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Simon Fraser University Men's Swimming
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Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University Men's Swimming

NAIA Division 1 Burnaby, BC Private

Team Information

Sport

Swimming

Gender

Men's

Division

NAIA Division 1

Location

Burnaby, BC

Coaching Staff (3)

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Liam Donnelly

Head Coach

Donnelly began with the SFU Varsity team in 1991 as an assistant coach. In the fall of 1992 he became one of the Nations youngest Head University coaches. Over the past 18 years he has coached SFU teams to 15 collegiate national team titles including 143 individual national titles and 62 NAIA national championship records. Internationally Coach Donnelly had guided SFU swimmers representing Canada to 10 International medals. The swimming and diving teams both consistently finish in the top academic performing varsity teams at SFU. 35 years experience in competitive swimming 18 years as a University Head Coach in an American Collegiate system 17 Collegiate National Championship Teams 13 years of International Coaching experience (11 International medals) Coached swimmers to 180 National Championship wins (67 in National record times) Coached swimmers to the World Championships, World University Games, the Pan Pacific Games and the Pan American Games representing Canada. Volunteers on the Swim BC (Provincial Sport organization) technical advisory and finance committee. developed a relationship with Cystic Fibrosis Canada and helped revitalize their annual swim-a-rama event at SFU grow from less than 15 participants in 2004 to over 500 between 2006 and 2011 and raising over $ 70 000.00)

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Cory Beatt

Assistant Coach

Beatt was recognized for his coaching in 2003 and 2005 when he was named Swim Canada's Coach of the Year. Beatt is also very active off the pool deck taking on administrative duties with Swim BC and Swim Canada. He has also worked with the BC Coaches Association and Swim Canada's National Team. He is currently enrolled in the Pacific Sport National Coaching Institute as well as maintaining an active role in the education of young swim coaches as an NCCP Skills Coach course conductor, and coach mentor. 2005 Canadian National Team World Aquatic Championships, Coach 2004 Canadian National Team Olympic Games, Coach 2004 Canadian National Team Mare Nostrum Tour, Coach 2003 Canadian National Team Youth Olympic Festival, Head Coach 2000 Canadian National Team Paralympic Games, Assistant Coach 2005 Swim Canada, Omega Coach of the Year Award Female Performance 2005 Swim Canada International Team Award 2005 CSCTA, Speedo Domestic Excellence Award 2005 Coaching Association of Canada, Coaching Excellence Award 2004 Swim Canada, Coach of the Year Youth Female Performance 2004 Swim Canada International Team Award 2004 CSCTA, Speedo Domestic Excellence Award 2003 Swim Canada, Omega Coach of the Year Award Female Performance 2003 Swim Canada, Coach of the Year Youth Female Performance 2003 Swim Canada International Team Award 2003 CSCTA, Speedo Domestic Excellence Award 2002 Canadian Swim Coaches Association, Domestic Excellence Award 2002 Canadian Swim Coaches Association, National Development Award 2005 BC Swim Coaches Association, International Coach of the Year 2005 BC Swim Coaches Association, Junior National Coach of the Year 2004 BC Swim Coaches Association, Junior National Coach of the Year 2003 BC Swim Coaches Association, Youth National Coach of the Year 2003 BC Swim Coaches Association, Junior National Coach of the Year 2002 BC Swim Coaches Association, Coaches Choice Award 2002 BC Swim Coaches Association, Youth National Coach of the Year 2002 BC Swim Coaches Association, Junior National Coach of the Year 1995 BC Swim Coaches Association, "AA" Coach of the Year

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Claude-Yves Bertrand

Assistant Coach

Bertrand is the newest member of the SFU swimming coaching staff and brings 27 years of experience, including at the collegiate and international levels to SFU. Since 2011, he has been head coach at the University of Ottawa, the GO Kingfish swim club and the Ontario Regional Training Centre and in the summer of 2013, was a member of Team Canada's World Championship coaching staff. From 2009-11, he was the head coach of the University of Montreal and prior to that, worked as an assistant head coach for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and the UBC Dolphins. In 2012, Bertrand coached two swimmers who were on the Canadian National Junior team and one who was a finalist at the Olympic trials. In 2008, he was the Canadian National Youth Coach of the Year in a year that saw one of his swimmers make the Beijing Olympic team.

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