Tinaye Agere
Ellina Mhlanga in PARIS, France
SWIMMER Denilson Cyprianos made his debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this morning, setting a new personal best and a national record in the men’s 200m backstroke at the Paris La Defense Arena.
Competing in Heat One, Cyprianos finished in 2 minutes 01.91 seconds.
His previous personal best was 2 minutes 01.96 seconds, also the previous national record he set in Ghana at the African Games.
However, with the fastest 16 qualifying for the semi-finals, Cyprianos fell short of qualification after being ranked 28 overall.
The heat was won by Australia’s Se-Bom Lee in 1 minute 58.30 seconds.
Kane Follows from New Zealand was two in 1 minute 58.63 seconds, followed by David Gerchick with a time of 1 minute 58.79 seconds.
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