Pierre Lafontaine is the Head Coach of Swim Ottawa. He was previously the CEO of Swimming Canada, the Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport, as well as the Head Coach of both Dynamo and Phoenix Swim Clubs in America.
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02:00 Intro
05:20 Ottawa
06:20 Justin Norris, The Norris Nuts
09:40 Pierre's Swimming Career
14:15 Phoenix Swim Club
15:40 Australia
16:55 Swimming Canada
19:40 What does the CEO do?
22:30 Canadian Culture
26:45 Invest in Winning
33:45 "It's not when you win but who wins with you."
35:45 Create Smiles
36:10 Changes in Coaching
37:20 Recovery
38:50 Eliminate Boredom
41:45 Documenting Experiences
44:30 "Creating an Environment for Magical Performances"
48:10 Don Talbot
53:20 Brent Rutemiller
54:15 Retirement?
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