Canadian Paralympian and Antigonish County native Chelsey Gotell has been elected to the
Chelsey Gotell of Antigonish, N.S. celebrates her win in women’s 200 metre individual medley at the swimming finals at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, Friday, Sept., 12, 2008. Photo by Mike Ridewood/CPC
International Paralympic Committee’s Governing Board. Gotell was elected Sunday at the IPC’s General Assembly, held virtually.
A three-time Paralympian and 12-time Paralympic medallist in swimming, Gotell is the first former chair of the IPC’s Athletes’ Council to be elected as one of the Board’s members at large.