Swimmer Katarina Roxon cruises to finals at Rio Paralympic Games
Rio marks champion swimmer's 3rd Paralympic Games
Swimming champion Katarina Roxon has done it again — this time, qualifying for the finals of the women's 200-metre individual medley at the Paralympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Roxon, who hails from Kippens, finished Sunday morning's race fifth in her heat with a personal best of 2:38.75, according to Swimming Canada.
.<a href="https://twitter.com/Katarina_Roxon">@Katarina_Roxon</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/SwimmingCanada">@SwimmingCanada</a> competes in 200M SM9 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paralympics?src=hash">#Paralympics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamCanada?src=hash">#TeamCanada</a> <a href="https://t.co/vtkQpSJmVK">pic.twitter.com/vtkQpSJmVK</a>
—@CDNParalympicsThis is Roxon's third Paralympics. Just last year she won a total of six medals at the 2015 Parapan Am Games.
Roxon has been representing Canadian national teams since she was 12.
With a new personal best, <a href="https://twitter.com/Katarina_Roxon">@Katarina_Roxon</a> has finished second in her heat with a time of 2:38.75!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paralympics?src=hash">#Paralympics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/swimming?src=hash">#swimming</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a>
—@SwimmingCanada