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Randy Bennett (swimming coach)

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Name
  
Randy Bennett


Role
  
Swimming coach

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Died
  
April 27, 2015, Victoria, Canada

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Randy Bennett (November 11, 1963 – April 27, 2015) was a Canadian swimming coach who primarily operated out of the West Coast of Canada during his career. From 2009 until his death in 2015 he was the coach of the Canadian National Swim Team including during the 2012 Summer Olympics where his protege Ryan Cochrane won his second Olympic medal. Over the years he has coached several prominent Canadian athletics including World and Olympic medalists such as the aforementioned Cochrane, Julia Wilkinson, Richard Weinberger, Eric Hedlin, Hilary Caldwell, Marianne Limpert, Blake Worsley and many others.

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Bennett was born in Red Lake ON and died of cancer in Victoria on April 27, 2015, at the age of 51.

Coaching honors

  • Swimming Canada Coach of the Year Award (male) - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Aquatic Federation Coach of the year - 2011
  • Chevrolet High Performance Coach Grant Recipient - 2010
  • Jeno Tihanyi Bursary - 2008
  • Petro-Canada coaching Excellence Award Winner - 2008, 2007, 2008, 2009 ,2010, 2011, 2012
  • Swimming Canada Distance Freestyler of the Year - Ryan Cochrane 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Male Junior Swimmer of the Year - Ryan Cochrane 2006, 2007
  • Swim BC Junior Coach of the Year - 2003, 2005
  • Swim BC Coach of the year - 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Sport BC Male Coach of the Year - 2016
  • Governor General Award - 2012

    • References

    Randy Bennett (swimming coach) Wikipedia
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