| Trinity Lowthian | |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 2002 |
| Hometown: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma Mater: | University of Ottawa |
| Father: | --> |
| Sport: | Wheelchair fencing |
| Disability Class: | B |
Trinity Lowthian (born January 29, 2002)[1] is a Canadian wheelchair fencer.
Lowthian attended South Carleton High School.[2] While in grade ten and eleven, Lowthian became sick and spent time at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.[3] In 2018, she was diagnosed with autoimmune autonomic neuropathy. Prior to her illness, Lowthian competed in biathlon, triathlon, cross-country and water polo. She is studying nutrition and food science at the University of Ottawa.[4]
Lowthian began wheelchair fencing in May 2022 with the Ottawa Fencing Club.[5] [6] She has no function in her lower body and competes in the B class.
At the 2022 Pan American Championships in Brazil, she won three bronze medals and one silver. In September 2023, she was ranked number one in U23 wheelchair épée fencing in the B category, after placing sixth in U23 women's B épée at the 2022 World Cup and winning bronze in the U23 combined A and B class épée at the 2023 World Cup in Busan.[7] At the 2023 IWAS Pan Am championships, Lowthian, with Sylvie Morel and Amber Briar, won bronze in the women’s épée team event.[8] At the 2024 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships, Morel, Briar, and Lowthian, again won bronze in the women’s épée team event.[9]
At the 2024 Americas Cup, Lowthian won gold in women's B Sabre and épée and a bronze medal in foil.[10] She is set to compete for Canada in wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.