Personal information | |
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Born | St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Canada | April 17, 2001
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Classifications | S7, S8, SB8, SM8 |
Club | Club de Natation Rouge et Or |
Coach | Emmanuel Vergé |
Medal record |
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]
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. [5]
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. [6] In 2017, she fractured her foot, negatively impacting her performance. [7]
The 2020 Summer Paralympics marked Duchesne's debut in the S7 classification. [8] 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. [8]
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. [6] Duchesne is set to represent Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [11]