Stéphanie Dixon
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Born | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | February 10, 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephanie Dixon, CM (born February 10, 1984)[1] is a Canadian swimmer. Prior to the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Dixon had accumulated fifteen Paralympic medals and is considered to be one of the best swimmers with a disability in the world.[2]
Born missing her right leg and hip and with an omphalocele,[3][4] she began to swim at the age of two. At the age of 13, she began competitive swimming against athletes without disabilities. At the age of 14, she joined Canada's national Paralympic team.[1] She uses underarm crutches.[5][6][7][8][9]
Sporting career
[edit]She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, at the age of 16, and won five gold medals.[10] With 5 golds, she set the Canadian record for most golds at a single Games.[11] Representing her country again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, she won one gold, six silver, and one bronze, In the ParaPan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, she won 7 gold medals. She participated in the Paralympic Games for the third time in Beijing in 2008.[1]
Dixon has also won several medals and set several world records at World Championships and at the Commonwealth Games.[12]
She has been added to the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.[13][14] In 2016, she was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[15]
Post-competition career
[edit]She earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Victoria.[16]
In 2021, Dixon began pursuing a master's degree in kinesiology at the University of Toronto.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Stephanie Dixon". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Ottawa ON. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ Kingston, Gary (September 4, 2008). "Swimming: No limits in or out of the pool for Victoria's Dixon". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver BC. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Amputee Swimmer: Stephanie Dixon - Athlete Profile". amputee.ca. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Stephanie Dixon RHP - swimming world ..." Youtube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "stephaniedixon Flickr Hive Mind". Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Amputee Stephanie Dixon[RHP] - My Victoria.flv". Youtube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Qué Banh – The Photography Elf: Photography is one of my life's passions, creativity fuels my soul: Paralympic Swimmer Stephanie Dixon". February 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Stephanie Dixon RHP - shop ..." Youtube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Stephanie Dixon". Zimbio. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "World catching up to Canada" Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Colonist, September 6, 2008
- ^ Vancouver Sun, "Woolstencroft wins fifth gold medal", CanWest News Service, March 21, 2010 (accessed March 21, 2010)
- ^ "Stephanie Dixon établit une nouvelle marque mondiale au Championnat du monde de natation handisport"[permanent dead link], Canadian Paralympic Committee
- ^ Patrick, Tom (August 2, 2013). "Yukon swim coach selected for national Hall of Fame". Yukon News. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ Vander Wier, Marcel. "Dixon named to HOF, eyes return to Paralympics". White Horse Daily Star. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Stephanie Dixon". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "La paralympienne Stephanie Dixon s'envole vers le Brésil deux médailles d'or en poche", Canadian Paralympic Committee
- ^ Damjanovic, Jelena (September 13, 2021). "Stephanie Dixon, a decorated Paralympian, embarks on new journey as U of T grad student". U of T News. Toronto ON: University of Toronto. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Stephanie Dixon at Swimming Canada
- Stephanie Dixon at the International Paralympic Committee
- Stephanie Dixon at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Stephanie Dixon at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Canadian female medley swimmers
- Canadian female backstroke swimmers
- Canadian female freestyle swimmers
- Canadian amputees
- Congenital amputees
- Sportspeople with limb difference
- Paralympic swimmers for Canada
- Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
- Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- World record holders in paralympic swimming
- Members of the Order of Canada
- S9-classified para swimmers
- Canadian Disability Hall of Fame
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Paralympic medalists in swimming