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In the last day of competitions in the swimming pool on Saturday evening (7 September 2024) of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Stephen Clegg wins another Gold for Paralympics GB in the S12 Men’s 100 Metres Butterfly. 

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Stephen just after the final of the Men’s S12 100 Metres Butterfly to find out how the race had gone for him with a very close finish.  Stephen also reflects on his Gold and World Record earlier in the games   in the S12 Men’s 100 Metres Back Stroke and how swimming and sport have helped him through some difficult times and how the success of the whole of the Paralympics GB swimming team will help to encourage visually impaired young people into sport whether that might be swimming or other sports. 


(Image shows Stephen at the La Défense arena with his medal around his neck) Credit ParalympicsGB

Rob Davies, from Wales, will be taking home a silver medal from the Paris Paralympics.

He spoke to Allan Russell before taking a well deserved break.

Rob with his silver medal around his neck sits in his wheelchair, whilst Allan holds up a microphone, sitting to his right. Rob has short dark hair and a bit of a stubble.

After scooping 4 medals on the tandem, Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl spoke to Allan Russell about their incredibly successful Paralympic Games in Paris.

Image shows Jenny on the left, with Allan sitting across from her and Sophie on a comfy terrace chair across from them. Jenny has light brown hair sleeked back into a low bun and Sophie has a short dark tousled pixie cut. 

We’re here at Paralympics GB House where we’re joined by swimmers Poppy Maskill and Will Ellard, teen swimmers that made a splash in the pool. Between them, they’re not just bringing home 8 medals but have also smashed world records.

Let’s hear more as our Paulina spoke with them on the terrace.

Image shows Will and Poppy smiling and holding up their medals as they sit on the terrace of Paralympics GB House. Will is on the left, has short dark hair, and is holding up two Gold and one Silver medal. Poppy is next to him, has long dark blonde hair, and is holding up one gold medal, another one in her lap and the third one around her neck. Her two silver medals are held in her other hand, just out of shot. 

And we’re back at the terrace of Paralympics GB House were Paulina spoke with a 14-year-old table tennis star, Bly Twomey ahead of her return home with two Bronze medals. 

Image shows Bly sitting on the terrace. She's smiling and has her two medals around her neck. 

An amazing achievement for Sophie Unwin and her Pilot Jenny Holl on winning Gold in the women’s Para Cycling Road Race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Friday 6 September 2024. 

Coming in to the last 1000 metres of the just over 99km race it was between Sophie and Jenny and the Irish Team of Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly but a fantastic flying downhill sprint finish from Sophie and Jenny to win the Gold. 


(Image shows Sophie and Jenny crossing the finish line with their right hands in the air smiling) Credit ParalympicsGB

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More from the swimming at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey chats with a a very joyful Rebecca Redfern just after she had been presented with her SB13 100 Metres Breaststroke Gold medal.

Rebecca previously had won Silver at both the Rio and Tokyo Paralympic Games and to finally come away with a Gold is such an amazing result for Rebecca. 

Reflecting on winning her Gold medal, Rebecca tells Toby how that final race was for her coming in to the race being the fastest in the heats and how good it was to have her family and friends there in Paris to see her win the Gold medal.


(Image shows Rebecca holding her gold medal and Phryge mascot at the la Défense Arena) Credit: ParalympicsGB

VI Sports-lover Geoff Smith was at the Paralympics to watch GB play Wheelchair Rugby.

He was offered a Touch2See tablet for the games and told Amelia about his experience using the tech and the atmosphere around the games.

Image shows Geoff smiling at the camera. He is a white man with cropped brown hair, blue eyes and glasses and there is a clay-coloured wall behind him.

As comedian Chris McCausland competes on Strictly this coming season, we spoke with ballroom dancer Janet about how she got into dancing and also what advice she has for Chris.

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