Brampton swimmer takes seventh in his first ever Paralympics race

Brampton’s lone competitor in the Paralympics, currently taking place in Tokyo, swam in his event final today, Thursday, Aug. 26.

Matthew Cabraja, 19, swam to a seventh-place finish in the men’s S11 400-metre freestyle, his first-ever Paralympic finals race.

The first of multiple Canadian swimming finalists on Thursday, Cabraja recorded a time of four minutes 57.63 seconds.

Cabrera, who is competing in his first Paralympics, qualified for the final after posting the sixth-best qualifying time of 4:56.42.

The S11 category is for athletes with visual impairment.