Para-swimming star Aurélie Rivard has been named as Canada's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. Rivard won four medals — including three gold — in the pool over the course of the Games while smashing world records in the 50 and 400-metre freestyle S10 and setting a new Paralympic record in the 100 free. Team Canada's chef de mission Chantal Petitclerc announced Rivard as flagbearer in Rio this morning, praising her for winning four medals and setting two world records during the swimming competition. Rivard is the second consecutive para-swimmer to be named flag-bearer at a closing ceremony. Benoit Huot, who won his 20th career Paralympic medal in his last race, carried the flag in 2012.

Source: CBC News September 18, 2016 11:48 UTC