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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S8, SB8, SM8
Further personal information
Residence
Moncton, NB, CAN
Occupation
Student
Languages
English, French
Higher education
Health Studies, Physical Education - McGill University: Montreal, QC, CAN
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age three in Moncton, NB, Canada, and started competing at age 10.
Why this sport?
Her father enrolled her in swimming lessons at a pool in Moncton, NB, Canada. At age five she moved to El Paso, TX, United States of America, due to her father's work commitments with the Canadian Armed Forces. She played football and took part in athletics while she was there, but when the family returned to Canada in 2012 she began pursuing swimming again. "It's really just a way for me to forget about all my worries and it helps me. It's like my form of meditation and relaxation."
Club / Team
Club de Natation Bleu et Or: Moncton, NB, CAN
Name of coach
Ryan Allen [club], CAN
Training Regime
She swims five to six times a week, two hours a day.
General interest
Nicknames
Danny (Facebook profile, 19 Oct 2019)
Hobbies
Football, athletics. (swimming.ca, 16 Feb 2020)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Across The Line Facebook page, 12 Jun 2018)
Hero / Idol
Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak. (globalnews.ca, 17 Aug 2016)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Get it done, do it fast and just have fun with it." (swimming.ca, 16 Feb 2020)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Away from sport she would like to pursue a career as a physical education teacher. (atlantic.ctvnews.ca, 15 Aug 2016; ici.radio-canada.ca, 06 Nov 2020)
Impairment
She was born with underdeveloped arms. (swimming.ca, 16 Feb 2020)
Other information
TRAINING DURING COVID
She was unable to train normally during the COVID-19 pandemic after her local facilities were forced to close, and instead used her family's swim spa. "It has a tether on it, and a giant jet, so the water can push against me so I can swim against it. It is very different from swimming in a real pool. In an actual pool, I can do the flip turns, I can do the push off the wall, and the dives, but in the swim spa all you can really work on is resistance work." (919thebend.ca, 29 Mar 2020)
She was unable to train normally during the COVID-19 pandemic after her local facilities were forced to close, and instead used her family's swim spa. "It has a tether on it, and a giant jet, so the water can push against me so I can swim against it. It is very different from swimming in a real pool. In an actual pool, I can do the flip turns, I can do the push off the wall, and the dives, but in the swim spa all you can really work on is resistance work." (919thebend.ca, 29 Mar 2020)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-09 | 5 | |
| Women's 100 m Backstroke S8 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-13 | 5 | |
| Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Final Round | 2016-09-16 | 5 |