Para-swimming star breaks own world record

Away in the final of the men's multi class 200 meters individual medley. Brendan Hall top of screen lane #1 alongside Declan but in two, Hodge in three. Ricky Beta Really fast in the heats today in lane #4 Schluter in five, Pierce in six, Gold in seven, and Angles in lane #8 Ricky Beta Quick off the blocks and some great underwater work to be able to emerge ahead of the rest of the field. However, keep your eye on lane three with Timothy Hodge and Lance. The backstroke leg Backstroke is Timothy Hodge's strongest stroke out of all four strokes and he was underworld record pace after the opening 50 meters and his backstroke this morning was his fastest leg. So in lane #3 third in the pool right now in this multi class final, Tim Hodge is on world record pace. We'll see how he turns at the halfway mark. 1/02/01 is his world record split from the Gold Coast last year. He's now second in the pool behind Beta, who will turn in front here, and he's way inside at Hodge 10126. He's 3/4 of a second Underworld record pace. Timothy holds 3/4 of a second underworld record pace. You can tell that he's giving it a good crack. He's got a nice high stroke rate and he doesn't look like he's slowing down anytime soon. He's starting to close distance on Ricky Beta and knows that that world record is with hands reach. We may see another world record after Ariana Timmis's 200m freestyle world record in the last events. So Ricky Beta in the SM14 classification going along beautifully in France. He'll turn in front in the pool. We'll check the split again for Hodge 14050. He swam last year. He's under it still. Can he bring it home in the freestyle league for another world record? Here? Timothy Hodge giving everything that he can .4 under the world record at the 150 meter turn. He knows that he can get there if he can just keep his straight radar. He's breathing away from Ricky Beta now. It's his own race, 15 meters heading into the wall. 21206 is the world record time for Tim Hodge. Beta will touch the wall first. What can Hodge do? Does he get the world record? We check the time. He's got it by three, one hundredths of a second. Tim Hodge, another world record. Back-to-back world box here at Chandler on night 3. Timothy Hodge has been working hard for that world record. He's put himself in a very good position heading into Paris, breaking his own world record. What a night it's been. Three time gold medalist at the World Champs. back-to-back goals in this event in 2022 and 23. And now he'll go to Paris with another world record. He's 4th in this race alone. Incredible effort by Timothy Hodge as he heads into Paris in August later this year. So the boy from Blacktown grabs some headlines of his own. What a start to the program here on Wednesday night on 9's Wide World of Sports. First Arnie and now Hodgy.