Aurélie Rivard’s Stellar Performance At The Paris Paralympics : Aurélie Rivard of Canada began her Paralympics in Paris on top of the podium. The swimmer from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., took third place in her first event of the Games, the women’s S10 50-meter freestyle, on Thursday at La Defense Arena.
Rivard’s 11th place finish at the Paralympics puts her tied with wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos for the most for Canadians in Paris.
“I went black there.” It was over so fast. While I’m a little upset about the time, I can’t be too upset about the outcome, Rivard said. “amazing experience, the other two gals put on amazing shows.”You can’t force them. I’m just glad to be on the stage for the eleventh time.
Yi Shen of China won gold in 27.10 seconds, beating the world record of 27.37 seconds set by Rivard at the 2016 Paralympics. American It took Christie Raleigh-Crossley 27.38 seconds to win silver, and it took Rivard 27.62 seconds to hit the wall.
Rivard, who is 28 years old, is going to swim in the 100-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle, and 100-meter backstroke later in the meet.
Rivard got third place in the 50-meter freestyle in Tokyo as well, but she said this medal felt a little different.
“The situation is not at all the same. Things did not go well in Tokyo. I didn’t feel good before or after the race. I wasn’t having fun. nothing went right In Tokyo Ravard said. “Now it’s not the same.” The result is something I feel like I let go of.
