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Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard earns Paralympic silver medal

PARIS — Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 28-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., was second in the women's 100-metre freestyle to Emeline Pierre of France.
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Aurelie Rivard wins silver in the 100M Freestyle S10 at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France on September 1, 2024. // Aurélie Rivard remporte l’argent à l’épreuve féminine de 100 m style libre S10 aux Jeux paralympiques de 2024 à Paris, en France, le 1er septembre 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - CANADIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE, Michael P. Hall, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

PARIS — Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris.

The 28-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., was second in the women's 100-metre freestyle to Emeline Pierre of France.

Rivard claimed the 12th Paralympic medal of her career and her second in Paris.

She was a bronze medallist in the 50-metre freestyle on opening night at the pool.

Rivard will also race the 400-metre freestyle in Paris.

She was born with an underdeveloped left hand.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 1, 2024.

The Canadian Press