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Paralympics Danielle Dorris has done it again. The Canadian swimmer won gold in the women’s S7 50-metre butterfly on Saturday at the Paris Paralympics, successfully defending her title from three years ago at the Tokyo Games. Fellow Canadian Shelby Newkirk claims bronze medal in S6 100m backstrokeCBC Sports · Posted:Continue Reading

Paralympics·Updated Sebastian Massabie’s first Paralympic medal is golden. The 19-year-old Canadian took top spot in the men’s S4 50-metre freestyle with a world-record swim on Friday at Paris La Défense Arena. 19-year-old sets mark of 35.61 seconds in men’s S4 50m freestyleCBC Sports · Posted: Sep 06, 2024 1:46 PM EDTContinue Reading

Paralympics Canada’s Aurélie Rivard swam to her third consecutive Paralympic gold medal in the women’s 400-metre S10 freestyle event on Thursday at the Paris Games. Fellow Canadian Tess Routlifee takes bronze in SB7 100m breaststrokeCBC Sports · Posted: Sep 05, 2024 11:58 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Canada’s Aurélie Rivard celebratesContinue Reading

Paralympics Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett captured the country’s first gold medal at the Paris Paralympics on Monday in the men’s SB14 100-metre breaststroke. 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., clocks time of 1:03.98 in SB14 100m breaststrokeDonna Spencer · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 02, 2024 12:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Canada’sContinue Reading

There is no doubting Paralympic swimmer Aurèlie Rivard’s proficiency. The Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., native is a 10-time Paralympic medallist, half of which are gold. She’s won another 19 medals at world championships. Rivard currently holds four world records in her S10 classification, a category reserved for the least impaired freestyle, backstrokeContinue Reading