Stephanie Dixon, CM (born February 10, 1984)^[1] is a Canadian swimmer. Prior to the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Dixon had accumulated fifteen Paralympic medals and is considered to be one of the best swimmers with a disability in the world.^[2]

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Stephanie Dixon

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Born	(1984-02-10) February 10, 1984 (age 40) Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Canada Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney 100 m Freestyle S9 2000 Sydney 400 m Freestyle S9 2000 Sydney 100 m Backstroke S9 2000 Sydney 4x100 m Freestyle Relay 2000 Sydney 4×100 m Medley relay 34 pts 2004 Athens 100 m Backstroke S9 2008 Beijing 100 m Backstroke S9 2000 Sydney 50 m Freestyle S9 2000 Sydney 200 m Individual Medley SM9 2004 Athens 100 m Butterfly S9 2004 Athens 200 m Individual Medley SM9 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S9 2004 Athens 400 m Freestyle S9 2008 Beijing 400 m Freestyle S9 2008 Beijing 200 m Individual Medley SM9 2004 Athens 50 m Freestyle S9 2008 Beijing 100 m Freestyle S9 IPC World Championships 2010 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S9

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Born missing her right leg and hip and with an omphalocele,^[3][4] she began to swim at the age of two. At the age of 13, she began competitive swimming against athletes without disabilities. At the age of 14, she joined Canada's national Paralympic team.^[1] She uses underarm crutches.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

She represented Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, at the age of 16, and won five gold medals.^[10] With 5 golds, she set the Canadian record for most golds at a single Games.^[11] Representing her country again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, she won one gold, six silver, and one bronze, In the ParaPan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, she won 7 gold medals. She participated in the Paralympic Games for the third time in Beijing in 2008.^[1]

Dixon has also won several medals and set several world records at World Championships and at the Commonwealth Games.^[12]

She has been added to the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.^[13][14] In 2016, she was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.^[15]

She earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Victoria.^[16]

In 2021, Dixon began pursuing a master's degree in kinesiology at the University of Toronto.^[17]