Sabrina Duchesne Explained

Sabrina Duchesne
Birth Date:17 April 2001
Birth Place:St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Canada
Coach:Emmanuel Vergé
Classification:S7, S8, SB8, SM8
Club:Club de Natation Rouge et Or

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

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.

Career

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. In 2017, she fractured her foot, negatively impacting her performance.

The 2020 Summer Paralympics marked Duchesne's debut in the S7 classification. 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.

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. Duchesne is set to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DUCHESNE Sabrina . Tokyo 2020 . 30 August 2021 . 29 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829223907/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1543694-duchesne-sabrina.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: Duchesne Canadian Paralympic Committee. 2021-09-12. paralympic.ca.
  3. Web site: Harvey . Michel . 2021-09-05 . Sabrina Duchesne termine sur une bonne note à Tokyo . 2024-08-06 . Courrier de Portneuf . fr-CA.
  4. Web site: Neidigh . Lauren . 2015-08-08 . Canadian Swimmers Circling the Pool Podium at Parapan Am Games . 2024-08-06 . SwimSwam . en-US.
  5. Web site: Larose . Yvon . 2024-07-02 . Trois étudiants-athlètes de l’Université Laval participeront aux Jeux olympiques et paralympiques de Paris . 2024-08-06 . ULaval Nouvelles . fr.
  6. News: 2023-08-01 . Canada's Sabrina Duchesne swims to bronze in 400m freestyle for her 1st para world medal . 2024-08-05 . CBC.
  7. Web site: 2019-08-26 . Duchesne looks to re-establish herself among world’s elite . 2024-08-06 . Swimming Canada.
  8. Web site: Braun . Jessa . 2021-08-31 . Swimmer Duchesne with stellar outcome she "would not have expected" . 2024-08-06 . The Toronto Observer . en-CA.
  9. News: Rankin . Christine . 2021-08-29 . Paralympic wake-up call: Disqualifications result in shock bronze medal for Canadian swimmers . 2024-08-05 . CBC.
  10. Web site: 2023-08-01 . Canada’s Sabrina Duchesne claims world para swim championship bronze medal . 2024-08-06 . Lethbridge News Now . en.
  11. Web site: 2024-05-21 . 20 Para Swimmers Nominated To 2024 Canadian Paralympic Team . 2024-08-06 . SwimSwam . en-US.

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