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Faye Rogers has won Paralympic gold in a thrilling S10 100m butterfly final, just pipping fellow Briton Callie-Ann Warrington.<\/b><\/p>\n
Warrington led at halfway but Rogers, 21, fought past her to touch first in one minute 05.84 seconds.<\/p>\n
It is a first Paralympic medal for both, with 24-year-old Warrington clocking a personal best of 1:06.41.<\/p>\n
Britain’s swimming team now have 14 golds in Paris and 20 medals overall.<\/p>\n
In 2021, Rogers competed at the Olympic trials but did not qualify for the GB team for Tokyo.<\/p>\n
That September, she was injured in a car accident which left her with permanent damage to her right arm.<\/p>\n
Rogers was initially told she would not be able to compete again but has since thrived in Para-swimming, winning World Championship gold last year in Manchester.<\/p>\n
“It’s exactly three years as of now since my accident, so it’s a bit emotional,” she said.<\/p>\n
“It’s a big full circle moment and I couldn’t be prouder of how far I’ve come. I couldn’t have asked for more from the last three years.”<\/p>\n
Warrington said: “To be able to race against Faye is just everything. We have been saying to each other the last couple of months, ‘come on, we can get the one-two’. <\/p>\n
“It was lovely to have her next to me. We are very good friends until we get to the blocks, then we are competitors, and it’s nice to be able to separate that.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n