Tess Routliffe is a Canadian
Paralympic swimmer
Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Paral ...
. She represented Canada at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fro ...
in Rio de Janeiro, where she won the silver medal in the
women's 200 m individual medley SM7.
Personal life
Her sister
Erin
Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go h ...
is a professional tennis player who represents New Zealand.
References
External links
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Tess Routliffe at Cœur Handisport
1998 births
Living people
Canadian female backstroke swimmers
Canadian female butterfly swimmers
Canadian female breaststroke swimmers
Canadian female freestyle swimmers
Canadian female medley swimmers
Paralympic swimmers for Canada
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
S7-classified para swimmers
Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
Paralympic medalists in swimming
Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
21st-century Canadian women
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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