Top 10 Canadian Athletes to Watch at the 2024 Paralympic Games

Published on August 28, 2024

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. Leading the charge is veteran swimmer and 10-time Paralympic medallist Aurélie Rivard from Saint-Jean-sur-Richeleau, Que. She kicked off her medal-winning streak at the age of 16, taking silver at the 2012 Games in London and has been a dominant force on Canada’s Para swimming team ever since. But that success did not come easily for Rivard, who has spoken publicly about the bullying she endured as a teenager because of her disability. Rivard was born with an underdeveloped left hand....

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