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Philippe
GUERTIN |
Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
NOC |
Canada
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Gender | Men |
Born | 18 Jan 1991
in St. John, CAN |
Height | 1.83 m |
Weight | 75 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Saint-Hubert, QC, CAN |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Club Aquatique Montreal: Canada |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Accounting - University of Quebec in Montreal [UQAM]: Canada |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Playing computer games, reading, watching movies. (swimming.ca, 23 Jul 2014) |
Injuries |
In May 2015 he broke a bone in his left hand after hitting a buoy during the 10km World Cup event in Cozumel, Mexico. Despite the injury he managed to finish the race. (actualites.uqam.ca, 11 May 2015) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Claude St-Jean. (swimming.ca, 23 Jul 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, French |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Phil (LinkedIn profile, 2017) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT He retired from competitive open water swimming in December 2017 after he could not secure funding with Swimming Canada to continue. "This past year has shown me how Swimming Canada is indifferent to swimming in open water." He said he intended to accept an internship with a "prestigious firm." (swimswam.com, 19 Dec 2017) |
World Championships |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
28 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10km |
1:52:40.6 |
9 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
25km |
4:48:46.8 |
23 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km |
53:46.4 |
12 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
5km - Team Time Trial |
57:13.7 |
World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
33 |
2016 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:52:39.56 |
1 |
2016 |
Lac St. Jean, QC, CAN |
10km |
1:57.05 |
5 |
2015 |
Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN |
10km |
2:09:01.1 |
33 |
2015 |
San Miguel de Cozumel, MEX |
10km |
1:43:04.00 |
30 |
2015 |
Viedma, ARG |
10km |
1:59:37.05 |
3 |
2014 |
Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN |
10km |
2:22.59 |
21 |
2014 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
1:54:09.8 |
27 |
2012 |
Cancún, MEX |
10km |
2:01:16.32 |
24 |
2012 |
Viedma, ARG |
10km |
1:59:54 |
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