Tucker capped an already successful week with two more medals and two new American records. Tucker won silver in the 100m freestyle in a time of 54.43 and took bronze in the 100m backstroke in 1:02.09. Dupree finishes the meet with a total of one silver and four bronze medals and four American Records.
- Silver Medal – 100 Meter Freestyle (54.43) – New American Record
- Bronze Medal – 100 Meter Butterfly (59.55) – New American Record
- Bronze Medal – 100 Meter Backstroke (1:02.09) – New American Record
- Bronze Medal – 50 Meter Freestyle (25.01)
- Bronze Medal – 400 Meter Freestyle (4:23.44)
- 5th Place – 200 Meter Individual Medley (2:18.67) – New American Record
Tucker moves on to the finals later on today in the 100 Meter Backstroke with a qualifying time of 1:04.52 seeded 3rd and then 100 Meter Freestyle with a qualifying time of 56.10 seeded 2nd.
This is the 5th day of competition and Tucker is having a great meet adding a third Bronze Medal in the 400 Meter Freestyle with a time of 4:23.44. Tucker has a long day tomorrow as he will be swimming four times on Friday. First up is the 100 Meter Backstroke Heat 1 of 2 where Tucker is seeded over all in second with a qualifying time of 1.02.10. Next is the 100 Meters Freestyle Heat 1 of 2 where Tucker is again seeded over all in third with a qualifying time of 54.61. Finals will follow later in the day. Both of these races are going to be extermely close and down to the wire as Tucker competition is also swimming in both events. Names to watch for are Maksym Veraksa (UKR) and Alexandr Nevolin-svetov (RUS).
So to recap thus far Tucker set two new American Records and has three Bronze Medals.
50M Freestyle, Eindhoven, Netherlands
What a day. Another close race. Tucker was awarded a Bronze Medal for placing third in the 50 Meter Freestyle with a time of 25.01. Taking first place was Maksym Veraksa (UKR) with a time of 23.47 and second place was Alexandr Nevolin-Svetov (RUS) with a time of 24.82.
Next up for Tucker is the 400 Meter Freestyle. Tucker is currently ranked 2nd in the World with a time of 4:23.38. He will be competing against Sergey Punko (RUS) who is the current World Record holder with a time of 4:08.64.
Medal Count
42 – Ukraine (23 Men and 19 Women)
37 – Great Britain (16 Men and 21 Women)
36 – USA (8 Men and 28 Women)
27 – Russia (19 Men and 8 Women)
On Wedneday, Tucker will swim in the morning to qualify for finals. He is currently seeded 3rd out of 17 swimmers with a personal best time of 24.89. The current World Record is held by Maksym Veraksa (UKR) with a time of 22.99 and he is competing in this race.
100M Butterfly in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Today, Tucker took a Bronze Medal in the 100 Meter Butterfly and sets a new American Record with a time of 59.55. His best time in this event was 1:00.22. This was a very tight race. Taking 1st place was Roman Makarov (RUS) with a time of 58.51 and in 2nd place was Sergey Punko (RUS) with a time of 58.63 and 4th place was Anton Stabrovskyy (UKR) with a time of 59.88.
Tucker gets Monday off to rest up for the next event scheduled for Tuesday, August 17.
Tucker is ranked 3rd in the World in this event with a qualifying time of 1:00.22. He will be swimming in lane 6. The current World Record is held by Raman Makarau of Belarus with a time of 56.90. However, Raman is not competing in this event this year. The number one seed for this event is Roman Makarov from Russia with a time of 58.83. There are only 8 qualifiers in this event so no qualifying heats will be held. This event is scheduled to be held around 7:45-8:00pm their time in Eindhoven, Netherlands (see note below).
For those that want to view the live event on paralympicsporttv, click here. Then click on the “Live” in the lower left corner; then you should see a box to the right of the video screen; then click on the “Click here for LIVE Stream.” Please note that Raleigh, NC is 6 hours behind Amsterdam. So if you want to watch the qualifying heats, they begin at 3am and if you want to watch the finals, they begin at 11am Raleigh time.
Tucker qualified for the finals in the 200 IM with a time of 2:20.77 which is 5 seconds off of his best time. In the finals, Tucker set a new American Record finishing 5th with a time of 2:18.67. A new World Record was set by Maksym Veraksa from Ukraine with a time of 2:11.11. Tucker’s next race is on 17AUG which is the 100 Meter Butterfly where he is currently ranked 3rd in the world.
Above is a photo of the Pieter van den Hoogenband swimming stadium where Tucker will compete during the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Also check out this video as he prepares for competition.
The 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships is hosting over 600 athletes from 53 countries. This event is one of the largest sporting events in the world for people with a disability. Follow Tucker as he competes in the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships on August 15 to August 21, 2010 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
For more information about the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships, please visit www.wcswimming2010.com. Also check out Tucker on Paralymic Sport TV at this link: www.paralymicsporttv.com.
Tucker’s Schedule
- 15AUG: 200 Meter Individual Medley – Currently 5th in the world
- 17AUG: 100 Meter Butterfly – Currently 3rd in the world
- 18AUG: 50 Meter Freestyle – Currently tied for 2nd in the world
- 19AUG: 400 Meter Freestyle – Currently 2nd in the world
- 20AUG: 100 Meter Backstroke – Currently 1st in the world; 100 Meter Freestyle – Currenly 3rd in the world
Competition | Ken | 
08/20/2010 7:44 pm | 
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