PARIS – At the 2024 Paralympic Games, Aurélie Rivard put behind a dark incident from the past and showed why she is one of the greatest Para athletes of all time with a golden performance in the women’s S10 400-metre freestyle. For Rivard, the 400-metre freestyle is the most important races in her repertoire. She’s the world record holder in the event; the first medal she won at the Games, back in 2012 at age 16, was a silver in the 400. That launched a superstar career that now stands at 13 Paralympic Games medals and 19 more at the world championships. She’s now won the 400 free at three straight Games.
