Stephanie Dixon of Victoria and Brian Hill of Duncan, B.C., broke world records in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, both for the second time in a week at the Para-swimming world short course championships.

Stephanie Dixon of Canada broke the world record in the women's S9 100 backstroke Friday (December 4) at the Para-swimming world short course championships in Rio de Janeiro.

In the women's S9 100 backstroke, Dixon clocked one minute and 07.83 seconds to break her world mark of 1:08.82, set in Edmonton in 2005. It was her second gold medal of the international competition for swimmers with a disability.

"It was awesome," said Dixon, 25, who won four medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games. "I'm coming towards the end of my career and it's exciting to be able to put together some of my best performances and still develop my skills in this sport. The key for me is being able to forget everything when I race and just focus on the job at hand."

Jenna Skieneh of Windsor, Ont., was 10th.

Other Canadian women's results on Friday: Camille Berube of Gatineau, Que., and Sarah Mailhot of Quebec City were seventh and eighth in the S8 100 freestyle, and Sarah Mehain of Vernon, B.C., and Stephanie McDougall of Maple Ridge, B.C., were seventh and eighth in the S7 100 butterfly; Anne Polinario of Montreal and Jessica Hodgins of Windsor, Ont., were seventh and ninth in the S10 100 backstroke; and Catherine Mitchell of Winnipeg and Amber Thomas of Drayton Valley, Alta., were ninth and 10th respectively in the S11-12 combined 100 backstroke.

In men's competition, Hill collected a second world mark and gold medal clocking first in the S13 100 backstroke in 59.30 seconds, shattering his mark of 1:01.51 set in Richmond, B.C., in 2001.

Devin Gotell of Antigonish, N.S., was fourth, missing the podium by 0.01 seconds.

Other Canadian men's results: Benoit Huot of Montreal and Alex Parent of Hamilton were fourth and ninth in the S10 100 backstroke, Danial Murphy of Sackville, N.S., was sixth in the S5 50 freestyle, and Ronald Tang of Toronto was eighth in the S11 100 freestyle.

Murphy clocked a Canadian record 45.85 seconds in his event.

"I was very happy with the race," said Murphy, making his worlds. "My turns in particular were very good. I've loved the experience here."

Canada's medal total stands at 12, with four gold, four silver and four bronze.

Competition ends Saturday (December 5). (The End)