The swimmer was disqualified in controversial circumstances but went on to win silver.
The Paralympics descended into chaos on Sunday when a swimmer was wrongly disqualified for allegedly breaking the rules.
Day four of the 2024 Paralympics didn't get off to the best of starts, with all 11 triathlon events postponed due to high lKelly - who has had both arms amputated below the elbow and both legs amputated below the knee - was competing in the men's 150m medley SM3 heat on Sunday, September 1.Front crawl is the usual stroke of choice for the freestyle leg of medley events, but Kelly opted to use butterfly instead and was subsequently disqualified.
She then went on to clarify that Kelly had also performed all of his swimming strokes in the correct order, adding: "And secondly, swimming strokes in the incorrect order. He definitely didn't do that. "There's video footage of him swimming the first lap on his back, the second lap doing breaststroke, and the third lap the double-arm butterfly.It was a successful event for Team Australia, as Patterson would also make it onto the medals podium after finishing in third place.
Alex Brotherton is a journalist at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He can often be found watching dreadful non-league football.
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