Canada added a gold and silver medal Wednesday in Para Swim thanks to impressive performances from Nicholas Bennett, and Reid Maxwell.
Five Canadian women were also in the pool.
TESS ROUTLIFFE
Tess Routliffe (Caledon, Ont.) placed eighth in the women’s 100m freestyle (S7) with a time of 1:13.90.
China’s Yuyan Jiang took top spot with a world record 1:09.68 for her fourth gold at Paris. Morgan Stickley from the United States won silver (1:10.11), and Italian Giulia Terzi took bronze (1:10.43).
It is the second Paralympics for the 25-year-old Routliffe, who missed the Games at Tokyo in 2021 due to a back injury. She made an emotional return during the 200m individual medley last Saturday, taking home a silver medal.
Routliffe will be back in the pool Thursday for the 100m breaststroke.
ABI TRIPP
Abi Tripp did not qualify for the women’s 400m freestyle (S8) final, after posting the 11th fastest time in the morning session of 5:24.26.
It is the third Games for the Kingston, Ont., native, who is still without Paralympic hardware. She made her debut in 2016 at Rio as a 15-year-old, where she set two Canadian Para swim records and made four finals.
The now 23-year-old has one more event in the 2024 Paralympics – the women’s 100m backstroke on Thursday.
SHELBY NEWKIRK
In her third event of the 2024 Paralympics, Shelby Newkirk (S6) did not qualify for the women’s 100m freestyle final after swimming an 11th place time of 1:15.38.
The Saskatoon native was in the same heat as fellow Canadian Sabrina Duchesne. The 28-year-old placed fourth last Sunday in the women’s 50m free with a 34.08.
SABRINA DUCHESNE
Finishing right behind Newkirk in the women’s 100m freestyle (S7) final was Quebec City native Sabrina Duchesne, who recorded a morning heat time of 1:15.45.
Wednesday’s heat was the 23-year-old’s final event at the 2024 Paralympics.
She competed in the women’s 400m freestyle final, where she finished sixth with a time of 5:24.08.
MARY JIBB
In the third race of her first Paralympic games, 17-year-old Mary Jibb placed 10th in the women’s 100m freestyle (S9) final with a time of 1:06.01 – missing out on the final by 0.53 seconds.
The Bracebridge, Ont., native previously competed in the women’s 100m backstroke final, where she finished fifth.
Jibb will compete in two more events in Paris – the women’s 200m individual medley on Thursday, and the women’s 100m butterfly on Friday.
