Timothy Disken won Australia’s first medal of night four in Rio, taking bronze in the men’s SM9 200m IM in a time of 2.17.22.
Disken slashed a massive four seconds off his personal best time to win his first medal ahead of his pet event the 100m breaststroke later in the week.
“To get a bronze in my first Paralympic final is absolutely amazing, especially in front of the crowd that is here tonight. I executed my skills a lot better tonight so I’m really happy with the way that race went,” said Disken.
