University of Mary Washington assistant swimming coach Zachary Shattuck finished second in his heat, and eighth in the final of the men's SM6 200 meter individual medley on Thursday at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Shattuck broke the American record, topping his personal best by 1.5 seconds.

In the preliminaries, Shattuck qualified for the final by taking second in his heat, with a time of 2:49.50. In the finals, he finished eighth, with a time of 2:52.52.

Tonight's action from Tokyo will feature recent UMW alum Joey Peppersack, who will swim in the men's S8 100 meter backstroke. Coverage will be available on the NBC Sports app at https://www.nbcsports.com/sports-mobile.