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It鈥檚 been a good week for Stephanie Dixon, and it鈥檚 only getting better.

The latest accolade for the Paralympic swimmer came yesterday afternoon, when the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club unveiled a sign bearing her name on Olympic Trail.

About 30 members of the local ski community were on hand for the unveiling ceremony.

Ski club manager Mike Gladish helped Dixon pull the tarp off the wooden sign, created by Calligraphica鈥檚 John Layman.

鈥淭hank you so much,鈥� Dixon said to applause. 鈥淭his is such an incredible honour. I鈥檝e been living in the Yukon now for three years, and to be so supported by this community means so much to me.

鈥淭his is pretty massive,鈥濃�坰he told the Star later. 鈥淭he more that we can get Paralympic athletes visible, the better case scenario for kids growing up with disabilities to know about the options for sporting activities.鈥�

The signposts bearing Dixon鈥檚 name will be joined by placards bearing the names of ski siblings Graham and Emily Nishikawa later this season.

Born with one leg in Brampton, Ont., Dixon took up swimming at the age of two.

She went on to attend three Paralympic Games, including Sydney (2000), Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008), where she collected a total of 19 medals 鈥� seven gold, 10 silver and two bronze.

Last year, Dixon took up cross-country skiing using a modified sit-ski. At first difficult, she鈥檚 since come to love the sport.

The trail sign is one of many recent honours bestowed on the 30-year-old Dixon, currently Sport Yukon鈥檚 acting communications coordinator.

Yesterday morning, she was chosen as Team Canada鈥檚 assistant chef de mission for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games Aug. 7 to 15.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just awesome,鈥� Dixon said of the leadership role. 鈥淭his is just another way we are highlighting Paralympic sport in Canada.鈥�

Tomorrow evening, Dixon will share her inspirational life story with the public at Whitehorse鈥檚 Rah Rah Gallery. The event coincides with Women鈥檚 History Month in a year focussed on honouring women with a disability.

Finally, Dixon will be one of nine inductees into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame during a gala dinner this Saturday.

Olympic Trail鈥檚 origin came in the mid-鈥�90s following the performances of Yukon cross-country skiers Lucy Steele-Masson and Jane Vincent at the 1992 Olympic Games.

Other athletes who have been honoured include: Alain Masson, Jim Boyde, Katherine Hall, Daniel Hall, Jane Isaakson, Christine Larsen, Jeane Lassen, Owen Munroe, Zach Bell and Harvey Reti.

鈥淚t鈥檚 an honour to be on a trail sign with her,鈥� Steele-Masson said of Dixon鈥檚 addition to the ski route. 鈥淚 really see that trail as a moving story.

鈥淚 competed many, many years ago, but the values that sport brought to me are still there. It鈥檚 the whole idea that you commit to something and you鈥檙e passionate. ... The Olympics is the part at the end. Who you are is the whole process.鈥�

Anne Kennedy, past-president of the ski club, said the trail is a special one for her.

鈥淲hen I ski this trail looking at the signs, I realize 鈥榃ow. This is amazing for a territory this size to have so many Olympians and people of Olympic calibre from here or choosing to live here.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 happy to see Stephanie join the many other illustrious people (on the trail).鈥�