Honorary Islanders — athletes who move to Vancouver Island to train — are all over the French capital during in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
PARIS — Tyler Mislawchuk jumped into the Seine a day later than expected Wednesday. That was after the originally scheduled date of the Olympic men’s triathlon race had to be pushed back, due to high pollution levels Tuesday in the iconic but apparently still dirty river, despite the $2.1 billion Cdn spent to clean it up for the 2024 Summer Games.
The prairie-product Mislawchuk has been with the National Triathlon Centre in Victoria since 2015: “I’ve been to 27 countries now and Victoria is my favourite place to train in the world. There is such great setup and support with PISE and doctors, physios and chiros. I don’t mind running or biking in the Victoria rain in winter. I will run and bike through anything, except snow.”
“We’ve been on the Island since 2017, from Victoria to Duncan, so we’ve had our fair share of moving around,” said Moffatt. “Yet it’s been great for myself and Jenny. I wouldn’t change any of it.” There is no shortage of home-grown Islanders competing in Paris with much mixing and matching in various sports. Joining cyclists Erin Attwell and Sarah Van Dam, both of Victoria, and Maggie Coles Lyster of Maple Ridge on the world No. 5 Canadian women’s team track pursuit foursome, which competes next week here on the Paris Olympic velodrome, is Ariane Bonhomme. The latter native of Gatineau, Que.
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