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Jessica Lewis On Season Goals And More

Jessica Lewis On Season Goals And More

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis believes she is approaching her peak as an athlete as she builds towards the Paralympic Games in Paris this summer. The 30-year-old recently won her second Female Athlete of the Year award in recognition of her gold medal display in the T53 100 metres at the Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile, in November last... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Finishes 4th In 400m In Dubai

Jessica Lewis Finishes 4th In 400m In Dubai

[Updated with video] Jessica Lewis was back in action at the 15th International Open Athletics Meeting / Grand Prix in Sharjah, Dubai, competing in the 400m. Lewis lined up for the T53 women’s 400m wheelchair final. Lewis crossed the line fourth clocking a time of 1:03.70. The race was won by Catherine Debrunner from Switzerland in a time of 50.49,... Read more of this article

Video: Jessica Lewis Finishes 4th In 100m

Video: Jessica Lewis Finishes 4th In 100m

Jessica Lewis got her 2024 season underway at the 15th International Open Athletics Meeting / Grand Prix in Dubai, competing in the 100m final. Lewis crossed the line fourth in time of 17.74. The race was won by Catherine Debrunner from Switzerland in a time of 15.49, Samantha Kinghorn from Great Britain was second in 15.56, and Hamide Dogangun from... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Ready For Dubai Grand Prix

Jessica Lewis Ready For Dubai Grand Prix

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis gets her Dubai 2024 World Para Athletics Grand Prix campaign underway at the Dubai Club for People of Determination tomorrow [February 13]. The Bermudian competes in the T53 100 metres tomorrow at 9.35 am and the T53 400 at 7.43 am on Wednesday. Lewis warmed up for the event, featuring 573 athletes from 71... Read more of this article

Lewis Ranked In Top 10 In Three Distances

Lewis Ranked In Top 10 In Three Distances

As the new year starts, Jessica Lewis is ranked in the top 10 in the world in three different distances. The Bermudian sprinter is ranked 5th in the T53 women’s 100m after clocking a time of 16.52 on May 27th, 2023 in Nottwil, Switzerland. With a time of 58.12, Lewis is ranked 7th in the T53 women’s 400m, she clocked the time back on February... Read more of this article

Video: PanAm & Parapan Athletes Presentation

Video: PanAm & Parapan Athletes Presentation

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport is hosting a presentation for athletes Conor White, Jessica Lewis, and Yushae DeSilva-Andrade. We will have additional information later on, and in the meantime the live video is below. Related Stories Video: Bermuda’s Team At Opening Ceremony Minister Darrell Congratulates Parapan Athletes Wilson... Read more of this article

Wallpaper Wednesday: Jessica Lewis Triple Gold

Wallpaper Wednesday: Jessica Lewis Triple Gold

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features three gold medals and Bermudian athlete Jessica Lewis, serving to celebrate her third consecutive Parapan gold medal victory. The Bermudian sprinter recently won the gold medal in the 100m at the Parapan Games in Chile, outclassing the field to finish well ahead of the other... Read more of this article

Minister Darrell Congratulates Parapan Athletes

Minister Darrell Congratulates Parapan Athletes

Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport Owen Darrell congratulated Jessica Lewis and Yushae DeSilva-Andrade on their medal wins at the 2023 Parapan Games in Chile. Bermuda finished the Games in 13th place on the medal table, an impressive showing for a small island, as the Games included over 30 nations; the US, Canada and countries in the Caribbean... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Now Aiming For Paralympics

Jessica Lewis Now Aiming For Paralympics

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis believes the best is yet to come after winning her third successive gold medal in the T53 100 metres at the Parapan Am Games. Lewis stormed to victory in her signature event in Santiago, Chile, on Saturday [November 25], in a time of 16.71sec, smashing her own Games record of 17.36. The 30-year-old showed her... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis: ‘Proud To Win For Bermuda’

Jessica Lewis: ‘Proud To Win For Bermuda’

Following her record setting victory in the 100m at the Parapan Games in Chile, Jessica Lewis said she is “incredibly proud” to have won a gold medal for Bermuda and thanked everyone for their “wonderful messages.” Lewis set a new record finishing in 16.71, breaking the old record of 17.36, which she set herself when she won... Read more of this article

Videos: Jessica Lewis Wins Parapan Gold Medal

Videos: Jessica Lewis Wins Parapan Gold Medal

[Updated with videos] Jessica Lewis has just claimed a very impressive victory in the 100-meter race at the Parapan Games in Chile today [Nov 25], winning the gold medal in dominant style, setting a new Parapan record. Update | Video of the race showing the stunning win by Jessica Lewis Lewis, who entered the race as the defending gold medalist and... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Finishes 6th In ParaPan 800m

Jessica Lewis Finishes 6th In ParaPan 800m

Jessica Lewis took to the track at the ParaPan American Games in Santiago, Chile, to compete in the T53/54 women’s 800-meter final. Lewis clocked a time of 2:08.37, securing 6th place in the competitive field. Aline Dos Santos from Brazil emerged victorious, claiming the gold medal with a winning time of 1:48.34. The Bermudian sprinter will hit... Read more of this article

Lewis Finishes 5th In Parapan 400m Race

Lewis Finishes 5th In Parapan 400m Race

Jessica Lewis took to the track at the Centro Atlético Mario Recordón National Stadium for her first race in the Para Pan American Games in Chile. The Bermudian sprinter finished 5th in the T53/T54 women’s 400m final. Lewis clocked a time of 1:01.74, with Hannah Dederick from the United States recording a winning time of 55.04. Lewis will also... Read more of this article

Lewis Aiming For Third Straight Gold In Chile

Lewis Aiming For Third Straight Gold In Chile

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis will be vying for a third straight gold medal in the T53 100 metres when she competes at the Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile, next week. The 30-year-old won gold in Toronto in 2015 and Lima in 2019, setting Parapan Am Games records on both occasions and is aiming for a three-peat in her favourite discipline.... Read more of this article

Lewis Excited By Move To British Columbia

Lewis Excited By Move To British Columbia

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis has revealed she is moving to Victoria, British Columbia, to train under her new coach Geoff Harris at the Athletics Canada West Hub. The sprinter, who has been based in Mississauga, Ontario, for the past 12 years, teamed up with Harris, a former Canada 800 metres runner, in June. “Big life update: I’m moving... Read more of this article

Lewis: Always An Honour To Represent Island

Lewis: Always An Honour To Represent Island

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis said she feels “content” with her performances at the recent World Para Athletics Championships in Paris. Lewis finished fifth in the T53 women’s 100 metres in 17.22sec and seventh in the T53 women’s 400 in 1:00:47. During the build-up to the Championships, the sprinter teamed up with her new coach,... Read more of this article