Roy, and Stilwell lead Canadian wheelchair racers into Swiss Series
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
OTTAWA - Eighteen
of Canada’s best wheelchair racers, including world record holders Diane Roy of
Sherbrooke, Que., and Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, B.C., have traveled to Switzerland to compete in
a series of meets being held May 17, 19 and 20.
Roy is the world record holder in the T54 classification
5000-metres, in Switzerland she will race in this event as well as compete in
the 400, 800 and 1500-metres. Stilwell
got her season off to a blazing start breaking three world records over four
days in January at the Summer Down Under series in Australia. She currently
holds world records in the T52 classification 100, 200 and 400-metres.
“The Daniela Jutzeler Memorial and the Swiss Nationals are
very important to these athletes looking to achieve Paralympic standards and
compete against the best in the world,” says Ueli Albert, National Wheelchair
Racing Coach. Albert adds, “The 2012 Swiss Series is a
chance to build confidence and make minor adjustments going into London.”
2012 Swiss Series
Participants
|
Athlete
|
Hometown
|
Event
|
Personal Coach
|
|
Rachel Burrows
|
Barrie, Ont.
|
T34
100m, 200m
|
Amanda
Fader
|
|
Josh Cassidy
|
Ottawa, Ont.
|
T54
800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m
|
Amanda
Fader
|
|
Isaiah Christophe
|
Brampton, Ont.
|
T54
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m
|
Ken
Thom
|
|
Braden Close
|
Kindersley, Sask.
|
T54
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m
|
Rick
Reelie
|
|
Jean-Paul Compaore
|
Sherbrooke,
Que.
|
T54
400m, 800m, 1500m
|
Jean
Laroche
|
|
Nathan DeWitt
|
Surrey B.C.
|
T34
100m, 200m, 400m
|
James
Hustvedt
|
|
Alex Dupont
|
Saskatoon, Sask.
|
T54
400m, 800m, 1500m
|
Rick
Reelie
|
|
Michel Filteau
|
St-Jean Baptiste, Que.
|
T54
5000m, 10000m
|
Jean
Laroche
|
|
Keira –Lyn Frie
|
Saskatoon, Sask.
|
T54
100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m
|
Rick
Reelie
|
|
Eric Gauthier
|
St-Faustin Lac Carré, Que.
|
T53 100m, 200m, 400m, 5000m
|
Jean
Laroche
|
|
Mike Kahn
|
Unionville, Ont.
|
T54
400m, 800m, 1500m
|
Ken
Thom
|
|
Colin Mathieson
|
Sherbrooke,
Que.
|
T54
100m, 200m, 400m
|
Jean
Laroche
|
|
Becky Richter
|
Saskatoon, Sask.
|
T51
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m
|
Rick
Reelie
|
|
Diane Roy
|
Sherbrooke,
Que.
|
T54
400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m
|
Jean
Laroche
|
|
Kyle Shaw
|
Saskatoon, Sask.
|
T51
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m
|
Rick
Reelie
|
|
Michelle Stilwell
|
Nanoonse Bay, B.C.
|
T52
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m
|
Peter
Lawless
|
|
Cutis Thom
|
Mississauga, Ont.
|
T54
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m
|
Bob
Schrader & Ken Thom
|
|
Sarah White
|
Montreal, Que.
|
T53
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m
|
Richard
Tétreault
|
For more information and results visit: http://www.rollstuhlsportevents.ch/
Follow Athletics Canada’s wheelchair racers on their
journeys to the 2012 Paralympic Games on Twitter: @JoshCassidy84 (Josh
Cassidy), @dianeroy71 (Diane Roy), @mikeystilwell (Michelle Stilwell)
-AC-
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