SINGAPORE - Canada's Danielle Dorris defended her gold medal in the S7 50-metre butterfly Thursday at the world para swimming championships.

The 23-year-old from Moncton, N.B., finished in a championship-record time of 33.93 seconds, 32-hundredths of a second ahead of Mallory Weggemann of the United States.

Colombia's Sara Vargas was third in 35.21 seconds.

"It feels fantastic. I’m really happy that I was able to defend my title once again," said Dorris, who is also the reigning two-time Paralympic champion and world record holder in the event. "It’s always a lot of fun racing these girls. I couldn’t have asked for a better night.

"It definitely never gets old. I could see myself doing this for a few more years."

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