EPISODE · Sep 20, 2025 · 30 MIN
How Trinity Lowthian Became Canada’s Top Paralympic Fencer
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On this episode of Para Sport Nation Paralympian Trinity Lowthian recounts how a love of niche sports led her to wheelchair fencing and a record-breaking result for Canada at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. She reflects on a quiet but rewarding competitive season, including a bronze medal at the Brazil World Cup and a top 10 finish at the 2025 World Championships in South Korea.Trinity explains the challenges of training as the only athlete in her classification in Canada, the excitement of fencing inside Paris’s Grand Palais, and the methodical approach that connects her athletic, academic, and coaching pursuits.She also talks about balancing graduate studies in sport management at the University of Ottawa with elite competition, her coaching role at the Ottawa Fencing Club, and how teaching others sharpens her own skills. From juggling as a pre-match ritual to her dream of fencing outdoors on a Scottish cliffside, Trinity offers a candid look at life as a world-class para-athlete.Plus, towards the end of the program, Nathan stirs things up with a hot question: custom sport jerseys—yay or nay? Follow Para Sport Nation on YouTube!About AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca. Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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On this episode of Para Sport Nation Paralympian Trinity Lowthian recounts how a love of niche sports led her to wheelchair fencing and a record-breaking result for Canada at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. She reflects on a quiet but rewarding competitive season, including a bronze medal at the Brazil World Cup and a top 10 finish at the 2025 World Championships in South Korea.
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How Trinity Lowthian Became Canada’s Top Paralympic Fencer
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