Articles tagged with: Paralympics

Absence of Special Olympics from 2024 Paris Games illustrates ableism in sport: Brock expert

Thursday, August 29, 2024 | by Jocelyn Titone

According to Jennifer Mooradian (MA ’22), the disconnect between the Special Olympics and the Paralympic and Olympic Games speaks volumes. It ... Full story
Record-setting performance propels swimmer to Paris Paralympic team

Friday, May 24, 2024 | by Stephen Leithwood

Emma Van Dyk of Brock Niagara Aquatics (BNA) has secured her place on the Canadian Paralympic team for the 2024 Paris ... Full story
Brock para rowers encourage growth of sport at university level

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 | by Stephen Leithwood

The Brock Badgers rowing program enjoyed a successful 2022 campaign, which included an Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Men’s Rowing Championship ... Full story
Brock Kinesiology student headed to Rio Paralympics

Friday, August 12, 2016 | by Dan Dakin

Brock University will have a second representative at the 2016 Paralympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Erica Scarff, a 19-year-old ... Full story
Brock shows support for Olympic athletes and coaches

Wednesday, August 03, 2016 | by Erica Bajer

Michelle Fazzari has spent the past 11 years training for her Olympic dream. In two weeks, it becomes a reality for ... Full story
Brock to celebrate athletes and coaches headed to Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio

Thursday, July 28, 2016 | by Dan Dakin

Six athletes and two coaches headed to the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have connections to ... Full story
Sanderson takes the plunge in Canada’s largest open water swim

Thursday, July 17, 2014 | by The Brock News | 3

After making waves as a competitive swimmer when she was a teenager, Margaret Sanderson is neck deep in a different ... Full story
Brock grad named Canadian chef de mission for 2015 Parapan American Games

Wednesday, May 07, 2014 | by The Brock News

Brock University alumna Elisabeth Walker-Young (BPhEd '02) has been named Team Canada's chef de mission for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American ... Full story
Send a postcard to a Brock Olympian

Monday, July 30, 2012 | by Tiffany Mayer

Send your best wishes to the Brock University athletes and coaches at the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games with an ... Full story
Brock alum hopes to serve up wheelchair tennis gold

Friday, July 20, 2012 | by Tiffany Mayer

Wearing the red and white, 80,000 people screaming at the top of their lungs - Joel Dembe can't wait for either ... Full story