Andrea Cole is a Canadian former Paralympic swimmer. She competed as a member of Team Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, and 2008 Summer Paralympics. She set a Canadian record in the women's SM8 200-m individual medley in 2002 with a time of 3:03.04, which was beaten in 2016.
Andrea Cole | |
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| Born | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | University of Western Ontario Lakehead University Queen's University |
| Known for | Paralympic swimmer |
Early life
editCole was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She began swimming after her mother read an article about a Paralympic swimmer.[1]
Career
editCole was selected to compete with Team Canada's National Swimming Team during the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[2] In 2002, Cole set a new Canadian women's record for fastest SM8 200-m individual medley with a time of 3:03.04. This record was later beaten in 2016 by Abi Tripp.[3] Cole was named to Team Canada's National Swimming Team for the 2004 Summer Paralympics where she won a silver medal in the 4X100m freestyle relay and bronze in the 100m butterfly.[4] As a result, she was named a co-recipient of the 2005 Janet Dunn Award from the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sport Association.[5]
In 2007, Cole qualified for the Parapan American Games with a time of one minute, 26.32 seconds in the 100-metre butterfly.[6] During the 2007 Parapan American Games, she won two gold medals while competing in the women's S8 disability category 100-freestyle and 100 backstroke.[7] The next year, she was selected to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the S8 200m IM.[8][9]
In 2013, Cole was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Andrea Cole - 2008 Paralympian". swimontario.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Dunick, Leith (July 25, 2013). "Paralympic gold medalist Andrea Cole to be inducted into NWO sports hall of fame". tbnewswatch.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Abi Tripp". paralympic.ca. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Paralympic team comes through for Canada". piquenewsmagazine.com. October 1, 2004. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Paralympians Andrea Cole and Paul Gauthier Receive the Janet Dunn Award". p80.ca. June 21, 2005. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ Whitman, Brian (May 16, 2004). "Swimmer off to Paralympics". slam.canoe.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Double gold for Cole at Para Pan American Games". The Globe and Mail. August 13, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ Harrington, Scott. "Canadian Paralympic Swim Team ready for Paralympic Games". independentsportsnews.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ Christie, James (April 7, 2008). "Paralympic swimmers emerge from the shadows". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 10, 2019.