Coach Jy Lawrence thinks ‘’outside the box’’ to put her Para swimmer on Games radar
Photo: Jy Lawrence's star pupil Sebastian Massabie (Swimming Canada)
TORONTO – One of Jy Lawrence’s early decisions when she became head coach of the Pacific Sea Wolves Swim Club in Surrey, B.C. was to integrate Sebastian Massabie into her top group.
Five years later, the 19-year-old Massabie is a world and national record holder and on the cusp of going to his first Paralympic Games this summer in Paris.
World record for Nicholas Bennett at Canadian Paralympic swimming trials
TORONTO – Nicholas Bennett of Parksville, B.C., broke the world record in the men’s S14 200-metre individual medley on Friday at the Para swimming Paralympic Games trials.
Bennett, the reigning world champion in the event, clocked two minutes and 05.97 seconds for the victory in the multiclass race. That smashed the previous world mark of 2:07.50 set by Gabriel Bandeira of Brazil at the 2022 world championships.
Teenagers Cosgriffe and Maxwell excited about prospect of first Paralympics
TORONTO – Reid Maxwell is a towering figure this week at the Paralympic swimming trials being held at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
First of all, the 16-year-old from St. Albert, Alta. is a lean 6’4’’ and his long curly locks give him the allure of a rock band member.
And he is a star in the pool as well.
Canadian record for Shelby Newkirk at Paralympic swimming trials
TORONTO – Shelby Newkirk of Saskatoon gained a huge dose of confidence Thursday breaking her Canadian record in the women’s S6 100-metre freestyle at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials.
The 27-year-old from Saskatoon clocked 1:13.68 and hopes to meet the A standard in her better events, including the 100 backstroke, this weekend and book a ticket to her second Paralympic Games
Move to Quebec City reenergizes Katarina Roxon for Paralympic Games year
TORONTO – For the first time in her 18-year national team career, Katarina Roxon left the confines of her club in Newfoundland and Labrador to train in Quebec City at Université Laval.
In the provincial capital she connected with her longtime national teammates Aurélie Rivard, Sabrina Duchesne, Abi Tripp, Nicolas-Guy Turbide, and Alec Elliott.
Aurélie Rivard, Sabrina Duchesne and Reid Maxwell obtain ''A'' standard at Paralympic swimming trials
TORONTO – Ten-time Paralympic Games medallist Aurélie Rivard of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., Sabrina Duchesne of St-Augustin, Que., and Reid Maxwell of St. Albert, Alta., met the requirements for nomination to the 2024 Paralympic Games team on Wednesday at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell.
For Rivard, Canada’s most successful international Para swimmer for the past decade, Paris would represent a fourth Games appearance.
The Malaviya Foundation Deepens Commitment to Olympic and Paralympic Medallists Ahead of Paris 2024 and Milano-Cortina 2026 with Team Canada Podium Awards
The Paralympic Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Olympic Foundation are pleased to announce the Team Canada Podium Awards to support Canadian medallists at Paris 2024 and Milano-Cortina 2026, thanks to a commitment of upwards of $1.4 million from the Malaviya Foundation.
Katarina Roxon on track for a fifth Paralympics
TORONTO (Swimming Canada) Katarina Roxon made history Tuesday at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell, while five other swimmers put themselves in position to make their Olympic debuts.
Danielle Dorris matches her world record time to open Paralympic Para swimming trials
TORONTO (Swimming Canada) – Paralympian Danielle Dorris tied her own S7 world record in the women’s 50-m butterfly on Monday night as the Olympic & Paralympic Swimming Trials, Presented by Bell, got underway at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.
Weekend recap: Three silver medals for Canada at Para triathlon World Series
YOKOHAMA, Japan - Stefan Daniel of Calgary, Kamylle Frenette of Dieppe, N.B., and Leanne Taylor of Winnipeg each won a silver medal this past weekend at the Para triathlon World Series.
In the men’s P5 triathlon, Daniel clocked 56 minutes and 30 seconds in a hard-fought battle with American Chris Hammer, through a 750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and five-kilometre run.