Among CBC.ca’s list of Canada’s top 10 Paralympic prospects for Beijing is Victoria swimmer and long time National team member Stephanie Dixon:
Stephanie Dixon (Swimming): Dixon is one of the most decorated Canadian athletes ever to compete at the Paralympic Games. Over the last two Olympics, the Victoria resident has won a total 13 medals, including six golds. Despite being born with one leg, she began competing against able-bodied athletes at 13, and made Canada’s national team for swimmers with a disability a year later.
See CBC.ca’s full list here.
