Yip Pin Xiu won her second gold medal at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships on Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Manchester Aquatics Centre, coming out tops in the women’s 50m backstroke S2 title for the third straight edition.

Her time of 1 min 4.10 seconds was way ahead of Italy’s Angela Procida (1:10.86) and Mexico’s Fabiola Ramirez Martinez (1:12.08).

This win came three days after winning the women’s 100m backstroke S2 — also her third consecutive title.

7 world titles

The 31-year-old now has seven world titles.

She has become a three-time double world champion, having won two out of two events at the World Championships for three straight editions.

Prior to these six golds, in 2010, she was first in the women's 50m freestyle S3 event.

Qualifies for 2024 Paralympics

On Wednesday, Aug. 2, her third straight win in the women’s 100m backstroke S2 secured a second berth at the 2024 Paralympics for Singapore.

Her time of 2:17.78 qualifies for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

The five-gold Paralympic champion was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at age two.

Her times in both events this year were slightly slower than her 2022 gold-winning efforts in Portugal.

Last year, her 50m backstroke timing was 1:03.94, while her 100m clocked 2:15.16.

Singapore currently has two slots confirmed for the 2024 Paralympic Games, with one in para archery secured by Nur Syahidah Alim earlier in July at the Pilsen 2023 World Para Archery Championships.

The Para Swimming World Championships 2023 took place over seven days in Manchester, United Kingdom, from July 31 to Aug. 6.

A total of 546 para swimmers from 67 nations were vying for one of the 270 direct qualification slots for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

The top two ranked athletes in each individual medal event at the 2023 championships will earn these slots for their country.

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