Sabrina Duchesne

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Sabrina Duchesne
Personal information
Born (2001-04-17) April 17, 2001 (age 23)
St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec, Canada
Sport
Sport Swimming
Classifications S7, S8, SB8, SM8
ClubClub de Natation Rouge et Or
CoachEmmanuel Vergé
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Manchester 400 m freestyle S7
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto 400m freestyle S7

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]

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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. [5]

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. [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]

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References

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