Cyprus’ Olympic champion, Karolina Pelendritou, went through to the finals of the Women’s 50m Freestyle S11 at the Madeira 2022 Para Swimming World Championships taking place from 12-18 June 2022.
The Cypriot champion clinched the victory in the second qualifying series of the S11 category and first in the general classification of the 50m freestyle, achieving a new record of 29.58 second which is also a new European record.
The final will be held later on Sunday.
Head of the Cypriot National Paralympic Committee delegation, Efthimios Polidorou, congratulating Pelendritou, told CNA that she is “simply unbeatable, a worthy ambassador of Cyprus”.