RIO DE JANEIRO -- U.S. swimmer Jessica Long hugged Australian Lakeisha Patterson when the womens 400 freestyle final was over and offered congratulations. Long had a medal in her fourth Paralympics, but Patterson took the gold and the world record.I wish it went a little differently, said Long, the highly decorated U.S. Paralympian who is competing in nine races at the Rio Games.I think the only hard part about that is adding time in one of my best races. But at the same time, Ive overcome some really bad shoulder injuries. So Im really proud that I finished, and even signed up for the race.Pattersons time of 4 minutes, 40.33 seconds nipped Longs previous record of 4:40.44.Jess is an amazing person and a really great, fierce competitor, Patterson said. Shes achieved so much. To be able to have my idol come up to me and say shes proud of me -- it was really quite bittersweet. And thats going to stick with me for a long time.The 24-year-old Long now has 18 medals overall, a dozen of them gold.But Patterson, a 17-year-old swimmer from Caboolture, Australia, who has cerebral palsy, steadily took control of the race after the first 100 meters. Long finished far back, in 4:47.82.Long was born in Siberia with fibular hemimelia, a birth defect that left her without her fibulas, ankles, heels and most of the other bones in her feet.Shortly after being adopted at 13 months old, Long went through multiple surgeries, eventually having each of her legs amputated below the knee. Growing up in Baltimore, she took up swimming at age 10 and joined her first team.Two years later, she became the youngest member of the U.S. Paralympic team and went on to win three gold medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.Long is just the third American swimmer to appear in four Paralympics. She may be rivaled only by U.S. wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden, competing in seven events from the 100 meters to the marathon in Rio, as the best-known and busiest American Paralympian.Oh my goodness, Long exclaimed when asked after her qualifying heat about how shes handling her nine-event schedule. Day by day. Literally, I cant even think about tomorrow. Just thinking about today, and basically what I can control which is today and just enjoying it. Its a lot of fun to be back.It might have been a little less fun on the medal stand, but when Patterson embraced her again, Long just smiled, accepted the hug and lifted Patterson off her feet.---Jamie Han is a journalism student at the University of Georgia. Penn State and Georgia are partnering with The Associated Press to supplement coverage of the 2016 Paralympics. Pat LaFontaine Jersey . Bradwell was scheduled to become a free agent Tuesday. 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The England coach Trevor Bayliss admitted his team had been totally outplayed by India on the fourth day in Chennai as they conceded the largest total in their history.And Bayliss, who leaves the tour on Monday night to return to Australia for a hernia operation, conceded such a chastening day might influence Alastair Cook as he reflects on whether he wants to continue as England captain.Criticising Englands bowling and catching, Bayliss, who has supervised the fielding training for the last 18 months in the absence of a specialist fielding coach, also suggested there was a lack of captaincy experience in the squad should Cook decide to step down but agreed that Joe Root was the leading candidate.We got totally outplayed today, for sure, Bayliss said. We just werent in the game today.Youve got to give credit to the Indian batters, who played extremely well. But at times we struggled to bowl to the fields that the captain had set. That just makes it very difficult.Our catching is still below par - I think the last three catches weve dropped have only cost us 500 - and thats disappointing and something weve got to keep working on. Theres no short cut to that - weve just got to do a lot of it. Were a team that probably havent got a lot of natural athletes. Weve got some very good cricketers but we havent got a lot of slippers. Weve just got to get better. Its as simple as that.Asked whether such a tough day could have a bearing on Cooks decision, Bayliss said possibly but stated that he would not attempt to persuade him eitheer way.ddddddddddddThats a decision only he will know the answer to, he said. Hes done it for so long, whether I say yes or no, it wont change his mind whether he keeps going or stops. Im not big on the technology, but Im sure well speak on the phone at some stage over Christmas.If he keeps going, fantastic; if he stops, thats up to him, and Ive got no problems with that either. I wont actually sit down to have a chat with him. Weve got six or seven months till our next Test match, so theres plenty of time for him to have a think about it.I dont think theres too many of our players whove actually captained too many teams, or any of their county teams.Joe Root has done a few games on tour, when Cookies had a bit of time off or when hes off the ground. Joe is obviously our number one bat, and is highly-respected by the players. Hes one of those guys who leads by example, and I cant see that being any different when and if he takes over … if he takes over, I suppose, because we havent actually made that decision either.That will come next if Cookie does step down. But he seems like hes the leading candidate at this stage.If it seems odd that Bayliss is leaving the tour slightly early - it was unclear why he could not wait the extra day - it is in part because he wishes to return for the limited-overs leg having made a full recovery. He is scheduled to miss the Caribbean tour in February and March. ' ' '