Stéphanie Dixon

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]

Stephanie Dixon
Personal information
Born (1984-02-10) February 10, 1984
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 100 m Freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 400 m Freestyle S9
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 100 m Backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4×100 m Medley relay 34 pts
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m Backstroke S9
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m Backstroke S9
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 50 m Freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 200 m Individual Medley SM9
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 100 m Butterfly S9
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 200 m Individual Medley SM9
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 400 m Freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 400 m Freestyle S9
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 200 m Individual Medley SM9
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 50 m Freestyle S9
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100 m Freestyle S9
IPC World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S9

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

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] and the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[15]

Post-competition career

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
  1. "Stephanie Dixon". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Ottawa ON. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "Amputee Swimmer: Stephanie Dixon - Athlete Profile". amputee.ca. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  4. "Stephanie Dixon RHP - swimming world ..." Youtube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  5. "stephaniedixon Flickr Hive Mind". Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  6. "Amputee Stephanie Dixon[RHP] - My Victoria.flv". Youtube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  7. "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.
  8. "Stephanie Dixon RHP - shop ..." Youtube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  9. "Stephanie Dixon". Zimbio. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  10. "World catching up to Canada" Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Colonist, September 6, 2008
  11. Vancouver Sun, "Woolstencroft wins fifth gold medal", CanWest News Service, March 21, 2010 (accessed March 21, 2010)
  12. "Stephanie Dixon établit une nouvelle marque mondiale au Championnat du monde de natation handisport", Canadian Paralympic Committee
  13. Patrick, Tom (August 2, 2013). "Yukon swim coach selected for national Hall of Fame". Yukon News. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  14. Vander Wier, Marcel. "Dixon named to HOF, eyes return to Paralympics". White Horse Daily Star. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  15. "Stephanie Dixon". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  16. "La paralympienne Stephanie Dixon s'envole vers le Brésil deux médailles d'or en poche", Canadian Paralympic Committee
  17. 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.

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