ABC – Wed, Sep 5, 2012 5:28 AM AESTBrenden Hall finished seven seconds clear of the field in setting a new world record in the S9 400m freestyle and notching up Australia's 17th gold medal.
Hall, 19, finished in 4 minutes, 10.88 seconds, well clear of Hungarian Tamas Sors and Italy's Federico Morlacchi.
Elsewhere, Ellie Cole won a bronze in the equivalent women's event behind Paralympic legend Natalie du Toit of South Africa who won her 12th gold medal.
More to follow.
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 10 | Australia | 7 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
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