By Canadian Press

Rivard breaks own world record to open Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships

Aug 9, 2018 | 11:05 AM

CAIRNS, Australia — Canadian swimming star Aurelie Rivard broke her own world record in the women’s S10 400-metre freestyle Thursday at the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships.

The 22-year-old from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., won the first final of the competition in four minutes 29.27 seconds, lowering her previous world standard of 4:29.96 set at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

“I was pleasantly surprised to break a world record because, mentally, I wasn’t really prepared for that,” Rivard said. “It was a near-perfect race and I’m really happy with the result, especially technically speaking.”

Angela Marina of Cambridge, Ont., won gold in the S14 200 freestyle in Canadian-record time of 2:16.70 to add to Canada’s opening-day medal haul of five gold and two silver medals.

Justine Morrier of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (SB14), Katarina Roxon of Kippens, N.L. (SB8) and Tess Routliffe of Caledon, Ont. (SB7) won gold in their categories in the women’s 100 breaststroke.

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Canada’s other medals came in the men’s 400 freestyle, with Philippe Vachon of Blainville, Que., (S8) and Alec Elliot of Kitchener, Ont., (S10) capturing silver in their categories.

The Canadian Press