Jessica Sloan Explained

Jessica Sloan
Sport:Paralympic swimming
Disability Class:S10
Birth Date:2 November 1982
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Jessica Sloan (born November 2, 1982, in Calgary, Alberta[1]) is a Canadian swimmer who won six gold medals in the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[2] In the games, held in Sydney, she won gold in freestyle (100m and 50m), breaststroke (100m), individual medley (200m), relay medley, and freestyle relay.

She was considered for the 2000 Lou Marsh Trophy.[3]

Personal life

Sloan is one of many elite Canadian athletes to have attended high school at the National Sport School operated by the Calgary Board of Education.[4] [5] Sloan is now one of the coaches for the Provo aquatics club or PAC for short along with Ezekial Hall.

References

  1. Profile of Jessica Sloan by Radio Canada Sports; URL last accessed March 16, 2006
  2. Baron, Ethan,, Calgary Sun, October 30, 2000.
  3. News: Daniel Igali wins Lou Marsh Trophy . The Spectator . 13 December 2000 . Hamilton ON . E06.
  4. http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b830/ National Sport School
  5. http://www.cccski.com/main.asp?cmd=doc&ID=1656&lan=0 "National Sport School Core to CCOSE Plans"