Wheelchair Racers
OTTAWA – Eighteen of Canada’s best wheelchair racers, including world record holders Diane Roy of Sherbrooke, Que., and Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, B.C., have traveled to Switzerland to compete in a series of meets being held May 17, 19 and 20.
Roy is the world record holder in the T54 classification 5000-metres, in Switzerland she will race in this event as well as compete in the 400, 800 and 1500-metres. Stilwell got her season off to a blazing start breaking three world records over four days in January at the Summer Down Under series in Australia. She currently holds world records in the T52 classification 100, 200 and 400-metres.
“The Daniela Jutzeler Memorial and the Swiss Nationals are very important to these athletes looking to achieve Paralympic standards and compete against the best in the world,” says Ueli Albert, National Wheelchair Racing Coach. Albert adds, “The 2012 Swiss Series is a chance to build confidence and make minor adjustments going into London.”
2012 Swiss Series Participants
| Athlete | Hometown | Event | Personal Coach |
| Rachel Burrows | Barrie, Ont. | T34 100m, 200m | Amanda Fader |
| Josh Cassidy | Ottawa, Ont. | T54 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m | Amanda Fader |
| Isaiah Christophe | Brampton, Ont. | T54 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m | Ken Thom |
| Braden Close | Kindersley, Sask. | T54 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m | Rick Reelie |
| Jean-Paul Compaore | Sherbrooke, Que. | T54 400m, 800m, 1500m | Jean Laroche |
| Nathan DeWitt | Surrey B.C. | T34 100m, 200m, 400m | James Hustvedt |
| Alex Dupont | Saskatoon, Sask. | T54 400m, 800m, 1500m | Rick Reelie |
| Michel Filteau | St-Jean Baptiste, Que. | T54 5000m, 10000m | Jean Laroche |
| Keira -Lyn Frie | Saskatoon, Sask. | T54 100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m | Rick Reelie |
| Eric Gauthier | St-Faustin Lac Carré, Que. | T53 100m, 200m, 400m, 5000m | Jean Laroche |
| Mike Kahn | Unionville, Ont. | T54 400m, 800m, 1500m | Ken Thom |
| Colin Mathieson | Sherbrooke, Que. | T54 100m, 200m, 400m | Jean Laroche |
| Becky Richter | Saskatoon, Sask. | T51 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m | Rick Reelie |
| Diane Roy | Sherbrooke, Que. | T54 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m | Jean Laroche |
| Kyle Shaw | Saskatoon, Sask. | T51 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m | Rick Reelie |
| Michelle Stilwell | Nanoonse Bay, B.C. | T52 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m | Peter Lawless |
| Cutis Thom | Mississauga, Ont. | T54 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m | Bob Schrader & Ken Thom |
| Sarah White | Montreal, Que. | T53 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m | Richard Tétreault |
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