Canada wins four gold medals on opening day of para-swimming world championships

Aurelie Rivard took top spot in the women's 50-metre freestyle S10 final on Monday to cap a strong opening day for Canada at the para-swimming world championships. Rivard competes during the Women's 200m Individual Medley SM10 Final of the swimming competition at the Commonwealth Games, at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kirsty Wigglesworth

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MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - Aurelie Rivard took top spot in the women's 50-metre freestyle S10 final on Monday to cap a strong opening day for Canada at the para-swimming world championships.

Rivard, from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., finished first in 27.64 seconds to earn Canada's fourth gold medal of the competition.

Tess Routliffe of Caledon, Ont., won gold in the women's SM7 200 individual medley (in 2:57.77) and Danielle Dorris of Moncton, N.B., took bronze (3:05.93).

Nick Bennett of Parksville, B.C., finished first in the men's S14 200 freestyle (1:54.75) and Saskatoon's Shelby Newkirk earned gold in the women's S6 100 backstroke (1:20.62).

Rivard won two gold medals and one bronze at last year's championships in Madeira, Portugal. Canada finished with 18 medals overall (6-5-7).

Competition continues through Sunday at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

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