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Swimming Canada has selected Rob Pettifer<\/strong> as Head Coach \u2013 Pool for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.<\/p>\n

The head coach of the Richmond (B.C.) Rapids\u00a0Swim\u00a0Club,\u00a0was chosen from a group of candidates through a nationwide application process.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty excited,\u201d said the 41-year-old Richmond native. \u201cI\u2019m hoping to bring lots of energy and maybe a few new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pettifer has coached Parapan Am Games medallist and Paralympian Jonathan Dieleman<\/strong> and 2016 FINA World Championships (25m) team member Nicolaas Dekker<\/strong>. He says he\u2019s known for being well-prepared and detail-oriented.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to take the time to think things through and do my research. That\u2019s from\u00a0relay\u00a0selection,\u00a0to environment, travel, to the athletes, the personal touch of who they are, where they\u2019re going and how to get them there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

It will be the first international head coaching appointment for Pettifer, who has participated in several coach development activities with Swimming Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to work closely with Rob in this role over the next nine months as we prepare to take the team to Lima,\u201d said Iain McDonald<\/strong>, Swimming Canada\u2019s Senior Manager, NextGenHigh Performance Pathway, who is Team Leader for the Games.<\/p>\n

Pettifer has received direct mentorship from National Development Coach\u00a0Ken\u00a0McKinnon<\/strong>,\u00a0and was an apprentice coach with the National Development Team on the 2015 Mare Nostrum Tour. He also served as a member of Canada\u2019s coaching staff for the 2016 FINA World Cup tour and has been a member of the Select Coaches Group twice, taking advantage of several mentorship and workshop opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s proven himself to be a thoughtful and well-prepared leader,\u201d McDonald said. \u201cHe\u2019s taken the initiative to get engaged in many coach development opportunities and in those opportunities he\u2019s taken full advantage to improve himself as a high-performance coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swimming at the Games is set for Aug. 6-10 in Lima. Canada will select its team at the Canadian Swimming Trials April 3-7 in Toronto, choosing up to 20 swimmers not selected to the FINA World Championships or World Junior Championships. The team will be made up of athletes focused on achieving podium results and who will have the potential to impact the Olympic team in 2020 and 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great opportunity for athletes who are maybe just off the world standard,\u201d Pettifer said. \u201cI want to encourage those athletes to pursue their Olympic dreams and continue to develop as members of the national team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with Swimming Canada<\/i>. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact<\/i>\u00a0Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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