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Sabrina Duchesne
Personal information
Born (2001-04-17) April 17, 2001 (age 23)
St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Canada
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS7, S8, SB8, SM8
ClubClub de Natation Rouge et Or
CoachEmmanuel Vergé
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Manchester 400 m freestyle S7
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 400m freestyle S7

Sabrina Duchesne (born 17 April 2001) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who won a bronze medal in the Women's 34pts 4x100m relay event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1] She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, and 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.[2]

Early life and education

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Duchesne is from Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec.[3] She has cerebral palsy[4] and took up swimming as a form of physiotherapy.[5]

Duchesne is pursuing a degree in criminology at Université Laval.[5]

Career

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At age 14, Duchesne was the youngest national team member to compete for Canada at the 2015 Para Pan American Games in Toronto.[6] She made it to the final of the 200-metre individual medley and won bronze in the S7 women's 400-metre freestyle.[7]

She made her Paralympic debut at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, competing in five S8 events:[8] the 50-metre, 100-metre, and 400-metre freestyle; the 100-metre backstroke; and the 200-metre individual medley. Her best result was placing sixth in the 400-metre freestyle.[6] In 2017, she fractured her foot, negatively impacting her performance.[7]

The 2020 Summer Paralympics marked Duchesne's debut in the S7 classification.[8] With Morgan Bird, Katarina Roxon, and Aurelie Rivard, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 34pts 4x100m relay.[9] She also finished sixth in the 100-metre freestyle S7 at the games.[8]

At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships, she won bronze in the women's 400-metre freestyle S7.[10] This was her first Para Worlds medal.[6] Duchesne is set to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "DUCHESNE Sabrina". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Duchesne | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  3. ^ Harvey, Michel (2021-09-05). "Sabrina Duchesne termine sur une bonne note à Tokyo". Courrier de Portneuf (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  4. ^ Neidigh, Lauren (2015-08-08). "Canadian Swimmers Circling the Pool Podium at Parapan Am Games". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  5. ^ a b Larose, Yvon (2024-07-02). "Trois étudiants-athlètes de l'Université Laval participeront aux Jeux olympiques et paralympiques de Paris". ULaval Nouvelles (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  6. ^ a b c "Canada's Sabrina Duchesne swims to bronze in 400m freestyle for her 1st para world medal". CBC. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  7. ^ a b "Duchesne looks to re-establish herself among world's elite". Swimming Canada. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  8. ^ a b c Braun, Jessa (2021-08-31). "Swimmer Duchesne with stellar outcome she "would not have expected"". The Toronto Observer. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  9. ^ Rankin, Christine (2021-08-29). "Paralympic wake-up call: Disqualifications result in shock bronze medal for Canadian swimmers". CBC. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  10. ^ "Canada's Sabrina Duchesne claims world para swim championship bronze medal". Lethbridge News Now. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  11. ^ "20 Para Swimmers Nominated To 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team". SwimSwam. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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