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Field wins second silver
Athens - Scott Field, South Africa's visually impaired swimmer, won his second silver medal at the Athens Paralympics when he finished a strong second in the men's 400m freestyle at the Aquatic Centre on Monday.
Field, who won silver in the 100m butterfly on Sunday night, adding to the world record gold medals won by Natalie du Toit (100 butterfly) and Fanie Lombaard (shot put), swam 4min 30,19sec against the 4:28,84 that earned Walter Wu of Canada the gold medal.
SA's Charl Bouwer finished eigth in 4:49,39.
During the morning heats SA sensation leg-amputee Natalie du Toit swam a Paralympic record 1min 02,92 sec in the women's 100m freestyle to go through to the final as the favourite for her second gold medal later on Monday night. Her time was 0,12sec off the world record she set in Barcelona in 2003.
In other Paralympic action Hubbard Adrian and Victor Joppie went down 2-0 to Herbert Baumgartner/Martin Legner of Austria in wheelchair tennis.
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