The Paralympics start just over a month after the Olympics but it's only fair to place these athletes in the well- deserved spotlight as well. This 28 year old athlete was born with club feet and competes as a swimmer for Canada doing freestyle and butterfly. 9 years ago he was the male athlete of the year with a disability according to the International Commonwealth Federation. He's experienced on the World stage winning 5 golds, and 1 silver at the 2004 Paralympic games. Benoit is a dedicated athlete and trains 6-7 hours daily, overcoming the weakness in his ankle by intensively weight training.
Paula Findlay is a Triathlete (I'm sure you're not surprised to see me featuring her). She's legit though, unlike me. She came onto the scene 2 years ago winning gold at Hyde Park- Which is the location of the Games' race. She started off as a swimmer and built her skill set to be a triathlete. At only 23 she is a definite contender at The Games. Her blog can be found at: paulafindlay.blogspot.ca and you can follow her on twitter with
