Her accomplishments merited an invitation to the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, where she placed fourth in the 50-meter freestyle and had two sixth-place finishes in the 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter backstroke. Tuomela also set five Canadian records in swimming. She won two gold medals in May, 2006 at the Belgian Paralympic Championships in the 50-meter breaststroke and 100-meter backstroke. She also took the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke. Tuomela currently resides in British Columbia where she has been working with dogs, training in scent discrimination to find missing persons. In May 2023, she successfully tracked an individual with dementia who had gone for a walk and didn't return. [2]
In 1998 Tuomela was one of 35 young people from North America and Russia to win the "Yes I Can" award, which recognizes the accomplishments of people with disabilities. She was honored in Sault Ste. Marie in 1992 for her academic achievements. On September 30, 2006, Tuomela became one of the first ten inductees in the Sault Ste. Marie Walk of Fame.
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jessica, tuomela, born, august, 1983, canadian, paralympic, competitive, swimmer, born, sault, marie, ontario, personal, informationborn, 1983, august, 1983, sault, marie, ontario, canadasportcountry, canadasportparalympic, swimmingdisabilityretinoblastomadisa. Jessica Tuomela born August 3 1983 is a Canadian paralympic competitive swimmer who was born in Sault Ste Marie Ontario Jessica TuomelaPersonal informationBorn 1983 08 03 3 August 1983 age 40 Sault Ste Marie Ontario CanadaSportCountry CanadaSportParalympic swimmingDisabilityRetinoblastomaDisability classS11Medal record Representing Canada Paralympic swimming Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney 50m freestyle S11 Tuomela was born in Sault Ste Marie Ontario to a Portuguese mother and Finnish Canadian father 1 Although blinded by retinoblastoma at the age of three she has succeeded in competitive swimming despite her disability Competing at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney Australia Tuomela earned a silver medal in the 50 metre freestyle as well as three sixth place finishes in the 100 freestyle 100 meter backstroke and 200 meter medley Her accomplishments merited an invitation to the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens Greece where she placed fourth in the 50 meter freestyle and had two sixth place finishes in the 100 meter freestyle and 100 meter backstroke Tuomela also set five Canadian records in swimming She won two gold medals in May 2006 at the Belgian Paralympic Championships in the 50 meter breaststroke and 100 meter backstroke She also took the silver medal in the 100 meter breaststroke Tuomela currently resides in British Columbia where she has been working with dogs training in scent discrimination to find missing persons In May 2023 she successfully tracked an individual with dementia who had gone for a walk and didn t return 2 In 1998 Tuomela was one of 35 young people from North America and Russia to win the Yes I Can award which recognizes the accomplishments of people with disabilities She was honored in Sault Ste Marie in 1992 for her academic achievements On September 30 2006 Tuomela became one of the first ten inductees in the Sault Ste Marie Walk of Fame In June 2022 Tuomela and guide Emma Skaug were named to Canada s 2022 Commonwealth Games team 3 References editSwimming Canada news story on Jessica Tuomela Sootoday com news story on Jessica Tuomela Sootoday com news story on Sault Ste Marie Walk of Fame inductees Jessica Tuomela at the International Paralympic CommitteeJessica Tuomela at IPC InfostradaSports com archived Notes edit Jessica Tuomela Triathlon Canada Retrieved October 25 2023 https globalnews ca news 9734149 paralympian guide dog find missing woman bc Triathlon Canada Names Eight Athletes to 2022 Commonwealth Games Team www triathloncanada com Triathlon Canada 30 June 2022 Retrieved 30 June 2022 nbsp nbsp This Canadian swimming biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Paralympic medalist of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jessica Tuomela amp oldid 1220721693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
