Reid Maxwell

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Reid Maxwell
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2007-09-02) September 2, 2007 (age 17) [1]
Home town St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Sport
Sport Para swimming
Disability class S8
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris 400 m freestyle S8

Reid Maxwell (born September 2, 2007) is a Canadian para swimmer. He represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

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Life

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.

Career

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Reid Maxwell". Paris 2024 Paralympics . Retrieved September 4, 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. "St. Albert swimmer named to Canada's Paralympic team for Paris 2024". Bellerose Composite High School. September 20, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  3. "Alberta's Reid Maxwell swims to Canadian record in the men's S8 400m freestyle". cbc.ca. May 15, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.