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Amélie Plouffe
Amélie Plouffe, ambassador
You might have recognized her voice lately on the Radio-Énergie and Rock-Détente airwaves. Swimmer Amélie Plouffe is a star! She recorded ads to promote the Championnats québécois d’hiver d’Olympiques spéciaux Québec (the Quebec Winter championships of Olympiques spéciaux Québec) that were held in Joliette.
The 17-year old from Laval is a true spokesperson for her sport and for the Special Olympics competition network. Last October, Amélie, who has been swimming for four years now, was invited to Ottawa to meet with some Members of Parliament in order to sensitize them to the Special Olympics, a Canada-wide movement. It was really something else to meet those people. They are very nice
, Amélie maintains.
We arrived with a message. We wanted to tell them that more financing is needed for transportation at the Special Olympics events and also that the service offer to those athletes across Canada must be improved.
It is not the only time that Amélie has been in the spotlight. She hosted the latest gala to honour the volunteers of Olympiques spéciaux Québec and was also handing out the various awards. I really enjoy doing this type of things
, she confirms.
It probably will not be the end of that, since OSQ has decided to make her its ambassador. To that end, she took a course in March to improve her skills.
Feats in the pool
This young woman excels not only in public relations, but also in the pool. The freestyle specialist already holds an enviable number of medals and she has represented the province on more than one occasion. Last July, as a member of the Quebec team, she swiped four gold medals at the Special Olympics Canada Games held in London, Ontario. It is quite a feat to take so many medals, but I had trained very hard for that contest, Amélie declares.
Her love story with swimming started when she was 13. Amélie wanted to start doing some sport but did not know where to go. She was introduced to a few sports and eventually swimming won out. I love this sport because it gets me to spend energy. It is a complete sport.
Although she swims over all distances and in all styles, Amélie admits to a soft spot for the 200 m freestyle. It is more strategic; you have to conserve energy and keep up a good speed. It’s not like a 50 m where you must go all out all the time
, she explains. She trains at least seven hours a week with Club Les Espadons and Club de natation Laval.
At the Défi sportif, for her fifth presence, Amélie will participate twice rather than once. During the week, she will take part in the school section with École Curé Antoine-Labelle, and in the OSQ section over the weekend.
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