Paralympian Jessica Lewis Competes in Cruisers Classic


Bermuda Paralympian Jessica Lewis competed in the Cruisers Classic and Para Athletics Clinic at the Toronto Track and Field Center in Canada.


Competing in the Women's 100m WC race Round 1, Lewis clocked a winning time of 18.29, and then in Round 2, Lewis clocked a winning time of 19.22.

 

Clocking a time of 33.17 saw Lewis win the Women's 200m WC, Lewis also won the Women's 400m WC clocking 1:01.52.

 

Lewis qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 100m T53.

 

She has competed in three Parapan American Games in which she won four medals and two Paralympic Games where she was the first ever Paralympic athlete from Bermuda to compete in the Games when she made her debut appearance in the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

 

Lewis competed at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, winning the Bronze Medal in the T53 100m.