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Tourism, Culture and Recreation
June 11, 2012

The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation:

Katarina Roxon Congratulated on Representing Canada at 2012 Paralympics

Mr. Speaker, today I’d like to congratulate paralympic swimmer Katarina Roxon on making the team to represent Canada in swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Games in London this August. This will be Ms. Roxon’s second time participating in the Paralympic Games.

Ms. Roxon qualified to make the 24-member Canadian team after she won a gold medal in the 100-metre butterfly and a bronze in the 100-metre breaststroke at the Canadian Olympic trials in Montreal earlier this year.

At the age of 19, Katarina has established herself as a tremendously dedicated, determined, and award-winning athlete. A native of Kippens, Ms. Roxon has won numerous awards in provincial, national and world swimming events. She was first named to the Canadian Paralympic Team in 2008 and was the only Newfoundlander and Labradorian represented at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. In 2010, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. The Commonwealth Games is the only international, multi-sport event where athletes with a disability are fully integrated into the competition program.

On behalf of our government and the people of our province, I congratulate Ms. Roxon on her accomplishment. She is certainly an outstanding ambassador for Newfoundland and Labrador. I wish her the best of luck as she prepares to compete in the world’s most prestigious athletic event.

2012 06 11                        1:40 p.m.

 
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