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r Shoreline Beacon Tues., July 28, 2009 Port Elgin is home to another World Record holder. ' Rick Carr won gold in the B1 high jump by clearing 1.60 metres in the Intcroational Blind Sports Federation Pan-American ‘ ‘Games in Colorado Springs, Colorado recently. “I am pretty pumped about it,".he said “It ,feelsgood knowing [hold a world record in something." Carr said he was confident going in that e could break the record as last year’s win, "ri'erwas in the 1.25m130m range. l "I started higher than last year's winners numbers." he said. “I just had to prepare myself before the jumps." Carr missed the height on his first two attempts, but cleared it on the third easrly to break the reoordt 9‘- ‘ “Evan (Porter. hfi 2731 events) was there \vifli me when I cleared it and I think he was more pumped than 1 was." Carr said. “It was a great feeling" It wasn‘t the first time he had cleared the 1.60m mark, as he did so last year in London at the Regional Summer Gamcs. Unfortunately for Corr, he hadn‘t been in the BI category long enough for it to count as the record. “The rules state you have to be in it for six months and I think i was in it for a month or two." he said. ‘ ow that I have the record. I know I can go higher. The guy working the event told me I cleared it (by a few inches) so 1.70 is next on my list." Amongst his record-breaking perfor- mance. he also earned a hrnn7e medal in the 100m dash running 3 Lime of 1257s with Potter by h' side. "I was in sync with Evan right from the tit-'3: Vi r ' .Eid 1W3) right with the leader Ulllll three-quart oi the rucc was done and I fell back ll wt) only four-tenths of a .wound rid of [at year) time o I was really happy" His speeds have forced Fitncns Comcr’s owner Holly Vandcnwct to alter the tread- ni ‘5 programs. We had to program it just for Rick because he is so list on IL" the said. "He is one heck ot'an athlete." While his family and friends were not able to make the trip down to see him compete. they are very proud of everything he has been able to accomplish. especrzllly Coming back from a severe Injury 12m year which lefi him sidelined for months with a broken femur and clavicle "He’s trying to keep it low-profile and not an all excited so I am going to on it for bird“ his SlSlBI Chris Lippolt said. “I am \0 * ‘EOHGRATuLArIous PAN GAMES fl‘ 7 [Pizza Delight ‘ W ' “Li‘KJ RICK CARR 2 MEDALS Port Elgm‘s Flick ’ ‘ celebrated a go ' medal m the high it mp at the lntematronal 1H] metres me his persona date miant’ S a 3i busmes es s _ n , sled congratula gas to C v as n returned hom red surrourdmg Gard older proud of turn and sleuthing t'c lilo \lfll c Lippcu didn't \lirp Jl ]Ll\i mm» a null IU «lillurt'nl liming-“w Jim" ' ‘ Mill hind lllk‘ll‘ lI‘ mngmulnu RM. to Lnu' Sign). Ctrr'» icrnmr h.t\ wmc [H m 5nd r IL mll be meeting \\ILl’l lu~ rloclur in dis rr \r - in] in Own Sound .n ltnm-x in h \6 mg pm; ws moved [rum lib l} end his recnncn pcnrul "I‘ll he gltlnfl lllllV Lhe A'I‘hLlllnlll‘i .wj hlvme to in rmd tic“ \ 1w nun 'T'lu tccrtury stud . tr uld be n one nmur my \D that ~ what 3 am hoping m“ WhLlc he [5 not back 41 l H [Er rem . Cm n hoping he can gel e\cr}lhm; lull in non-ital b) ne\l xenon "I :Im not nearly 1\ \Ernng .<L\ I \leC but once the mun-5 l\ filll) henlgtt I will pushing in gel hark .rll nl n'} \lrt‘ :h MA, and break m\ min rsmnl ‘ m 1\ Ln.