Bethany Johnson

Reason: "I got into physio and rehab, and my physiotherapist, Darren Bittner, had played wheelchair basketball for Team Manitoba. So he wanted me to go try it out. Then, the following week, my gym teacher in high school decided to get the wheelchairs in school for physical education class, so there was a one-two punch there. After that, I was like, 'Yeah, I got to do this'." (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 15 Nov 2022) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (paralympic.ca, 16 Apr 2024) Additional Info: FURTHER EDUCATION In 2023 she began studying for a degree in recreation, sport and tourism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Aug 2023; Instagram profile, 14 Oct 2023)