Yannick Lupien (born February 21, 1980[1] in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a former freestyle swimmer who represented Canada at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. His best Olympic result was sixth place as a member of the Canadian team in the 4x100-metre medley relay in Sydney in 2000. Originally from Aylmer, Quebec, in 2012 Lupien began a career as a professional firefighter in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.[2][3]

Yannick Lupien
Lupien at 2005 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameYannick Lupien
National team Canada
Born (1980-02-21) February 21, 1980 (age 44)
Laval, Quebec
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Canada
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Hong Kong 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sydney 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sydney 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sydney 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Hokohama 4×100 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg 4×100 m medley

References edit

  1. ^ "Team Canada: Yannick Lupien". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 8 Apr 2016.
  2. ^ TRahan, Brigitte (9 Mar 2016). "Yannick Lupien: firefighter to Olympian". Le Nouvelliste (Quebec). Trois-Rivieres, QC, Canada. Retrieved 8 Apr 2016.
  3. ^ Gagnon, Pier-Olivier (27 Mar 2015). "Yannick Lupien visite l'école primaire de Louiseville". L'echo de Maskinonge. Quebec, Canada. Retrieved 8 Apr 2016.