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BCBSRA Results

Results will be posted during the Games for BCBSRA athletes. Link on this page to: Swimming, Athletics, Tandem Cycling, Sailing.
For full detailed results of all sports, please check the official Paralympic Games website.

Swimming

September 27, 2004
At the swimming pool, in the S13 50 freestyle: Tyler Emmett, of St. Catharines, Ont., was eighth in 27.20 and Brian Hill, of Duncan, BC, was 14th in 28.09.

September 26, 2004
Walter Wu of Richmond, BC, took silver in the men's 100 backstroke for the visually impaired and Brian Hill, of Duncan, BC, won the bronze medal.
In the 50 Freestyle (S11), Donovan Tildesley, Vancouver, finished fourth.

September 25, 2004
Donovan Tildesley of Vancouver, was fourth in the 100 Backstroke (S11).

September 24, 2004
Walter Wu won his 13th career Paralympic medal with a second-place finish in the 200 IM for athletes with a visual impairment, touching the wall just 1.41 seconds behind winner Daniel Clausner of Germany.
Two other Canadians were also in the 200 IM final. Tyler Emmett of Windsor, Ont., finished fourth and Brian Hill of Duncan, BC, placed fifth.

"I knew I was going to have problems in the last 50 metres," said Wu, the leader at the final turn. "But I give credit to the big German kid, he had a heck of a race. I can honestly say this is the first time I'm not upset at finishing second."

In the men's 100 freestyle for athletes with a visual impairment, Donovan Tildesley collected his third medal of the Games with a third-place finish in a highly competitive race. The 20-year-old Vancouver native finished just 0.16 seconds behind winner Viktor Smyrnov of Ukraine. Smyrnov, a multiple Paralympic gold medallist, touched the wall in 1:00.79. Junichi Kawai of Japan finished second in 1:00.86, while Tildesley touched in at 1:00.95.

"I think that was the closest race I've ever been involved in," said the 20-year-old Tildesley, who previously won silver medals in the 200 IM and 400 freestyle. "I'm hoping I can win some more medals but I'll be the underdog in my last two events."

September 22, 2004
Swimmers from BC recorded a silver medal and a 5th place finish. In the S11 200 individual medley, Donovan Tildesley, Vancouver, won the silver medal in a time of 2:36.32. Brian Hill of Duncan, BC was 5th in the S13 100 freestyle with a time of 59.32.

September 21, 2004
Donovan Tildesley of Vancouver finished 4th in the S11 100 m butterfly at the swimming pool in a time of 1:12.69.

September 20, 2004
Walter Wu of Richmond, BC, won gold in the men's 400 freestyle. In the men's 400 freestyle, Wu battled headaches from a concussion suffered last year to win the gold in 4:28.84 leading from start to finish. It was Wu's eighth career Paralympic victory. Brian Hill of Duncan, BC, added a bronze clocking 4:39.52.

"The 400 freestyle is the only event in which my headaches get very bad," said Wu, 32, a four-time Paralympian. "I knew that was going to happen tonight. But I was ready to win this medal even if it meant dragging me out of the pool and taking me to the hospital.

"This is the most emotional and the toughest victory of my career."

September 19, 2004:
Donovan Tildesley of Vancouver won a silver medal in the men's 400 freestyle, Walter Wu of Richmond, BC, tied for fourth in the men's 100 butterfly for visually impaired.

Athletics

September 27, 2004
In the T11 400 final, Dustin Walsh of Coquitlam, BC, was 5th in 54.52.

September 26, 2004
In the 400 m. (T11), Dustin Walsh, of Coquitlam, BC, placed sixth in the semifinal and did not advance.

September 25, 2004
Dustin Walsh, of Coquitlam, BC, qualified for the final by finishing third in his heat of the 400 (T11).

September 23, 2004:
On the track, Courtney Knight of Burnaby, BC, captured a bronze medal in women's discus for athletes with a visual impairment. Xu Hong Yan won the event with a whopping toss of 44.56 metres. Knight delivered six consistent throws, with her longest being 38.29.
Results summary...

Tandem Cycling

September 27, 2004
In the final events of the Paralympic tandem cycling competition, in the B 1-3 tandem time trial and road race combined: Stephane Cote of Quebec City and Pierre-Olivier Boily, Lasalle, Que., finished 5th in a time of 3:07:27, while Brian Cowie of Burnaby, BC, and Steve Rover, Montreal, finished in 16th with a time of 3:47:47.

In the women's event, the B1-3 tandem road and time trial combined, Shawn Marsolais, of Burnaby, BC, and Lisa Sweeney, Langley, BC, finished 7th with a time of 2:06:56.

September 25, 2004
In the 57-kilometre women's road race for the visually impaired, Shawn Marsolais of Burnaby, BC, and her pilot Lisa Sweeney of Langley, BC, placed sixth in one hour and 41:35 minutes. The Canadians broke away from a pack of five riders early on and achieved their goal with the result.

In the men's 112-km visually impaired road race, Stéphane Coté of Quebec City and his pilot Pierre-Olivier Boily of Lasalle, Que., were fourth in 2:37:21, while Brian Cowie of Burnaby, BC, and his pilot Steve Rover of Montreal were 13th in 2:49.01. Cowie and Rover began to experience problems with their back wheel on the fifth of 15 laps.

September 22, 2004
Shawn Marsolais of Burnaby, BC, and her pilot Lisa Sweeney of Langley, BC, were seventh in the women's three kilometre individual pursuit for the visually impaired.

September 21, 2004

Shawn Marsolais, Burnaby, BC, and Lisa Sweeney, Langley, BC, 3:54.825, advance to elimination round after finishing 8th in the B1-3 tandem three kilometre individual pursuit qualification.

September 20, 2004

Shawn Marsolais of Burnaby, BC, and her pilot Lisa Sweeney of Langley, BC, lost the fifth place match in the women's sprint to place sixth overall in tandem cycling for visually impaired.

Tandem Cyclists Brian Cowie of Burnaby, BC, and Murray Solem of Vancouver were eliminated placing eighth in the men's sprint qualifier.

September 18, 2004:
Shawn Marsolais of Burnaby, BC, and her pilot Lisa Sweeney of Langley, BC, finished 12th in the final of the women's cycling B 1-3 tandem one-kilometre time trial for visually impaired athletes. Results summary...

Stephane Cote of Quebec City and pilot Pierre-Olivier Boily of LaSalle, Que., finished sixth and Brian Cowie of Burnaby, BC, with pilot Murray Solem of Vancouver placed eighth in qualifying to advance to the next round of the men's cycling B 1-3 four-kilometre individual pursuit for the visually impaired. Their times of 4:38.038 and 4:39.351 respectively were both personal bests.

Comments from Shawn and Lisa:
Shawn MARSOLAIS (CAN) – 12th place, Class B2
On her pair's participation:
“Before the final I was very nervous and excited also. We did our best but the race was too fast for us. Anyway we are very happy to participate in the games. The atmosphere is really great here and in the Olympic Village. There are people from all over the world just to be in this party.”Lisa SWEENEY (CAN) – 12th place, Class PLT
On her pair's performance:
“It was our first time, which is always hard. Next time things will be better for us. The track is very fast. Just look at the records.”

Sailing

September 23, 2004
Sailing competition concluded with the ninth races.
In mixed Sonar, Canada was seventh in the final race and seventh overall. The Canadian sailors were Brian Mackie of Victoria, Brian MacDonald of West Vancouver and Paul Tingley of Halifax. They won the third race and were third in the eighth race this week. Results summary...

September 22, 2004
In sailing, in the Sonar event, (after eight of nine races) Canada's Brian Mackie, Victoria; Brian MacDonald, West Vancouver; and Paul Tingley, Halifax, are 6th with 42 points.

September 20, 2004
Brian Mackie of Victoria, Brian MacDonald of West Vancouver and Paul Tingley, Halifax placed 10th and eighth in Monday's races to stand seventh overall after six of nine races in sailing's mixed Sonar class.

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