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Aur\u00e9lie Rivard<\/strong> of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., broke her own world record in the women\u2019s 400-metre freestyle S10 as the Canadian team got off to a golden start at the 2018 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships, which got under way Thursday in Cairns, Australia.<\/p>\n

Rivard, a 22-year-old who trains out of CHP-Qu\u00e9bec in Montreal with coach Mike Thompson,<\/strong> won the first final of the competition in 4 minutes, 29.27 seconds to lower her previous world standard of 4:29.96 set at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games<\/a><\/span>, where she reached the top of the podium three times.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pleasantly surprised to break a world record because, mentally, I wasn\u2019t really prepared for that,\u201d said Rivard, who in the process successfully defended her 400 free title from the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships in Pasadena, California. \u201cIt was a near-perfect race and I\u2019m really happy with the result, especially technically speaking.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thompson was equally pleased – but not quite as surprised \u2013 with his pupil\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought Aur\u00e9lie\u2019s race was quite good. We\u2019ve been talking all year about trying to instill some kind of confidence and belief. Coming here, she had been swimming great and she was getting ready to race fast,\u201d said Thomson. \u201cShe seemed like she was nervous but relaxed tonight. Last thing we said was she has to believe that she can do it, and she told me she did. That\u2019s kind of all there was to it, really.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four teammates joined Rivard in the winners\u2019 circle as the evening progressed as the Canadian squad wrapped up Day 1 with five gold and two silver medals, along with two more national records.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore the meet we talked about the importance of getting off to a really good start. We\u2019re traditionally slow starters into these meets so we really wanted to make sure that we got off on the right foot,\u201d said Vince Mikuska<\/strong>, Senior Coach, Paralympic program. \u201cAur\u00e9lie set the tone early with an outstanding world record. We followed that with more great 400-metre swims, some really impressive drops in times, and some solid racing in the 100 breaststrokes.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the second women\u2019s final of the night, Angela Marina of Cambridge, Ont., was crowned in the 200 freestyle S14 thanks to a Canadian-record time of 2:16.70. The 19-year-old had also posted the best time in the morning preliminaries (2:17.78).<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the race went pretty well. I was pretty happy with it. My first 100 was the fastest I\u2019ve ever gone and I ended up breaking the Canadian record. My morning swim was also very good. It\u2019s the fastest I\u2019ve ever gone in the morning. I know I can still improve and think this race will help make me stronger for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s 100 breaststroke proved Canada\u2019s best event of the day generating no less than three gold medals, courtesy of Justine Morrier<\/strong> of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (SB14 \u2013 1:24.49), Katarina Roxon<\/strong> of Kippens, Nfld. (SB8 \u2013 1:25.86) and Tess Routliffe<\/strong> of Caledon, Ont. (SB7 \u2013 1:32.71).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very good race. I wasn\u2019t expecting to finish first because there was an Australian swimmer who posted the same time I did in the preliminaries,\u201d said Morrier. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of myself. I slowed down a little with a few metres to go but I never gave up and I stay focused until the end of the race.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was probably one of the best swims I\u2019ve had all year,\u201d added Roxon. \u201cThe first 50, I felt good. The last 50 was a little bit tougher but I pulled through and I think it\u2019s the fastest time I\u2019ve posted all year. It\u2019s starting to look better for the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Routliffe echoed her teammates\u2019 feelings after completing the red and white hat-trick.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very solid race for me. It was the best time that I\u2019ve ever done. I\u2019ve been working really hard on the breaststroke this year and we\u2019ve been able to compete a few times at it. It\u2019s my third season best this year so I\u2019m pretty pleased with it. I\u2019m moving in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s medals on the men\u2019s side both came in the 400 freestyle, with Philippe Vachon<\/strong> of Blainville, Que., and Alec<\/strong> Elliot<\/strong> of Kitchener, Ont., capturing silver in the S8 (4:37.61) and S10 (4:10.70) categories, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt very good during my race. I really tried to get into my zone to be as focused as possible and try not to focus on the other swimmers because the race started really fast,\u201d said Vachon, who also set a Canadian mark. \u201cThe more the race progressed, the more I could see I was catching up to the leaders so it encouraged me to go even faster, and then at the end it was the final sprint. I\u2019m very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Day 1 medal haul could have been even more impressive if not for a foursome of fourth-place finishes by Sabrina Duchesne<\/strong> of St-Augustin, Que. (women\u2019s 400 free S7), Calgary\u2019s Morgan Bird<\/strong> (women\u2019s 400 free S8), Montreal\u2019s Sarah Girard<\/strong> (women\u2019s 100 breast SB9) and Danielle Kisser<\/strong> of Delta, B.C. (women\u2019s 100 breast SB6).<\/p>\n

Other Canadian results from Thursday\u2019s finals included a fifth place by Shelby Newkirk<\/strong> of Saskatoon in the women\u2019s 100 breast SB6, a sixth position by Zach Zona<\/strong> of Waterford, Ont., in the men\u2019s 400 free S8 and a DQ by Matthew Cabraja<\/strong> of Brampton, Ont., in the men\u2019s 400 free S11.<\/p>\n

The 2018 Pan Pacific Para-swimming Championships continue through Monday at Tobruk Memorial Pool in Cairns. Finals begin at 5 p.m. local time every night (3 a.m. ET).<\/p>\n

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