OTTAWA – Paralympic Games champions Nicholas Bennett and Aurélie Rivard were named Swimming Canada’s Para Athletes of the Year as the organization unveiled its awards over the past couple of weeks. At the 2024 Paralympic Games, Bennett took gold in the S14 100-m breaststroke and 200 individual medley and silver in the 200 freestyle. It’s the second straight year he’s …
Quebec – Aurélie Rivard, Canada’s 13-time Paralympic Games medallist in Para swimming, saw the pool where she developed her world class skills named in her honour on Monday in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., situated a half hour drive from downtown Montreal. The pool was previously named the Complexe sportif Claude-Raymond in honour of the Canadian baseball trailblazer who ended his career in …
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 …
