Aurelie Rivard

Aurelie Rivard

Personal information
Born	May 14, 1996
Sport
Disability class	S10, SB9, SM10
Medal record Representing  Canada Paralympic Games 2012 London S10 400 m freestyle IPC Swimming World Championships 2015 Glasgow S10 50 m freestyle 2015 Glasgow S10 400 m freestyle 2013 Montreal S10 400 m freestyle 2013 Montreal 4x100 m freestyle relay 2013 Montreal SM10 200 m ind. medley 2015 Glasgow S10 200 m ind. medley 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S10 2013 Montreal S10 100 m freestyle 2013 Montreal S10 50 m freestyle Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow SM10 200 m ind. medley Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto S10 50 m freestyle 2015 Toronto S10 100 m backstroke 2015 Toronto S10 100 m butterfly 2015 Toronto S10 200 m ind. medley 2015 Toronto SB9 100 m breaststroke

Aurelie Rivard (born May 14, 1996) is a Canadian swimmer.^[1] A Quebecer, she lives in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, where she trains at the Club de natation du Haut-Richelieu with coach France Latendresse.^[2] She took up competitive swimming in 2008; with an impairment in her left hand she competes in the S10, SB9 and SM10 disability classifications.^[1]

Rivard competed at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships but did not win any medals. At the 2012 London Paralympics she entered six events^[1] and won silver in the S10 400 m freestyle.^[3] She won five medals at the 2013 World Championships including two silver, two bronze^[1] and joint second place in the 200 m medley.^[4] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games she won bronze in the 200 m individual medley.^[5]

In 2014 Swimming Canada named Rivard "Female Para-Swimmer of the Year".^[6]

References

1. Infostrada Sports. "Biographies". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved December 14, 2014. (search for "Rivard")
2. "Aurelie Rivard Named Swimming Canada’s Para-Swimmer of the Year". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Sports Publications, Inc. November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
3. Canadian Press (September 5, 2012). "Canadian swimmers add to Paralympic medal haul". National Post. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
4. "Results: Women's 200m Individual Medley SM10 Final". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
5. "Sophie Pascoe secures second Commonwealth gold at Glasgow 2014". International Paralympic Committee. August 30, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
6. "Aurelie Rivard is Swimming Canada's 2014 Para-Swimmer of the Year". CBC News. November 28, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.