Here is the story about my participation at the 2019 Canadian Master Swimming Championship held at Centre Claude-Robillard in Montreal.
Highlights
- 6 medals (4 gold ans 2 silver)
- 4 provincial records
- 1 national record

Event Details
25 Free (Preliminary)
Preliminary (Heat 11, Lane 5) 11.79 *NEW CAN RECORD 45-49
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/ResultList_18.pdf
25 Free (Final)
Final 11.76 *NEW CAN RECORD 45-49
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/ResultList_30F.pdf
50 Free
(Heat 19, Lane 1) 25.39 *SILVER MEDAL 45-49
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/ResultList_44.pdf
3rd ALL-TIME PROVINCIAL 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/cqat/cmqatm2f.htm
11th ALL-TIME NATIONAL 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/caat/cmcatm2f.htm
100 Free
(Heat 20, Lane 8) 55.13 *GOLD MEDAL 45-49
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/ResultList_38.pdf
PROVINCIAL RECORD 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/cqat/cmqatm2f.htm
7th ALL-TIME NATIONAL 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/caat/cmcatm2f.htm
50 Back
(Heat 10, Lane 7) 29.27 *GOLD MEDAL 45-49
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/ResultList_16.pdf
PROVINCIAL RECORD 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/cqat/cmqatm2f.htm
5th ALL-TIME NATIONAL 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/caat/cmcatm2f.htm
100 Back
(Heat 8, Lane 4) 1:03.21 *SILVER MEDAL 45-49
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/ResultList_42.pdf
2nd ALL-TIME PROVINCIAL 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/cqat/cmqatm2f.htm
7th ALL-TIME NATIONAL 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/caat/cmcatm2f.htm
50 Fly
(Heat 18, Lane 2) 27.16 *GOLD MEDAL 45-49
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/ResultList_26.pdf
PROVINCIAL RECORD 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/cqat/cmqatm2f.htm
4th ALL-TIME NATIONAL 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/caat/cmcatm2f.htm
100 Fly
(Heat 9, Lane 9) 1:02.50 *GOLD MEDAL 45-49
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/ResultList_10.pdf
3rd ALL-TIME PROVINCIAL 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/cqat/cmqatm2f.htm
15th ALL-TIME NATIONAL 45-49
https://www.statsman.ca/caat/cmcatm2f.htm
Thanks & Acknowledgement
My parents (Louise & Jean-Denis), sister (Veronique), nieces (Lea, Eva, Aby), girlfriend (Joelle), training partners (R2P), and others (Christian Gauvin, Christian Berger, Isabelle Ducharme, Jean-Francois Groleau, Jean-Sebastien Quesnel, Heidi, etc.)




Links
2019 CANADIAN MASTERS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP
- Official Site
https://www.mastersswimmingcanada.ca/WP/en/2019-msc-nationals/psych-sheets/ - Results
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/ - Multi-Medalist
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/MultiMedalist.pdf - Records broken by event
https://live.swimrankings.net/24789/RecordsByEvent.pdf
Canadian Masters Swim Stats
Class. Provincial “All-Time” 45-49 since 1973
https://www.statsman.ca/cqat/cmqatm2f.htm
“All-Time” National Rankings 45-49 since 1973
https://www.statsman.ca/caat/cmcatm2f.htm
About my Preparation
I registered to a masters swimming club in my neighborhood and trained 3 mornings per week with them. I also swam another 3 times per week by my self in the public pool and managed to do dry-land routines everyday (push-ups, sit-ups, stretching, etc.).

