All eyes will be on the pool this week when Canada’s top female swimmers take to the water at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
She began her medal-winning streak at the age of 16, earning silver at the 2012 Games in London and has been a dominant force on Canada’s Para swimming team ever since.
Roxon, a veteran swimmer, and Roxon, who started swimming at age five and has competed in multiple championships, will be the center of attention alongside wheelchair basketball player Patrick Anderson as they lead the Canadian contingent into the opening of the Paralympic Games.
Dorris, at just 21 years old, is making her third Paralympic appearance after achieving success in Rio and Tokyo. Born with bilateral radial dysplasia, she is a rising star in the swimming world.
Wheelchair basketball player Patrick Anderson, known as the “Michael Jordan of wheelchair basketball,” is a Paralympic veteran with multiple gold medals to his name. Despite losing his legs in a childhood accident, Anderson has excelled in the sport and is a key player for Team Canada.
The impact of hitting the ice caused a blood clot to form in his spine, resulting in paralysis.
He has been racing competitively since the age of 24 and this summer set three world records in the T53 100-metre, 200-metre, and 800-metre.
Paris will be his sixth Games and will give the Dorval, Que., resident a chance to be on the podium once again.
The 27-year-old was also a double medallist at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, taking silver in the 100-metre T34, and a bronze in the 400-metre T34.
This will be his third Games and, while he has not previously won any Paralympic medals, his performance earlier this summer suggests his dry streak could be over.
Track and Field
Track star Nate Riech is the reigning Paralympic and world champion and world-record holder in the men’s 1,500-metre T38.
He won gold in his first Paralympic Games in Tokyo and took the top spot on the podium again in 2023 at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.
The Victoria resident suffered from a brain injury at the age of 10 when a golf ball hit him in the back of the head. He was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury which affected the right side of his body.
Triathlon
Five-time world champion Stefan Daniel won Paralympic silver in 2016 and bronze in Tokyo. The 27-year-old from Calgary, who was born with bilateral radial club hands, first gained international recognition when he won his first world title in Para triathlon in 2015.
Wheelchair Rugby
Trevor Hirschfield is widely considered to be one of the best low-point players in the world. He started with Team Canada in 2006 and became co-captain in 2012. He has been one of its key players ever since.
The Parksville, B.C., resident has been paralyzed below the neck since the age of 16 after being injured in a car crash.
The 41-year-old boasts four appearances at Paralympic Games, having secured a silver medal in 2012 and a bronze medal in 2008.
“On the court, he is known for his intelligence and his ability to ‘play up’ and guard athletes with a higher point value,” the Canadian Paralympic Committee said, referencing his ability to play against players with more mobility.
“These talents have earned him several World Championship All Star awards, as well as become the first low-point player to ever be named IPC Athlete of the Month.”
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