Who says you can't go home? Canadian Para swimmer Danielle Dorris is back in familiar waters after spending last season in a new city and training environment, setting the stage for a title defence at this week's world championships.
Reunited with her longtime coach, the 20-year-old from Moncton, N.B., is clocking fast times and ready to shine in Manchester, England.
The two-time Paralympian made the move to Montreal last year to train at one of Swimming Canada's high performance centres, with an aim to soar even higher.
The results were still there, with gold and silver at the 2022 worlds in Madeira, Portugal, but she realized her home club and original coach were a better fit for her to thrive. "The training was a lot different," Dorris told CBC Sports. "It felt kind of more relaxed than what it felt like at home, which is weird to say because you wouldn't expect that from a high performance centre.