Sport is a family affair for Canadian Para swimmer Stefan Daniel, who receives encouragement from his mother, who runs marathons, his father, who was formerly a professional football player, and his brother.
As he gets ready for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games—the third Games in which paratriathlon will be contested—Daniel hopes to make his father proud.
Daniel tells the IPC, "We did train together for a long time." "I suppose ever since I completed my first six or seven years of swimming
Due to the encouragement of his mother, who runs marathons, father, who was once a professional football player, and brother, Stefan Daniel, a Canadian para swimmer, sports is a family affair.
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, became the first Canadian to win a Para triathlon medal eight years ago in Rio, winning a silver in PT4.
Christian compete despite having cerebral palsy provided him the motivation and self-assurance to advance in his athletic career. Daniel, who will compete in PTS5
Yet for all the swimming Daniel enjoyed alongside his brother growing up, it is his least favourite triathlon discipline.