An additional eight swimmers have earned spots to represent Canada at the World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, England. They will be joining a group of 13 confirmed qualifiers announced at the end of the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials this past April.

Following the Para Swimming World Series in Minneapolis last weekend, Sabrina Duchesne, Katie Cosgriffe, Jessica Tinney, Jordan Tucker, Ariana Hunsicker, Clemence Pare, Angela Marina, and Zach Zona were added to the World Para Swimming Championships team that will compete in Manchester, England from July 31 to Aug. 6.

The World Para Swimming Championships is an important step in the preparation for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. This particular group is an experienced group along with newcomer Katie Cosgriffe, who will be competing on her first national team.

“As a team, we have worked incredibly hard to reach this point, and I am proud of each and every athlete who has earned their place on the world championships team,” said Senior Team Coach and National Team Performance Manager Mike Thompson. “We will continue to train hard and use our tools to build this team to be the very best it can be both in the pool and in a supportive team structure.”

This team is a key part of the qualification and eligibility process and the increase in team size will help manage key Paris eligibility requirements.

“This year we’ve selected our team with an eye toward Paris in terms of gaining important racing practice, Paris slot allocation, and ensuring our swimmers are eligible to compete at the Paralympic Games,” said Associate High Performance Director and Para Swimming National Coach, Wayne Lomas. 

“This is an important year building into 2024 from WPS Championships to Parapan American Games, and eventually the Paralympic Games. Thanks to the support of the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Own The Podium, we look forward to a great championships on the pathway to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.” 

First Name/ Nom	Last Name / Nom Famille	Hometown / Ville	Club	Coach of Record /Entraineur
Nicholas	Bennett	Parksville, BC	Ravensong Aquatic Club	Bennett, Haley
Danielle	Dorris	Moncton, NB	Club de natation Bleu et Or	Allen, Ryan
Alexander	Elliot	Kitchener, ON	Club de natation région de Québec	Pelletier, Marc-André
Nikita	Ens	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatoon Lasers	Jones, Ryan
James	Leroux	Repentigny, QC	Centre de haute performance – Québec /Rouge et Or/Université Laval	Lavallière , Jean-Michel
Shelby	Newkirk	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatoon Lasers	Jones, Ryan
Aurélie	Rivard	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC	Club de natation région de Québec	Pelletier, Marc-André
Tess	Routliffe	Caledon, ON	Centre de haute performance – Québec/ Rouge et Or/Université Laval	Lavallière , Jean-Michel
Katarina	Roxon	Kippens, NL	Aqua Aces Swim Club	Roxon, Leonard
Abi	Tripp	Kingston, ON	Club de natation région de Québec	Pelletier, Marc-André
Nicolas-Guy	Turbide	Québec, QC	Club de natation région de Québec	Pelletier, Marc-André
Philippe	Vachon	Blainville, QC	Club de natation Mégophias de Trois-Riviers	Labrie, Charles
Aly	Van Wyck-Smart	Toronto, ON	Variety Village	Keith, Vicki
Katie	Cosgriffe	Burlington, ON	Oakville Aquatic Club	Tontini, Dave
Sabrina	Duchesne	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC	Rouge et Or/Université Laval	Paradis, Patrick
Arianna	Hunsicker	Surrey, BC	Centre de haute performance – Québec/ Rouge et Or/Université Laval	Lavallière , Jean-Michel
Angela	Marina	Cambridge, ON	Brantford Aquatics Club	Armstrong, Paul
Clémence	Paré	Boucherville, QC	Centre de haute performance – Québec / SAMAK	Lavallière , Jean-Michel
Jessica	Tinney	Scarborough, ON	Kingston Y Penguins Swimming	Keith, Vicki
Jordan	Tucker	Guelph, ON	Royal City Aquatics	Reimer, Amanda
Zach	Zona	Simcoe, ON	Centre de haute performance – Québec/ Norfolk Hammerheads Aquatic Club	Lavallière , Jean-Michel

Nathan White
Senior manager, Communications, Swimming Canada
Gestionnaire supérieur des communications, Natation Canada
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