Danielle Dorris earned a silver medal in the women’s 100-metre backstroke S7 and Mary Jibb took bronze in the women’s 100 freestyle S9 on Wednesday at the world
Dorris, a three-time Paralympian from Moncton, N.B., finished second in her race in one minute 22.11 seconds — one second behind Ukraine’s Veronika Korzhova. Mallory Weggemann of the United States, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion, was third in 1:23.61.
Dorris, 23, was the defending world champion in the event after finishing as the runner-up in 2022.
Jibb won her second medal of the world championships after finishing third in her race in 1:02.71. Alexa Leary, the reigning Paralympic gold medallist and defending world champion from Australia, won in 59.19. Mariana Ribeiro, the 2022 world champion from Brazil, was second in 1:01.64.
The 18-year-old Jibb, from Bracebridge, Ont., won the 200 individual medley on Monday and has set a new Canadian record in all three races she has swum in Singapore.
Canada has one gold, one silver and three bronze medals entering the final three days of competition.
