Cameron Leslie, of Whangārei, has picked up a second silver medal in as many days at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore.
Competing in the men’s 50m freestyle S4, he swam strongly in his heat to book his final spot as the fourth-fastest qualifier (39.06sec).
In the final, Leslie got off to a strong start, alongside world record-holder, Ami Omer Dadaon at halfway with a share of the lead.
Leslie stormed home in the last 5m to touch the wall just 0.01sec behind the Israeli.
Dadaon took the gold (37.43sec) ahead of Leslie (37.44sec), Takayuki Suzuki, of Japan, (37.73sec) winning bronze.
It marked the end of Leslie’s campaign in Singapore, having won two silver medals and making the final in all three of his events. — Allied Media
