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Swimmer Katarina Roxon cruises to finals at Rio Paralympic Games

Swimming champion Katarina Roxon has done it again this time, qualifying for the finals of the women's 200-metre individual medley at the Paralympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio marks champion swimmer's 3rd Paralympic Games

Katarina Roxon, from Kippens, will be heading the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Katarina Roxon/Twitter)

Swimming champion Katarina Roxon has done it again this time, qualifying for the finals of the women's 200-metre individual medley at the Paralympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Roxon, who hailsfrom Kippens,finished Sunday morning'srace fifthin her heat with a personal best of 2:38.75, according to Swimming Canada.

This is Roxon's third Paralympics.Just last year she won a total of six medals at the 2015 Parapan Am Games.

Roxon has been representing Canadian national teams since she was 12.