Canadian Paralympic Committee – Sept. 13, 2016 – RIO DE JANEIRO – Aurélie Rivard of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., won the gold medal and set a Games record with a victory in the women’s S10 100-m freestyle on Tuesday evening at the Paralympics.

“I wanted the gold, which I got,” said the 20-year-old, who set the world record of 59.17 at last summer’s Parapan American Games in Toronto.  “I’m a little disappointed in my own performance. I own the world record so I wanted to break my own time. I know what I did wrong.”

Tess Routliffe of Caledon, Ont., won Canada’s other medal today, also in the pool, taking the silver in the women’s SM7 200-m IM. Sarah Mehain of Vernon, B.C. was fifth in that race. Nathan Stein of Surrey, B.C., was seventh in the men’s S10 100-m freestyle.

“I’m used to having to fight until the last end of it,” said the 17-year-old who was second in the same race at last summer’s IPC Swimming World Championships. 

“In all my races it’s me coming back in the second half. That’s why I am who I am. I’m a fighter and I race. I just find it in me, the last little bit.”

Rivard has three medals so far at the Games. She opened with gold and a world record in the 50-m freestyle and added a silver in the 200-m IM.

Canada now has 14 medals (4-8-2) after six days of competition and stands 14^th in the country standings.

In athletics, Jason Dunkerley and guide runner Josh Karanja of Ottawa, Ont., were fifth in the T11 1500-metres final in a season’s best of 4:07.98.

“We wanted the medal,” said Dunkerley. ”I thought we ran well today. On a different day we could have won with that performance. I don’t think we could have done more. I am really proud in that respect of what Josh and I have been able to accomplish.”

Diane Roy of Sherbrooke, Que., raced to a sixth place finish in the T54 1500-metres final in 3:24.57, also a season’s best for the six-time Paralympian.

 “I am very happy with placing sixth,” she said. ”I knew that to be in the top four would be very difficult. It would have taken a mistake from the lead group. I managed my race very well and overall.” 

Austin Smeenk of Oakville, Ont., qualified for the final of the T34 (wheelchair) 800-metres in 1:47.61.

Both Canadian goalball teams advanced to quarterfinals after they completed their preliminary rounds.

Amy Burk of Charlottetown scored all six Canadian goals in a 6-0 win over Australia. Canada ends the preliminary round at 2-2. Canada advances to quarterfinals against the U.S. on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

The men’s team lost 6-3 to Sweden to finish at 1-3. Canada advances to the quarterfinals against Lithuania on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

The sailing competition was disrupted by wind and heat delays postponing some races. However two Canadian crews are off to great starts after their races on Monday and Tuesday. John McRoberts and Jackie Gay of Victoria in the Skud 18 are second and Paul Tingley of Halifax; Logan Campbell of Saskatoon and Scott Lutes of Montreal in the Sonar are third.

In shooting, Doug Blessin of Tri-City, B.C., posted a strong sixth place finish in the mixed 10m air rifle in prone position.

For more on Canadian performances from this morning click here.

How Canadians did on Tuesday September 13, 2016 at the Paralympic Games in Rio (all distances in metres)

Athletics

Men’s T34 800: Austin Smeenk, Oakville, Ont., 7th in heats advances to final Wednesday at 5:50 p.m.

Men’s T11 1500:  Jason Dunkerley, Ottawa and his guide Josh Karanja, Ottawa, placed fifth in final.

Women’s T54 1500: Diane Roy, Sherbrooke, Que., was sixth in final.

Boccia (preliminary round)

Mixed individual BC3: Bruno Garneau, Montreal lost to Jose Carlos Macedo, Portugal 7-2

Mixed individual BC4: Marco Dispaltro, St-Jérôme, Que., defeated Alison Levine, Montreal 5-2

Mixed individual BC3: Éric Bussière, Verchères, Que., lost to Kenneth Verwinp, Belgium, 7-2

Mixed individual BC3: Bruno Garneau, Montreal lost to Ye Jin Choi, South Korea, 8-1

Equestrian

Team Test Grade II: Lauren Barwick, Reddick, Florida, placed seventh.

Individual championship test Grade III: Roberta Sheffield, Lincolnshire, UK, placed 14^th.

Goalball

Men’s preliminary – Canada lost to Sweden 6-3 to finish preliminaries at one win and three losses and fourth place in pool A. Canada advances to quarterfinals against Lithuania on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Women’s preliminary – Canada defeated Australia 6-0. Amy Burk, Charlottetown, scored all six goals. Canada ends preliminary round at 2-2. Canada advances to quarterfinals against the U.S. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Sailing

2-person keelboat (Skud 18): John McRoberts, Victoria and Jackie Gay, Victoria were first in race 03 and race 04 was postponed. They stand second overall.

3-person keelboat (Sonar): Paul Tingley, Halifax; Logan Campbell, Saskatoon; Scott Lutes, Montreal were second in race 03 and race 04 was postponed. They stand third overall.

1-person keelboat (2.4mR): Bruce Millar, Victoria – race 03 and 04 were postponed. He stands eighth overall.

Shooting

Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2: Doug Blessin, Tri-City, B.C. placed sixth in final.

Sitting volleyball

Women’s preliminary round – Canada lost to Ukraine 25-20, 25-19, 25-16 and drop to 0-3. Danielle Ellis, White Rock, B.C., led Canada with 13 points.

Swimming

Women’s SM7 200 IM:  Tess Routliffe, Caledon, Ont., won the silver medal and Sarah Mehain, Vernon, B.C., was fifth in the final. Nydia Langill, Mississauga, Ont., was 10^th in heats and did not advance.

Men’s S10 100 freestyle: Nathan Stein, Surrey, B.C., was seventh in the final. Alec Elliott, Kitchener, Ont., and Isaac Bouckley of Port Hope, Ont., were 11^th and 13^th in heats and did not advance.

Women’s S10 100-m freestyle: Aurélie Rivard, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., won the gold medal in a Games record 59.31. Samantha Ryan, Saskatoon, was 17^th in heats and did not advance.

Women’s S8 100-m backstroke: Abi Tripp, Kingston, Ont., Danielle Dorris, Moncton, N.B., Sabrina Duchesne, Quebec City, were 10^th, 15^th, 17^th in heats and did not advance.

Table tennis

Women’s class 7 bronze medal match: Stephanie Chan, Richmond, B.C. lost to Seong Ok Kim, South Korea, 12-14, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8. Chan places fourth.

Wheelchair basketball

Women’s quarterfinal – Canada lost 78-60 to the Netherlands. Cindy Ouellet, Quebec City was Canada’s top scorer with 20 points. Canada plays China for fifth place on Friday at 3:15 p.m.

Wheelchair fencing

Preliminary round men’s epee category A: Matthieu Hébert, Beauharnois, Que., finished with one win and four losses and did not advance to place 10^th overall:  lost 5-4 to Matteo Betti, Italy; lost 5-1 to Zainulabdeen Al-Madhkhoori, Iraq; lost 5-1 to Romain Noble, France; lost 5-2 to Gang Sun, China; won 5-1 over Fabio Luiz Damasceno, Brazil.

Canadians in action on Wednesday September 14, 2016 at the Paralympic Games in Rio (all times Rio time)

Archery

11 a.m.: Kevin Evans, Jaffray, B.C. vs Gianpaolo Cancelli, Italy, round of 32 men’s individual compound

3 p.m.: start of round of 16

5 p.m.: start of quarterfinals

6 p.m.: start of semifinals

6:30 p.m.: bronze medal match

6:45 p.m. gold medal match

Athletics

10:17 a.m.: Diane Roy, Sherbrooke, Que., women’s T54 5000-m heats.

11:26 a.m.: Jean-Philippe Maranda, Ste-Aurélie, Que., men’s T53 800-m heats.

11 :34 a.m. : Brent Lakatos, Dorval, Que., men’s T53 800-m heats.

5 :50 p.m. : Austin Smeenk, Oakville, Ont., men’s T34 800-m FINAL

7 :07 p.m. : Josh Cassidy, Port Elgin, Ont., men’s T54 800-m heats

7 :15 p.m. : Alexandre Dupont, St-Rémi, Que., men’s T54 800-m heats

7 :45 p.m. : Marissa Papaconstantinou, Toronto, women’s T44 200-m heats

Boccia (preliminary round)

12:00 p.m.; Marco Dispaltro, St-Jérome,Que., vs Ximei Li, China, mixed BC4

12:00 p.m.: Alison Levine, Montreal vs Yuansen Zheng, China, mixed BC4

12:00 p.m.: Éric Bussière, Verchères, Que., vs Han Soo Kim, South Korea, mixed BC3

7:00 p.m.: Marco Dispaltro, St-Jérome, Que., vs Yuansen Zheng, China, mixed BC4

7:00 p.m.: Alison Levine, Montreal, vs Ximei Li, China, mixed BC4

Cycling (Road)

8:00 a.m.:  Tristan Chernove, Powell River, B.C., men’s time trial C2

8:20 a.m.: Nicole Clermont, Laval, Que., women’s time trial C5

8:34 a.m.: Marie-Claude Molnar, Lemoyne, Que., women’s time trial C4

8 :47 a.m.: Ross Wilson, Sherwood Park, Alta., men’s time trial C1

9:48 a.m.: Charles Moreau, Victoriaville, Que., men’s time trial H3

1:30 p.m. : Daniel Chalifour, Ste-Thérèse, Que., and his guide Jean-Michel Lachance, Quebec City, men’s time trial B

2:28 p.m.: Michel Sametz, Calgary, men’s time trial C3

2:44 p.m.: Robbi Weldon, Thunder Bay, Ont., and her guide Shawna Ryan, Saskatoon women’s time trial B

3:37 p.m.: Shelley Gautier, Toronto and Marie-Ève Croteau, Quebec City women’s time trial T1-2

Canoe

9:25 a.m.: Christine Gauthier, Dorval, Que., women’s KL2 heats.

9:45 a.m. Erica Scarff, Mississauga, Ont., women’s KL3 heats

10:29 a.m.: women’s KL2 semifinals

10:43 a.m.: women’s KL3 semifinals

Equestrian

2:00 p.m.: Ashley Gowanlock, Surrey, B.C., individual championship test Grade Ib

Goalball

6:00 p.m.: men’s quarterfinal – Canada vs Lithuania

7:30 p.m.: women’s quarterfinal – Canada vs USA

Sailing

12:05 p.m.: John McRoberts, Victoria and Jackie Gay, Victoria 2-person keelboat (Skud 18) – race 04, 05, 06.

12:05 p.m.: Paul Tingley, Halifax; Logan Campbell, Saskatoon; Scott Lutes, Montreal 3-person keelboat (Sonar) – race 04, 05, 06

12:15 pm.: Bruce Millar, Victoria, 1-person keelboat (2.4mR) – race 03, 04, 05

Swimming

9:30 a.m.: Abi Tripp, Kingston, Ont., women’s SB8 100-m breaststroke. Final at 5:36 p.m.

9:34 a.m.: Katarina Roxon, Corner Brook, N.L. women’s SB8 100-m breaststroke. Final at 5:36 p.m.

9:58 a.m.: Gord Michie, St. Thomas, Ont., men’s SB14 100-m breaststroke. Final at 6:06 p.m.

10:26 a.m.: Jonathan Dieleman, Smithers, B.C., men’s SB3 50-m breaststroke. Final at 7:17 p.m.

10:36 a.m.: Tammy Cunnington, Red Deer, Alta.., women’s SB3 50-m breaststroke. Final at 7:24 p.m.

10:49 a.m.: Nicolas-Guy Turbide, Quebec City, men’s S13 50-m freestyle. Final at 7:46 p.m.

10:51 a.m.: Devin Gotell, Antigonish, N.S., men’s S13 50-m freestyle. Final at 7:46 p.m.

Wheelchair basketball

9:30 a.m. men’s 11-12^th place match – Canada vs Algeria

Wheelchair rugby

7:15 p.m. Preliminary round: Canada (0-0) vs Brazil (0-0)

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