A Moncton swimmer has won her first Paralympic medal.
Danielle Dorris is bringing home the silver medal for the woman’s 100 metre backstroke S7 event at the Tokyo Paralympics.
“I feel like I’m going to wake up from a dream back home in Canada and this has never happened. But here I am with a medal.”
This is her second summer games at only 18 years old.
“My game plan was really just to use my strength to my advantage, which is really the dive and the underwater aspect of the race, as well as on the turn,” said Dorris, who trains at Club de natation Bleu et Or in her hometown. “Being the only swimmer in that race with no leg impairment, I was able to use that to my advantage. That was my main goal, to not kill my legs on the way back.”
Dorris will compete in the 50 metre fly S7 event on September 2nd..
.@fljp2002 placed 2nd with a time of 1:21.91 🥈and @CamBrub placed 5th with a time of 1:25.04 in the Women’s 100m Backstroke – S7 Final @SwimmingCanada pic.twitter.com/rhZ3w8eGLd
— Canadian Paralympic Committee (@CDNParalympics) August 30, 2021
