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Aurélie Rivard wins 3rd straight Paralympic title in women's S10 400m freestyle

Aurélie Rivard, pictured during training on Aug. 27, won the women's 400-metre freestyle S10 final for the third straight Paralympics on Thursday, earning her 13th career Paralympic medal and third medal of the Paris Games. (Michael P. Hall/Canadian Paralympic Committee via The Canadian Press - image credit)
Aurélie Rivard, pictured during training on Aug. 27, won the women's 400-metre freestyle S10 final for the third straight Paralympics on Thursday, earning her 13th career Paralympic medal and third medal of the Paris Games. (Michael P. Hall/Canadian Paralympic Committee via The Canadian Press - image credit)

Canada's Aurélie Rivard swam to her third consecutive Paralympic gold medal in the women's 400-metre S10 freestyle event on Thursday at the Paris Games.

The Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., native won the race in four minutes 29.20 seconds at Paris La Défense Arena.

It's Rivard's 13th career Paralympic medal and third medal of these Games.

More to come.