The 20-year-old backstroker won the S8 100-metre final last night to claim New Zealand's first gold in Tokyo.

Neiufi says she could feel her challengers closing in as she got closer to the finish...

Neiufi races again in the 50-metres freestyle on Wednesday.

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22 Sep: Gaby Smith has placed eighth in the 200 metres individual medley in the SM10 class at the para swimming world championships in Singapore

23 Aug: Kiwi Zoe Pedersen has won gold in the 50 metres butterfly at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Romania, clocking 25.63 seconds to beat her own national age record

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