FOG BLOG TOKYO 2020 PARALYMPICS LOG: CANADA SWIMS TO OLYMPIC GOLD !

Aurélie Rivard swims to Canada's 1st gold medal at Tokyo Paralympics...25-year-old athlete successfully defends her Paralympic title, breaks world record twice in the same day.....Decorated swimmer Aurélie Rivard has captured Canada's first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Rivard, of St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que., repeated as champion in the women's S10 100-metre freestyle on Saturday.

She raced to the finish in a remarkable time of 58.14 seconds — breaking the world record for a second time that day.

"It's probably one of the greatest swims of my life technically," Rivard said.

"To have been able to come back from what happened on day one and to step up and swim the best that I could, win Canada's first gold — it makes it even more special and I really enjoy the moment."

Swimmers from the Netherlands filled out the rest of the podium. But Rivard's dominance was crystal clear, as she finished in a full 2.09 seconds ahead of second-place athlete Chantalle Zijderveld.

Lisa Kruger took the bronze in a time of 1:00.68.