T&T swimmer Trent Bethel and equestrian athletes Patrice Pennie and Aaron Ben Ali put on sterling performances to win three more gold medals for T&T at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday.

Bethel, the reigning 1,500 metres Open Water swim champion, sped to victory in the men’s 800m freestyle Level A final. He swam a personal best time of 10 minutes and 13.10 seconds, to touch the wall just ahead of Great Britain’s Nicholas Balls with 10:31.41, to top the podium for a second time at the Berlin Games. In third place was 1,500m open water silver medallist Armando Renta Ramos of Puerto Rico with 10:55.50.

Pennie also picked up her second medal, with her first-place finish in the Finals CI English Quitation in Division 01 (Do1). She tied for the top spot with Belgium’s Jente Comeine, each scoring 53.750 points. Fatma Al Harthy of Oman was the bronze medallist with 52.500.

In the men’s version of the competition, Nathaniel Lewis finished tied for second with Austrian David Hofmann in the D06 final, each with a 73.750 score. It was Lewis’ second medal at the Berlin Games, after winning a gold in the Level C (I) Dressage (D05) on Wednesday.

Ali won the Finals BI English Quitation (D06) with an impressive 78.750 points.

Compatriot Omari Patterson aboard Lennox placed second with 68.750 points in the D03 final of the BI English Quitation.

Over on the athletics venue, Cadel Cuffy will chase gold in the men’s 400m Level A M-Final Plus. This after placing second in semifinal heat one with 53.06 seconds to advance to the final with the second-fastest time.

The 15-year-old will race in lane seven in the medal race.

Nathan McClean also moved on to the next round in the men’s 100m Level A. The 31-year-old won heat five with a time of 12.88.

In the women’s version of the race, LaToya Charles and Tershana Tempro did not progress.

Charles placed fifth in heat three with 15.41 while Tempro was seventh with 15.73 in heat two.

Yesterday’s success of the local Special Olympians means, T&T’s medal haul increases to nine. On Wednesday, Pennie also won a silver medal in the Level C (I) Dressage (D01) and D’Andre Mc Guirk bagged a bronze in the mini javelin Level B event.