Winskill Dolphins' Dalton Boon will be competing in his first-ever Pacific Paraswimming Championships after being named to the Canadian team last week.
The 19-year-old from Ladner is part of a 33-member team that features 18 returnees from the group that won 16 medals at the 2013 IPC World Championships in Montreal. Set for Aug. 6-10 at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center in Pasadena, Calif. The Para Pan Pacs represents the premier international meet for Canada's best Para-swimmers in 2014.
Boon's nomination was solidified with an outstanding performance at the recent Can-Am Para-Swimming Championships
in Miami. He won double gold - capturing the men's S14 50 metre and 200 metre freestyle events. His 200 clocking of 2:05.86 established a new Senior S14 Canadian record.
Can-Ams served as the selection meet for Para Pan Pacs, as well as for Commonwealth Games. Those athletes are part of the "2020 Track" group believed to have podium potential for the 2020 Paralympics and are on track to qualify for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
"This group of swimmers are making huge strides to stay with the rest of the world as we head into a very important second year of the quadrennial on the road to Rio," said Para-swimming National Coach Craig McCord.
The Canadian team also features North Delta's Danielle Kisser who swims out of the Sungod Swim Club.
