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Canada’s Aurélie Rivard swam to a bronze medal on Day 2 of the Para Pan Pacific Championships in Walnut, Calif., on Saturday.
The 13-time Paralympic medallist placed third in the women’s 400-metre freestyle final, which included athletes from the S6-11 and S13 classifications. Rivard is a three-time Paralympic champion in the S10 400 free.
The 30-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., amassed 933 points after touching the wall second in four minutes 37.04 seconds.
Australia’s Lakeisha Patterson, S9, captured gold with 986 points after clocking 4:40.35, taking the top spot from S10 American Ali Truwit, who touched the wall first in 4:31.52 but only earned 971 points.
Mary Jibb of Bracebridge, Ont., was eighth in 4:47.89 with 848 points.
Points are awarded based on how close a swimmer’s time is to the designated world record standard for their specific class. In other words, the closer the time is to the relevant record, the higher the points.
Montreal’s Aurélie Rivard swam to a 400-metre S10 freestyle bronze medal Saturday at the 2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Walnut, California.
Rivard recently returned to international competition after a year away.
“It’s been the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows with this race, but it’s my favourite,” Rivard told CBC Sports’ Devin Heroux after reaching the podium. “I think it’s still the race that I’m the best at, and I still think I have something to show and something to prove to myself; I think I can still do something better than I already did.”
In other Canadian results, Nicholas Bennett of Parksville, B.C., finished fourth in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB4-6, 8-9, 11, 13-14 final, which saw 2020 SB14 Paralympic champion Naohide Yamaguchi of Japan set a world record with a time of 1:02.38.
Reid Maxwell of St. Albert, Alta., was fifth in the men’s 400m freestyle S6-9, S11, S13.
Watch live coverage of the Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem. The Day 3 prelims begin Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET, followed by the last finals session of the meet at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Aurélie Rivard of Montreal captured a 400-metre S10 freestyle bronze medal Saturday at the 2026 Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Walnut, California.
