Katarina Roxon

Katarina Roxon (born April 5, 1993) is Paralympic Swimming Champion from Canada.^[1]

Roxon finished on top in the 100-metre breaststroke finals. Her father and coach Leonard Roxon left Vellore-India for Canada with his wife Lisa in 1990.^[2] She has bagged several medals in various championships. She represented Canada in the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the S9, SB8 and SM9 disability classifications.

Achievements

• 2016 Summer Paralympic Games 1st 100-m breaststroke
• 2015 Parapan American Games 1st 100-m breaststroke
• 2015 Parapan American Games 2nd 50-m freestyle
• 2015 Parapan American Games 2nd 400-m freestyle
• 2015 Parapan American Games 2nd 200-m individual medley
• 2015 Parapan American Games 3rd 100-m freestyle
• 2015 Parapan American Games 3rd 100-m backstroke
• 2015 IPC World Championships 3rd 100-m breaststroke
• 2014 Pan Pacific Para-swimming Championships 1st 100-m breaststroke
• 2014 Pan Pacific Para-swimming Championships 2nd 200-m individual medley
• 2014 Commonwealth Games 5th 100-m breaststroke and 200-m individual medley
• 2013 IPC World Championships 2nd 4X100-m freestyle relay (34 points)
• 2012 Paralympic Games 5th 100-m breaststroke
• 2010 Commonwealth Games 6th 50-m freestyle, 5th 100-m freestyle and 100-m butterfly
• 2008 Paralympic Games 12th 100-m breaststroke
• 2007 Parapan American Games 1st 4X100-m medley relay
• 2007 Parapan American Games 2nd 200-m individual medley
• 2007 Parapan American Games 2nd 100-m breaststroke
• 2007 Parapan American Games 3rd 50-m freestyle ^[3]

References

1. "Katarina Roxon | Canadian Paralympic Committee". Paralympic.ca. 1993-04-05. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
2. "A 'golden' Paralympian's Vellore connection". The Hindu. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
3. "Katarina Roxon | Canadian Paralympic Committee". Paralympic.ca. 1993-04-05. Retrieved 2016-09-16.