The pride and joy of Bay St. George, Katarina Roxon, won her first Paralympic medal Wednesday, a gold in the 100-metre breaststroke. She swam the race in 1:19:44 after setting a personal best of 1:21:27 in the qualifying heat earlier in the day. Katarina Roxon is on the verge of tears after winning gold, her first Paralympic medal https://t.co/KginA9k5VN — @CBCOlympicsRoxon won a gold medal in the 100-metre breaststroke at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games, and scored a bronze in the event at the 2015 World Championships. This is her third Paralympic Games. Roxon said the secret to competing well was to relax.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2016 17:00 UTC