PROJECT 2012

CANADIAN TRIATHLETES LAUNCH NEW OLYMPIC QUADRENNIAL WITH WORLD-LEADING HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUPPORT TEAM

Two-time Olympic medallist Simon Whitfield leads Canadians on road to 2012 Games

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VANCOUVER—Canada’s high-performance triathletes will have a world-leading coach and technical support team to help boost their quest for the international podium, Triathlon Canada announced on Monday in Vancouver while officially launching the road to the 2012 Olympic Summer Games.

Triathlon Canada has recruited an enhanced Canadian-made coaching and support team that brings more than 50 years of experience competing and coaching at an elite level. Kurt Innes, of Kelowna, B.C., who was an Olympic cyclist in 1992 and graduate of the National Coaching Institute after receiving his level IV certification in cycling and speedskating, will take on the role of leading the team of coaches as Triathlon Canada’s high-performance director. Innes, who is also a two-time Olympic coach in cycling, was the director of high-performance sport at the Olympic Oval in Calgary in 2005-06, and the lead in performance planning at the Canadian Sport Centre Pacific over the last four years.

Earlier this spring, Triathlon Canada promoted Philippe Bertrand, who was an assistant coach for Canada’s 2008 Olympic team, to head coach of the Senior National Team. The 35-year-old Bertrand worked his way through the Canadian triathlon system over the last 15 years as a national-team athlete, and has coached actively at all levels in the sport since 1998.

Full press release available at Triathlon Canada website soon.