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2016.2.2 |
Object Name |
Video Recording |
Title |
Stephanie Dixon Interview |
Interview Summary / Résumé d'entrevue |
Stephanie Dixon, Order of Sport recipient, inducted in 2016, born in Brampton, Ontario, talks about how she began swimming, her career/life balance, overcoming doubts, her accomplishments, and her values. Stephanie explains how she felt comfortable in the water without her prosthetic leg or crutches. She valued balancing her life outside of sport and considered balance to be her biggest challenge. She valued her relationships with friends and family and ensured that she prioritized time with them. Stephanie highlights the love and support her parents provided. Stephanie summarizes her athletic accomplishments, but is most proud of her ability to promote physical activity, for youth to follow their dreams in sport and encourages that sport is for everybody. Stephanie encourages youth to find their passion, dream big, and "surround yourself with people that believe in you because great things are possible for everybody." Stephanie found freedom in swimming, where physical disabilities did not matter. Stephanie describes how she prepared for competitions and how she focused her energy. She emphasizes that the love of the sport is essential and that to be successful, you need to stay in the moment and "every day just try to be a little bit better than the day before." The interview concludes with Stephanie discussing what it means to her to be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Entrevue avec Stephanie Dixon, 2016. MP4 d'origine numérique, temps de visionnement : 00:08:17. Stephanie Dixon, récipiendaire de l'Ordre du sport, a été intronisée en 2016 et est née à Brampton, en Ontario. Elle raconte comment elle a commencé à faire de la natation, comment elle assure l'équilibre entre sa carrière et sa vie personnelle, comment elle a vaincu les doutes, elle parle de ses accomplissements et de ses valeurs. Stephanie explique comment elle s'est sentie à l'aise dans l'eau sans sa jambe artificielle ou ses béquilles. C'était important pour elle de maintenir l'équilibre entre sa vie sportive et sa vie à l'extérieur de la piscine et elle considère que trouver cet équilibre a été l'un de ses plus grands défis. Elle valorise ses liens avec ses amis et sa famille et elle s'est assurée que le temps passé avec eux était une priorité. Stephanie souligne l'amour et l'appui de ses parents. Elle résume ses accomplissements athlétiques, mais ce dont elle est la plus fière, c'est sa capacité à promouvoir l'activité physique, afin que les jeunes puissent poursuivre leurs rêves sportifs et elle affirme avec énergie que le sport, c'est pour tout le monde. Stephanie encourage les jeunes à trouver leur passion, à rêver grand et à " s'entourer de personnes qui croient en vous, car réaliser de grandes choses, c'est possible pour tout le monde ". Stephanie a trouvé sa liberté dans l'eau et la natation, une activité où les déficiences physiques n'importaient pas. Stephanie décrit comment elle se préparait pour les compétitions et comment elle canalisait son énergie. Elle insiste sur le fait que l'amour du sport est essentiel et que, pour connaître le succès, il faut vivre dans le moment présent et " à chaque jour essayer d'être un peu meilleur que la veille ". L'entrevue prend fin avec une brève discussion sur ce que cela signifie pour Stephanie d'être intronisée au Panthéon des sports canadiens. |
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Stephanie Dixon interview, 2016. Born digital MP4, viewing time 00:08:17. 00:00:05Stephanie Dixon - what got her started in sports: at two years old, her parents already put her into the swimming pool; growing up with just one leg, she felt most comfortable in the swimming pool more than any other place; she felt empowered in the water because she was free of a prosthetic leg and crutches; it was "just her and her body" and that was the start of her love for sports 00:00:32Her biggest challenge during her career as an athlete was balancing her life; she had to balance her time in training, going to school, as well as being a good sister, a daughter, and a friend; she felt a lot pressure and expectations to perform and at the same time be present in the lives of the people she loved; it all came to being organized, setting priorities, and surrounding herself with people that loved her, supported her, and believed in her 00:01:25How she overcame doubts from people: she felt very lucky to have supportive parents growing up; they told her that they loved her and believed in her no matter what, for as long as she could remember 00:01:53She has won 19 Paralympic medals, 7 Parapan Am medals, and she has set several records, some of which are still standing 00:02:05She is very proud that she was able to compete on the world stage and win medals for Canada, however what she considers her greatest accomplishment to date, and what she hopes to continue to do, is inspire young children; she would like to continue promoting being active and following your dreams in sports is for "absolutely for everybody" 00:02:44"I want to inspire children to believe in themselves and no matter what their ability level is, to find their passion, do it as much as possible, dream big, and surround yourself with people that believe in you because great things are possible for everybody" 00:03:14At the age of 13, she was already competing with athletes without disabilities in local, provincial, and national levels; "When I was competing, I did not care who was in the lane beside me, whether they had a disability or not, it was just an opportunity for me to test my abilities and to be inspired and motivated by whomever was around me…I just wanted a lane and to see what I could do" 00:04:00How she prepared for her competitions: she had a lot of energy so her biggest challenge was not to get excited too soon; she had to work hard to contain her energy and "to let it all out just at that one right moment" for her race; in competitions, she had different strategies in containing her energy, including listening to certain kinds music and trying not to surround herself too much with other people; "I kind of put a bit of a bubble around myself" 00:05:19What she is most proud of in her career in Paralympic Swimming: growing up as a child with a disability in Canada, she never thought that it would be possible for her to compete on a world stage until she found out about the Paralympic Games at age 12; she saw that as an opportunity to pursue her dreams in sport and that heightened her motivation, her drive, and her determination; that was what ignited her dream to represent Canada on the world stage. 00:06:16Following her athletic career, one of her pursuits was to become an advocate for equal opportunities for all athletes; "I strongly believe in the benefits of being healthy and active and participating in sports brings to absolutely everyone. I believe that kids need to know what opportunities are out there for them"; "Sport absolutely changed my life. It allowed me to feel confident and proud of my very unconventional body" 00:07:10Values that were most important in her journey: "I think that the value that really brought me through my whole career was, focus on the process and love what you are doing. If you are focused on the end results all of the time, then you are going to miss the steps along the way " 00:07:46What it means to her to be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame: "What means the most to me is to be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame alongside people like Chantal Petitclerc, Terry Fox, Rick Hansen, people who stand and represent inclusive sports, and that following your dreams is absolutely for everybody" |
Date |
2016/07/12 |
Year Range from |
2000 |
Year Range to |
2008 |
People |
Dixon, Stephanie |
Search Terms |
Stephanie Dixon Interview Women in Sport Para Swimming Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games 2000 Beijing Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Paralympic Games 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships |