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15-year old Kenora paraswimmer breaks another record

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Kenora’s own Sophie English has claimed her third record in paraswimming.

The 15-year old phenom swims in the S6SB6SM6 class. She posted a time of 15:28 in the 800m freestyle short course at a Winnipeg meet last month, the best junior paraswimming time in her class in Canadian history.

English captured the paraswimming provincial record for her class in the 200m backstroke last year, breaking a mark that stood for over 14 years. She also holds the provincial record in the 200m breaststroke for her class.

English is a member of the Kenora Swimming Sharks club.

“I’ve watched Sophie show up every single day and give everything she has,” said Swimming Sharks head coach Janet Hyslop. “For that dedication to be recognized with a Canadian record, it means the world to her, to our club, and to everyone in Kenora who has supported her along the way. This is her moment.”

Paralympic swimmer Danielle Dorris

N.B. athlete named paralympic swimmer of the year

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Danielle Dorris is Swimming Canada’s Paralympic Female Swimmer of the Year.

The world Paralympic champion from New Brunswick shared the recognition in 2023, but this time her nomination went undisputed.

She said that the feeling of being named swimmer of the year does not get old and that winning it on her own is special. The swimmer shared the title with Tess Routliffe two years ago.

Dorris’s performance in her fourth world championship brings her total of career medals to 9, having won a medal of every colour: the Monctonian’s 50-meter butterfly earned gold, her 100-meter backstroke earned silver, and her 50-meter freestyle earned bronze.

Her 50-meter butterfly placed her alongside fellow Canadians Benoît Huot and Aurélie Rivard, making her the third Canadian in history to win the same event in three consecutive World Para Swimming championships.

Dorris could not be prouder of herself for the achievement. She said that becoming one of them is something she will always cherish.

The Paralympian looks forward to the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles, where she will be going for her third title in a row.