Canadian Trail: Canada adds 4 golds to Parapan Ams medal tally
Aurelie Rivard wins again; Benoit Huot leads sweep of 400m freestyle
Quebec's Aurelie Rivard picked up her third gold medal of the 2015 Parapan Am Games and her fourth in total.
The 19-year-old entered the games as a threat to win seven medals and that target is still within reach. Rivard has competed in four events so far, with three remaining.
CAN Aurelie Rivard wins her third gold of the games, this one in 400m freestyle S10 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBCPARAPANAM?src=hash">#CBCPARAPANAM</a> <a href="http://t.co/sue4J8ZJ5L">http://t.co/sue4J8ZJ5L</a>
—@cbcsportsOn Tuesday, Rivard finished first in the 400-metre freestyle S10 to go along with the gold she earned in the 100m butterfly S10 and the 50m freestyle S10. Rivard took silver in the 100m breaststroke.
"I was really tired and had a short night of sleep," said Rivard, who was born without a left hand. "I was a little nervous before my race but I just gave it my all."
Still on the topic of swimming, Benoit Huot of Quebec led a sweep of the men's 400m freestyle, followed by Montreal's Isaac Boukley and Alex Elliot of Kitchener, Ont., respectively.
"I was excited to race," Huot said. "The first three days were beginning to feel like a long wait."
CAN sweeps the podium in men's 400m freestyle S10. Huot gold, Bouckley silver, Elliot bronze <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBCPARAPANAM?src=hash">#CBCPARAPANAM</a> <a href="http://t.co/kW31zCdaef">http://t.co/kW31zCdaef</a>
—@cbcsportsMoments earlier Kippens, N.L. resident Katarina Roxon also won gold in the pool to add to the two silvers she has already earned in these Games.
"I could hear the crowd cheering the last 25 metres," said Roxon. "I just wanted to get to the wall quicker and do it for Canada."
Canadian Katarina Roxon wins gold in women's 100m breaststroke SB8 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBCPARAPANAM?src=hash">#CBCPARAPANAM</a> <a href="http://t.co/aCaoNetNFF">http://t.co/aCaoNetNFF</a>
—@cbcsportsAnxious moments for Lavalliere
Montreal's Jean-Michelle Lavalliere had some anxious moments in the S7 200-m individual medley. He finished second in 2:49.12 but it was announced he was disqualified for a non-simultaneous touch. That was later overruled and he was awarded his second silver of the meet. "I was really happy, then a bit down, then happy again," said the 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy.
On the track, Michelle Stilwell captured gold in the 100m T52
Canadian Michelle Stilwell wins gold in women's 100m T52 with a time of 19.58 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBCPARAPANAM?src=hash">#CBCPARAPANAM</a> <a href="http://t.co/bMVQAjYuu7">http://t.co/bMVQAjYuu7</a>
—@cbcsportsCanada wins trio of silvers in boccia
Canadians won three silver medals in the boccia competition. Hanif Mawji of Burnaby, B.C., was second in the individual BC1 event while Adam Dukovich of London, Ont., took silver in the BC2 competition and Eric Bussiere of Vercheres, Que., lost in the final of the BC3 division.
With files from The Canadian Press