It is the third medal of the game for Dunlevy,

The 19 year old won Ireland's first medal at the Paralympic games

They will both swim in their finals later this evening, after qualifying on Thursday morning.

The 2024 Paralympics begins in France this week and there will be Cork representation at the event

London would become the first city to host the Games four times

After battling leukaemia then losing his sight as a child, sports-mad Donnacha McCarthy thought his competing days were over. He tells CHRIS DUNNE he now hopes to compete in the Paralympics in Japan