Paris 2024 Paralympics: Great Britain win 13 medals on day seven in Paris

Great Britain were swimming in silvers on Wednesday with three of their seven coming in the pool.

Rhys Darbey and Poppy Maskill added to the golds they won in the S14 mixed 4x100m freestyle relay with successive silvers in the men’s and women’s S14 200m individual medley finals on Wednesday afternoon.

About 30 minutes later, GB’s Alice Tai finished second in the S8 women’s 400m freestyle final, behind USA’s Jessica Long who claimed her 17th career Paralympic gold.

And while success was flowing in the pool, ParalympicsGB also claimed silver medals through Zoe Newson in the Para-powerlifting women’s -45kg event, and Andy Lapthorne and Greg Slade in the wheelchair tennis quad doubles.

Elsewhere, Britain’s Sophie Wells took bronze in the Para-equestrian grade V individual test, winning her ninth Paralympic medal, while Tim Jeffery won Para-shooting bronze in the mixed 50m rifle prone SH2.

And the success keeps coming. Looking ahead, more podium places are on the way.

British 14-year-old Bly Twomey is guaranteed a medal in the Para-table tennis women’s WS7 singles after reaching the semi-finals on her debut.

Rob Davies will claim at least a silver after reaching the Para-table tennis men’s singles MS1 final. He faces Cuba’s Yunier Fernandez in the showpiece match on Friday (13:00 BST).

Alfie Hewett is also through to the last four of the wheelchair tennis men’s singles. He will also contest the men’s doubles final alongside team-mate Gordon Reid on Friday.