Para-swimming

• Meadow Lake swimmer Nikita Ens on track for second Paralympics

  Returning from the World Para Swimming Championship, Meadow Lake's Nikita Ens is aiming to head to Paris in August 2024 to compete in her second Paralympics.

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  Aug 16, 2023
  
• Quebec’s Nicolas-GuyTurbide toughs it out in pool to win world title

  Making his fourth career appearance at Madeira, the longtime national team standout finally reached the top of the world championship podium on Wednesday.

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  Jun 15, 2022
  
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• Paralympic champion Aurélie Rivard still floating on a cloud after record medal haul in Tokyo

  Rivard, 25, of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., won an impressive five medals, including a pair of gold and one silver in para swimming.

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  Sep 8, 2021
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• Father’s ‘kick in the butt’ set Nikita Ens on path to Tokyo Paralympics

  The push for Nikita Ens came well before the Paralympics were even on the radar for the para swimming athlete.

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  Aug 26, 2021
• Paralympic debut long time coming for Saskatoon swimmer Shelby Newkirk

  Despite new challenges presented by a year-long postponement of the Tokyo Paralympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, Shelby Newkirk still has her eyes on the podium.

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  Aug 20, 2021
• Saskatchewan swimmer recruits crash victim; both now heading to Tokyo Paralympic Games

  Niki Ens was approached by para-swimming teammate Shelby Newkirk after the crash left her a C5 paraplegic in 2014.

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  Jul 23, 2021
• Regina swimmer hopes to make Paralympic debut despite COVID-19 pandemic setback

  Last March, Krystal Shaw was training for Canada’s Paralympic swimming trials. One year later, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Regina athlete is still trying to get there.

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  Mar 23, 2021
• Saskatoon-based para swimmers finding new ways to train during COVID-19 pool closures

  Para swimmers Shelby Newkirk and Nikita Ens have adapted their Paralympic training plans with pools being closed in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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  Apr 28, 2020
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• Newkirk focused on Paralympic podium after first world championship medal

  Para swimmer Shelby Newkirk is preparing for her stiffest competition yet at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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  Oct 23, 2019
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• ‘I was really surprised’: Paralympic athlete reacts to being inducted into Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame

  Kirby Cote will be inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Nov. 3 following a successful jaunt in the pool and winning numerous gold medals.

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  Nov 3, 2018