Philippe Guertin

Canadian Swimmer Philippe Guertin Retires After Losing Funding

Philippe Guertin is retiring after a turbulent year in his relationship with Swimming Canada and its open water head coach, Mark Perry.

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Swimming Canada Pulls Athletes from World University Games Open Water

29TH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES (SUMMER UNIVERSIADE 2017) Sunday, August 20-Sunday, August 20, 2017 50-Meter Course Taipei, Taiwan National Taiwan Sport…

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Wilimovsky Cruises To Win In Men’s 10K At Open Water Nationals

Jordan Wilimovsky ran away with the men’s 10K title at U.S. Open Water Nationals today in California.

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Smith, Savard, and Zevnik Highlight Star-Studded Canadian WUGS Roster

Swimming Canada will send a star-studded roster to the 2017 World University Games (Summer Universiade) from August 20th-27th in Taipei,…

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Canada To Send 26 Pool, 6 Open Water Swimmers To World Championships

Canada announced a roster of 26 pool and 6 open water swimmers for the upcoming 2017 World Championships in Budapest.

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Canada Sweeps Titles at Lac St. Jean World Cup Stop

Navigating choppy conditions on Lac St-Jean in central Quebec, Canada on Thursday, the home nation defended its water by sweeping…

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Pair of 5th Place Finishes for Canadians at Lac-Mégantic

Philippe Guertin of St-Hubert, QC, and Stephanie Horner of Bathurst, NB, were the top Canadians at the FINA/Hosa 10-km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2015 in Lac-Mégantc, QC, Saturday afternoon.

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Canada’s open water Pan Pacs squad finalized, Weinberger and Dusablon lead the way

Richard Weinberger and Jade Dusablon are among the 6 athletes selected to represent Canada in the Open Water event at the Pan Pacific Championships in Australia.

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Atkinson, Swimming Canada HPD, Breaks Down FINA World Championships

Hilary Caldwell (featured image) took bronze in the women’s 200-metre backstroke while Ryan Cochrane won silver in the men’s 1,500-m freestyle to go with his 800-m bronze. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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2013 World Championships Canadian Open Water Swimming Photo Vault

The team of Philippe Guertin, Eric Hedlin and Zsofi Balazs crossed the finish line at Moll de la Fusta in 57:13.7, good for 12th in the race. (Courtesy Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol)

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Young Canadian Team 12th in Worlds Open Water Team Event

The team of Philippe Guertin, Eric Hedlin and Zsofi Balazs crossed the finish line at Moll de la Fusta in 57:13.7, good for 12th in the race.

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Five-member Canadian Team Set To Brave Open Water at Worlds

Philippe Guertin of Montreal and Eric Hedlin of Victoria will take to Moll de la Fusta in the men’s 5-kilometre race at 7 a.m. ET. They’ll be the first Canadian competitors in swimming at the two-week marquee event, which continues with the pool competition from July 28 – Aug. 4. (Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)

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