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team of William Ellard, Rhys Darbey, Poppy Maskill and Olivia Newman-Baronius.

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