IN just her third event back in the pool since the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe, Sussex Inlet's Jasmine Greenwood has proven she is still very much on the mix for the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games.
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At the Hancock Prospecting Australian Virtual Short Course event, which followed the NSW long course qualifying meet (October) and Corrimal Swim Club long course carnival (November) for Greenwood, athletes went toe-to-toe with swimmers across four venues - Hobart, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney.
During the weekend's meet, the Bay and Basin Amateur Swim Club product produced strong performances in five races.
The S10 athlete's best came in the women's 12 and over 100 metre multi-class backstroke and freestyle, where she placed second.
Katja Dedekind beat Greenwood to the line on both occasions, clocking a 1:05.00 in the backstroke to edge out the latter's time of 1:08.05 (personal best), before the University of Sunshine Coast athlete's 59.81 pipped the Shoalhaven High School student's mark of 1:00.66 (personal best).
Greenwood, who claimed a world series gold medal in February, then claimed fourth in both the 200 metre individual medley (2:28.35 - just 0.5 off her personal best) and 100 metre butterfly (1:09.17), before wrapping up her meet with a fifth in the 50 metre freestyle (28.30 - personal best).
"I finished the meet with some really strong times and results," Greenwood said.
"Overall, it was a positive meet for me, with me clocking personal bests in four of my five races.
"The meet was also a great chance to get in some quality race practice in the lead up to the 2021 Paralympics and to finally meet up with my fellow NSW para-dolphins for a much needed catch-up."
The 16-year-old, who competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, will now shift her attentions to next month's NSW State Age, before joining the senior para team in camp in Queensland, to continue preparations for Tokyo 2021.
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