Day Four saw a new record for Paralympics GB as they claimed 21 medals, their best single day haul in history. Richard Whitehead retained his title in the T42 200m with fellow Brit Dave Henson collecting the bronze. Bethany Firth eased to gold in the S14 200m freestyle as Jessica-Jane Applegate took silver. Gold for Jo Butterfield in the F51 club throw.
Over in the pool, Rebecca Redfern also set a new European record in the SB13 100m breaststroke as she claimed silver, Thomas Hamer also took silver in the S14 200m freestyle while Amy Marren, Josef Craig and Stephanie Millward collected bronze in the water.
Over in the pool, Rebecca Redfern also set a new European record in the SB13 100m breaststroke as she claimed silver, Thomas Hamer also took silver in the S14 200m freestyle while Amy Marren, Josef Craig and Stephanie Millward collected bronze in the water.
On the water,Rachel Morris claimed gold in the arms-shoulders single sculls, before Lauren Rowles and Laurence Whiteley won the trunk-and-arms mixed double sculls followed by gold for the mixed coxed four and bronze for Tom Aggar in the men's arms-shoulders single sculls.
In Cycling, Lora Turnham won the B 3km individual pursuit ahead of a new world record for the Men's C-15 team as they took the gold with Neil Fachie collecting silver in the B 1km time trial silver and Sophie Thornhill and pilot Helen Scott sealing bronze in the B 3km pursuit. Success also came for Triathlon duo Lauren Steadman and Alison Patrick as they took silver in the PT4 and PT5 with Melissa Reid also taking PT5 bronze.
David Weir stormed to victory in the heats of the T54 400m to complete a superb day after the birth of his son earlier on. Lee Pearson started well in the Dressage as led the event with a score of 75.280%. Success in wheelchair tennis for Jordanne Whiley and Lucy Shuker as they beat Chile's Macarena Cabrillana and Francisca Mardones 6-0 6-0 in the women's doubles quarter-finals while the men's pair of Alfie Hewitt and Gordon Reid also went through to the second round of the men's doubles.
Elsewhere,Tatyana McFadden took gold in the T54 400m, two days after claiming silver in the T54 100m while compatriot David Brown followed her success in the T11 100m, as he set a Paralympic record of 10.99 seconds to win gold.
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