Career
Competing against swimmers in other classifications, Gagnono covered the distance in 25.04, equaling the world record. In the 100 metre EAD freestyle, Gagnono finished 5th in 54.65.
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Philippe Gagnon
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Gagnono first competed for Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where he won gold in the 100 metre freestyle S10 in a world record time of 54.30, gold in the 400 metre freestyle S10 in a Paralympic record time of 4:11.44 and silver in the 100 metre butterfly S10 in 1:00.25. In the relays, Gagnono with Benoît Huot, Adam Purdy and Andrew Haley won gold in the 4×100 metre medley 34pts in a world record time of 4:32.39 and with Haley, Purdy and Brad Sales finished 4th in the 4×100 metre freestyle 34pts in 4:14.69. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Gagnono won silver in the 50 metre EAD freestyle.
