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Interview with Paralympian Donovan Tildesley 

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6493045

Did you know this is the first time that Canada has funded our Paralympic athletes? Olympic athletes have been funded since 1997 by the COC.

This is awesome! I’m looking forward to cheering on our Canadian Paralympic athletes.

So proud of this interview that my good friend Donovan gave today. He is a blind Paralympic swimmer who swam in four games, medaled in three and carried our flag in Beijing.  

Have a listen!!

Donovan Tildesley (left) of Vancouver with his father Hugh lead the Canadian Paralympic team into the Bird’s Nest Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Beijing, Friday, Sept., 5, 2008. Photo by Mike Ridewood/CPC