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Jessica Lewis Competes In 400m In Paris

Jessica Lewis Competes In 400m In Paris

Jessica Lewis returned to the track in the Paris 23 World Championships. Lewis finished 7th in the T53 Women’s 400m race clocking a time of 1:00.47. Catherine Debrunner from Switzerland clocked a winning time of 50.16, Samantha Kinghorn from Great Britain was second in 52.53, and Zhou Hongzhuan from China was third in 53.88. Related Stories Lewis... Read more of this article

Lewis Competes In Paris World Championships

Lewis Competes In Paris World Championships

Jessica Lewis took the track for the first time in the Para World Championships in Paris, France. Lewis finished 5th in the T53 women’s 100m race clocking a time of 17.22. Samantha Kinghorn from Great Britain clocked a winning time of 15.93, Catherine Debrunner from Switzerland was second in 16.06, and Fang Gao from China was third in 16.23. Related... Read more of this article

Lewis Takes Part In Opening Ceremony In Paris

Lewis Takes Part In Opening Ceremony In Paris

The World Para Athletics Championships Opening Ceremony took place at the Charlety Stadium in Paris, with Bermuda’s lone athlete Jessica Lewis and her mother Lorri Lewis taking part in the Opening Ceremony. The World Para Athletics organization said, “It is the first time the biggest single Para sport event on the planet takes place in the Paralympic... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Teams Up With New Coach

Jessica Lewis Teams Up With New Coach

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis has teamed up with a new coach as she prepares for the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris next month. The sprinter has spent the past month working with coach Geoff Harris, who represented Canada in the 800 metres at the Olympic Games in London in 2012. Lewis, who specialises in the T53 100, is in a... Read more of this article

Lewis Finishes 4th In 100m In Switzerland

Lewis Finishes 4th In 100m In Switzerland

Jessica Lewis concluded competing in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2023 in Nottwil, Switzerland. On the third day, Lewis competed in the T53 Women’s 100m where she finished fourth with a time of 16:52. Catherine Debrunner clocked a world record winning time of 15:25, Fang Gao was second in 16:11, and Hamide Dogangun was third clocking a time... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Finishes 5th In Switzerland

Jessica Lewis Finishes 5th In Switzerland

Jessica Lewis continued competing in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2023 in Nottwil, Switzerland. On day two of the competition, Lewis competed in the T53 Women’s 400m where she finished fifth with a time of 59:80. Catherine Debrunner clocked a winning time of 50:14, Fang Goa was second in 56:41, and Yen Hoang was third with a time of 58:83. Related... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Finishes 2nd In Switzerland

Jessica Lewis Finishes 2nd In Switzerland

Jessica Lewis began competing in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2023 in Nottwil, Switzerland. On the first day of the competition, Lewis competed in the T53 Women’s 200m where she finished second. Lewis said after the race, “I felt good going into the race. I felt like I had a great start and acceleration until the corner when I came down and... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Concludes Swiss Championships

Jessica Lewis Concludes Swiss Championships

Jessica Lewis concluded competing in the Swiss Championships, taking to the track for the 100m, 200m and 400m. Lewis finished fifth overall in the T53/T54 women’s 200 meter race in a time of 30:25, Samantha Kinghorn clocked a winning time of 28:01, Amanda Kotaja was second in a Europe Record time of 28:83, and Hamide Dogangun was third in 29:07. Lewis... Read more of this article

Lewis Competing In Swiss Championships

Lewis Competing In Swiss Championships

Bermuda’s Jessica Lewis started competing in the Swiss Championships and Daniela Jutzeler Memorial in Switzerland. Lewis took to the track for the T53 women’s 400m preliminaries, and competing in Heat 3, she finished 5th clocking a time of 1:00.14. Catherine Debrunner clocked a world record time of 50:45 winning the heat, while Samantha Kinghorn... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Wins In Cruisers Classic

Jessica Lewis Wins In Cruisers Classic

Bermuda’s Jessica Lewis competed in the Cruisers Classic and Para Athletics Clinic in Canada, winning in the 100 metre, 200 metre, and 400 metre events. Competing in round one of the women’s 100m WC, Lewis notched a winning time of 18.29; in round 2, she followed that up with a winning time of 19.22. Lewis went on to win the women’s... Read more of this article

Lewis Concludes Grand Prix With Personal Best

Lewis Concludes Grand Prix With Personal Best

Jessica Lewis concluded competing in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai. During the third day of action, she competed in the T52/53 women’s 400m finals. Lewis finished 5th clocking a personal best time of 58.12, Catherine Debrunner clocked a winning time of 50.17, with Samantha Kinghorn 2nd in 52.60, and Hongzhuan Zhou third clocking 54.11. Related... Read more of this article

Lewis Continues Competing In Grand Prix

Lewis Continues Competing In Grand Prix

Jessica Lewis continued competing in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai. On the second day she competed in the T52/53 women’s 100m finals where she finished 5th clocking a time of 17.71, which followed after she raced to a 5th place finish in the T53 Women’s 800m final. Related Stories Lewis Competing In Swiss Championships Lewis Competing... Read more of this article

Sprinter Jessica Lewis Unveils New Racing Chair

Sprinter Jessica Lewis Unveils New Racing Chair

[Written by Stephen Wright] Paralympian Jessica Lewis has unveiled her new racing chair as she begins her preparations for two busy years of competition. Lewis decided in the summer to alter her seating position to increase her power and received her custom-made wheelchair, an R1 model designed by Chris Peterson of Custombike USA, this week. “The... Read more of this article

Video: Rolling With WindReach Event Held

Video: Rolling With WindReach Event Held

Jessica Lewis partnered with WindReach to host a 22 Mile Challenge Rolling for WindReach. Several people attended Clearwater and Cooper’s Island to conclude this year’s event. Participants were invited to complete the 22 miles between October 30th and November 5th, some who had completed the task still joined them in person for the last lap,... Read more of this article

Rolling For WindReach Is Back For A 3rd Year

Rolling For WindReach Is Back For A 3rd Year

Jessica Lewis, Bermuda’s three-time Paralympian, has partnered once again with WindReach Bermuda, to host the Rolling for WindReach challenge. A spokesperson said, “This year the event will be hybrid and take place October 30th – November 5th. Participants are invited to complete 22 miles of an activity of their choosing in support of WindReach’s... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Preparing For Major Competitions

Jessica Lewis Preparing For Major Competitions

[Written by Stephen Wright] Paralympian Jessica Lewis believes she is on the right track to fulfilling her goals as she prepares for a hectic two years of major competitions. Lewis enjoyed an encouraging season, setting a personal best of 16.37sec in the T53 100 metres, finishing second at the Daniella Jutzeler Memorial in Nottwil, Switzerland, in... Read more of this article