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Philippe GUERTIN
Sport Open Water Swimming
NOC Canada   
GenderMen
Born18 Jan 1991 in St. John, CAN
Height1.83 m
Weight 75 kg
 Human Interest 
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)

 Competition Highlights
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