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                                       JAN BIDRMAN





Head Coach
Calgary Academy of Swimming Excellence
University of Calgary National Swimming Center since 1997

  • University of Nebraska Graduate, Masters of Arts in Economics, 1995
  • Swim Coach for 14 years
  • Olympian for Sweden, Seoul, South Korea 1988, and Barcelona Spain 1992
  • Head Coach of South African Olympic Team, Atlanta, Georgia 1996
  • Canadian Olympic Coach-Sydney, Australia 2000 and Athens, Greece 2004
  • Canadian Coach-World Championships Perth, Australia 1998; Fukuoka, Japan 2001; Barcelona 2003; Montreal 2005

COACHED:
  • Penny Heyns, Olympic double gold medalist, 100 Breast and 200 Breast, Atlanta 1996; Olympic silver medalist 100 Breast, Sydney, 2000; 14 times world record holder in Breaststroke events
  • Curtis Myden, Olympic bronze medalist 400 IM, Sydney 2000; World Championship silver medalist 400 IM, Perth, Aus, 1996
  • Joanne Malar, Olympic finalist, 200 IM and 400 IM, Sydney 2000; Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Kuala Lumpur 1998
  • Mike Brown, Commonwealth Games gold medalist, 200 Breast, Melbourne, Australia, 2006; World Championships silver medalist, 200 Breast, Montreal 2005; Olympic Finalist, 200 Breast, Athens, Greece 2004
  • Morgan Knabe, Olympic finalist, 100 Breast, Sydney 2000; World Championship finalist, Fukuoka, Japan, 2001; Commonwealth Games silver medalist, Manchester, GB 2002, World Championships finalist, Barcelona, 2003
  • Chris Renaud, Olympic finalist, 400 Medley Relay, Sydney 2000
  • Lauren VanOosten, 2004 Olympian; Pan American gold and silver medalist, Winnipeg, 1999; Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, Kuala Lumpur, 1998
  • Shamek Pietucha 2000 Olympian & Canadian Record Holder 200 Fly
  • Erin Gammel, 2004 Olympian & Canadian Record Holder 100 Back
  • Rick Say, Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, Manchester, GB 2002