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RT @CDNParalympics: DEFENDING GOLD! 🇨🇦🥇 Danielle Dorris is once again the Paralympic champion in the women’s 50m butterfly S7 at #Paris202…
RT @CDNParalympics: BRONZE for Canada! 🇨🇦 Saskatoon's own Shelby Newkirk shines in the pool, winning her first Paralympic medal in the wom…
Week 8: Nijayah K. is a swimmer 🏊🏽♀️ and practices taekwondo 🥋! She also has a strong passion for art especially in acting, singing and dancing! She was most recently on Kid Food Nation. Her advice for inclusion in sport is to make sure there is no rough play so everyone can enjoy the activities! * * Read her full story on our site: www.leadthrusport.ca/52strong * * 5 words that best describe Nijayah 1️⃣ FUNNY 2️⃣ SMART 3️⃣ WEIRD 4️⃣ CRAZY FUN 5️⃣ ATHLETIC * * * * #52strong #swimming #taekwondo #kidactress #funny #smart #girlsinsport #seewhatshecando
RT @CDNParalympics: On Thursday night at the 2024 Paralympic Games, Aurélie Rivard put behind a dark incident from the past and showed why…
The 2019 McGill Invitational was the first CUASL Competition aligned with the @truesportpur values ⭕️. This December, we’re challenging all of our CUASL clubs to tell us what TRUE SPORT means to them 🌊 We’ll be reposting all the awesome responses to our account! • Amazing photo from @dan_robichaud_photography 📸 ••• #cuasl #lucna #truesport #artisticswimming #synchronizedswimming #synchro #mcgillinvitational
Hands up if you’re ready for the @mcgillsynchro Invitational this Saturday, November 16th! It’s the first competition of the 2019-20 season and we can’t wait to see both novice and experienced athletes come together and show off their routines so far. Will we see you there? • Amazing photo @dan_robichaud_photography 📸 ••• #cuasl #lucna #mcgill #mcgillinvitational #synchronizedswimming #artisticswimming #synchro
Did you know that Special Olympics was founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver over 50 years ago? The organization provides sports programming and services to over 5 million athletes in over 170 countries with physical and intellectual disabilities. Watch our interview with Special Olympics Canada athlete Tatem Morrison and how being an athlete with Special Olympics Canada has made an impact on her life and why she wants to be a role model to other athletes. #shes4sports #womenshistorymonth #specialolympicscanada #choosetoinclude #inclusionrevolution #diversity
Week 46: Sara-Em C. (_sara_emilie) was a competitive swimmer 🏊 and now coaches for Excel Swim School. She is highly involved in various leadership roles at westernuniversity, including being a Soph (upper year student mentor) and VP for Pre-Law Society. Her role model is her older sister! She admires her focus, drive for success and leadership! 👏👏She encouraged parents and coaches to not put unnecessary pressures on athletes to help keep more female athletes in sport!! * * Read her full story on our site: www.leadthrusport.ca/52strong * * * * #52strong #swimming #coach #leader #studentleader #soph #rolemodel #seewhatshecando
Today in Mighty Girl history, 19-year-old Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel in 1926. She began in Cape Gris-Nez, France and came ashore at Kingsdown, Kent, England 14 hours and 39 minutes later. Due to the roughness of the sea, Ederle swam 35 miles rather than the 21 miles straight across; yet, she still set a new world record for fastest channel swim by surpassing the previous record set by swimmer Enrique Tiraboschi. Growing up in New York City, Ederle began her training as a competitive swimmer at the time when women's swimming was becoming increasingly popular, in part due to the streamlining of the women's swimsuit which made swimming easier. As seen in this picture, she was coated in lanolin and grease during her record-setting swim to help her stay warm and protect against jellyfish. Upon returning to New York, she was greeted with a ticker-tape parade and an estimated two million people turned out to celebrate her grand accomplishment. Gertrude also had a star showing at the 1924 Summer Olympics where she won a gold medal as a part of the U.S. 400-meter freestyle relay team and bronze medals for finishing third in the 100-meter and 400-meter freestyle races. Ederle passed away in 2003 at the age of 98. For an inspiring picture book about Ederle and her historic swim, we highly recommend "Trudy's Big Swim," for ages 5 to 9 at https://www.amightygirl.com/trudy-s-big-swim For another uplifting picture book about this courageous trailblazer, check out "America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle," for ages 5 to 8 at https://www.amightygirl.com/america-s-champion For an excellent introduction to 50 pioneering female athletes, we also recommend the illustrated biography "Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win" for ages 9 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/women-in-sports For more books for young readers that celebrate girls and women who love sports -- including numerous Olympians -- check out our "Sports & Games" section at http://amgrl.co/2zIJnDi And, for hundreds of books about real-life female trailblazers in a wide variety of fields, visit A Mighty Girl’s “Role Models" biography section at https://www.amightygirl.com/books/history-biography/biography
Week 31: Skylar T. is a young multi-sport athlete! Her favourite sports are hockey, kickboxing and swimming. 🏆She was recently awarded for being the player on her team showing the most heart ❤️ ! Her favourite part of sport is meeting new people because she gets to make new friends 👯♀️! Her advice to parents and coaches is to always challenge them with new things! 💪 * * Read her full story on our site: www.leadthrusport.ca/52strong * * * * #52strong #hockey #swimming #kickboxing #teammates #animallover #mostheart #seewhatshecando
Making 🇨🇦 proud💥 #ldnont native Maggie MacNeil bagged 🥇in the 100 my Butterfly on Monday July 22nd at the fina1908 breaking 🇨🇦 record ⌛ 55.83 seconds Andrew Craven, her coach at the London Aquatics Center takes gregbowman13 through what made her a success Check out our website for the full interview. #studentjournalism #campusradio #fina1908 #maggiemacneil #ldnontario #forestcity seewhatshecando #seewhatshecando
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RT @CDNParalympics: GOLD FOR CANADA! 🇨🇦 AURÉLIE RIVARD DOES IT AGAIN! Her 13th Paralympic medal and third of these Games, Aurélie Rivard…
RT @CDNParalympics: YES TESS! 🥉 The @swimmingcanada star adds bronze in the Women’s 100m breaststroke SB7! Her second medal of @Paris2024…
This week SWSCD wants to congratulate aspiring Olympian swimmer @laurenhemburrow8 from the @townofaurora who signed a national letter of intent in swimming with the NCAA Division 1 @nmstateaggies. Hard work, unwavering commitment and tons of passion have paid off for Lauren. Well done. @tommrakas_official #seewhatshecando #aggieup #swimming. 📷swim photos courtesy of @tanya.zoebelein
RT @CDNParalympics: Back in the water and back to doing what she loves! Tess Routliffe’s return to the pool at Paris 2024 is amazing to wat…
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