Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Bev Shipley mentioned Wallaceburg’s swimming star during a speech on Tuesday in the House of Commons.
Marking International Women’s Day, Shipley delivered the statement and praised the contributions to Canada of the women in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.
He made special mention of Madison Broad from Wallaceburg, who recently competed in the Grand Prix in Orlando, Florida.
Here is a video of his speech:
Wallaceburg’s Madison Broad had a memorable trip at the Orlando Grand Prix Pro Swim Series over the weekend.
The 15-year-old Chatham Y Pool Sharks swimmer finished first in the ‘B’ final in the 100 metre backstroke, 9th overall.
She finished with a personal best time of 1:01.97.
In the 200 metre backstroke she captured a personal best time in the preliminaries with a time of 2:17.54.
In the finals she ended with a time of 2:17.56, finishing 12th overall.
She also got a personal best time in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:17.33. This placed her 32nd overall.
During the meet – her first ever international competition – she competed against Olympic medalists Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky and Natalie Coughlin.
Madison also had the opportunity to meet Franklin and the most-decorated Olympian of all-time, Michael Phelps. She even had the chance to take a photo with the 22-time Olympic medalist.
She will be heading to the Olympic time trials in Scarborough next month.
