Austin took bronze with a time of 4:38.95. Argentina's Inaki Basiloff finished nearly simultaneously at 4:38.99. Austin improved on his prelim time by 18.4 seconds, placing fifth overall in the prelim to qualify for his second final of the Tokyo Paralaympics. He placed 5th in the final of the 200-meter IM (SM7) on Friday.
Austin's top event is the 50-meter butterfly, which he won at the 2019 Para World Swimming Championships. The prelims are set for Thursday at 8 p.m. ET and the final is Friday at 4 a.m. ET.
Austin is competing at his third career Paralympic Games and was selected as a tri-captain of the U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team this year. He serves as an assistant coach with Purdue women's swimming & diving and has trained at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center since the fall of 2019.
RESULTS AT 2020 PARALYMPIC GAMES
List to be Updated Throughout the Competition
• Evan Austin, 50m Fly – 1st in Prelims, 29.71; Gold Medalist in Final, 28.98
• Joel Gomez, 1,500 Meters – 10th in Final, 4:02.41 (Finals Only Event)
• Evan Austin, 4x100m Free Relay (34 Points) – 8th in Final, 4:13.94
• Evan Austin, 400m Free (S7) – 5th of 9 in Prelims, 4:57.35; Bronze Medalist in Final, 4:38.95
• Makayla Nietzel, 400m Free (S13) – 7th of 13 in Prelims, 4:48.15; 7th in Final, 4:47.45
• Evan Austin, 200m IM (SM7) – 4th of 11 in Prelims, 2:35.40; 5th in Final, 2:32.53
• Makayla Nietzel, 100m Fly (S13) – 4th of 18 in Prelims, 1:07.21; 7th in Final, 1:08.00
WHAT. A. FINISH. 👏@E_A_swim closes strong to take bronze for his first career Paralympic medal in the 400m freestyle S7, clocking 4:38.95. #TokyoParalympics🗼 #ParaSwimming #TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/x895nSZDdr
— U.S. Paralympics Swimming (@USParaSwimming) August 29, 2021
AHHHHHHHHHH!
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 29, 2021
You're a first-time Paralympic medalist, @E_A_swim. #TokyoParalympics pic.twitter.com/qvJ3b5XXqq
The Boys in Bronze. 🥉🥉@USParaSwimming x #TokyoParalympics pic.twitter.com/02bXlaHqoA
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 29, 2021
⏪RECAP:
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) August 29, 2021
It was a second #Gold and #Silver combination for Mark Malyar and Andrii Trusov as they repeated their standings from the Men's SM7 200m Freestyle.
In #Bronze place, Evan Austin of #USA wins his first medal at his third #Paralympics #ParaSwimming pic.twitter.com/ejyYw6KD7U
.@E_a_swim takes home the BRONZE in 400m Free S7! 🥉#TokyoParalympics x @TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/wl8IYcFUQ0
— #TokyoParalympics (@NBCOlympics) August 29, 2021
| PURDUE'S REMAINING EVENT SCHEDULE AT TOKYO PARALYMPICS All Days/Times Converted to USA's Eastern Time All Start Times are for that Day's Session of Competition Stream the Action on NBC Sports & Peacock Apps |
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| Start Time | Boilermaker | Event | Notable | Watch |
| SUNDAY, AUG. 29 | ||||
| 4 a.m. | Evan Austin | 400m Free (S7) | Final – Bronze Medalist | NBCSN, NBColympics.com |
| 8:30 p.m. | Joel Gomez | 1,500 Meters (T13) | Finals Only Event; No Prelims Contested | NBColympics.com |
| MONDAY, AUG. 30 | ||||
| 4 a.m. | Evan Austin | 4x100 Free Relay (34pts) | Finals Only Event | NBCSN, NBColympics.com |
| 8:30 p.m. | Joel Gomez | 1,500 Meters (T13) | Final – Top 8 in Prelims Qualify; Event 4 of 17 in Session | NBColympics.com |
| THURSDAY, SEPT. 2 | ||||
| 8 p.m. | Evan Austin | 50m Butterfly (S7) | Prelim Heats; Event 7 of 16 in Session | NBColympics.com |
| FRIDAY, SEPT. 3 | ||||
| 4 a.m. | Evan Austin | 50m Butterfly (S7) | Final – Top 8 in Prelims Qualify; Event 7 of 16 in Session | NBCSN, NBColympics.com |