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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | September 2, 2007||||||||||||||
Home town | St. Albert, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Para swimming | ||||||||||||||
Disability class | S8 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Reid Maxwell (born September 2, 2007) is a Canadian para swimmer. He represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Reid Maxwell was born without a lower right leg and has prune belly syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by a partial or complete lack of stomach muscles. [2] He resides in St. Albert, Alberta.
During qualification for the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he set a Canadian record in the 400 metres S8 event with a time of 4:28:20. As a result, he qualified for the Paralympics. [3] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the 400 metres freestyle S8 event. [1]