{"id":444561,"date":"2020-08-20T16:42:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T23:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=444561"},"modified":"2024-10-28T11:14:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T18:14:52","slug":"pierre-lafontaine-back-in-the-splash-as-head-coach-at-swim-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pierre-lafontaine-back-in-the-splash-as-head-coach-at-swim-ottawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierre Lafontaine Back In The Splash As Head Coach At Swim Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pierre Lafontaine<\/strong>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pierre-lafontaine-named-swim-head-of-australian-institute-of-sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">former head of the Australian Institute of Sport&#8217;s swim program<\/a> before he became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/flash-pierre-lafontaine-quits-ais-will-return-home-to-top-job-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swimming Canada&#8217;s boss<\/a>, is returning to the pool deck as the head coach of <strong>Swim Ottawa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Lafontaine left his role in Australia to head the Canadian program in 2005, which marked one of his last direct coaching experiences. After eight years in post in the joint role of CEO and National Team Director at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimming.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swim Canada<\/a>, Lafontaine became CEO of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and after that served as CEO of both Cross Country Canada and Cycling Canada. He also had roles in Canadian Skiing.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after making a return to swim coaching at the beginning of this year, as high-performance head at Swim PEI, he will begin a new chapter at Swim Ottawa, a club that welcomed him with these words:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt is our great pleasure to welcome Pierre Lafontaine to the Swim Ottawa family as our new Head Coach. Pierre is recognized as one of Canada\u2019s best known swim coaches who has contributed to every aspect of the advancement and success of the sport in Canada and to positioning Canada as a leading swimming nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe exudes passion for sport and excellence in coaching, and is widely known for his creativity and energy on deck. We can look forward to a very dynamic coaching environment for all our swimmers, at all levels, under Pierre\u2019s leadership. 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