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Xavier Desharnais
Francois Xavier Desharnais (born 1990) is a 27-year-old professional marathon swimmer from Sherbrooke, Canada.
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Open Water Swimming Career
- He competes on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix series and the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup pro circuit.
- He won the 16th Marathon de la relève on 25 July 2008, 10 km from Mashteuiatsh to Roberval in 2 hours 30 minutes 20 seconds.
- He participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China
- He was second at the 2012 and 2013 Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog in Quebec, Canada
- He won the 2014 60th annual 32 km Traversée Internationale du Lac St-Jean, tied with Tomi Stefanovski finishing in 7 hours 9 minutes 8 seconds.
- He placed second in the 2014 Faros Maratón in Croatia
- He participated in the 2012 FINA Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualifier in Setubal, Portugal
- He finished third overall in the 2015 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional circuit
- He won the 2015 Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog in Quebec, Canada, swimming 32 km in 7 hours 20 minutes 41 seconds.
- On 30 July 2016, he finished 10th in the 32 km Traversée Internationale du Lac St-Jean in 6 hours 51 minutes 2 seconds.
- On 29 July 2017, he finished fourth in the 63rd Traversée Internationale du Lac Memphrémagog in Roberval, Quebec, Canada in 6 hours 19 minutes 38.6 seconds.
- He finished 6th overall on the 2017 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional marathon swimming circuit.
- He finished 2nd in the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Lac St-Jean, Quebec, Canada in 7:10:53.40 on 28 July 2018.
Personal
Pays : Canada, Sherbrooke
Âge : 23 ans
Poids : 78 kg / 172 lbs
Taille : 180 cm / 5'10"
Langues parlées : Français / Anglais
Faits intéressants : Depuis plusieurs années, ce jeune athlète de chez nous s'entraîne en eau libre pour un but ultime, les Jeux Olympiques deLondres en 2012. Il est arrivé 4ième en 2010, nous lui souhaitons un premier podium à Magog!
2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nomination
Desharnais is nominated for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year.
"While others faced the challenge of keeping up a fast pace in cold, rough waters, Xavier Desharnais faced the additional pressure from Québécois fans and their elevated expectations that a local swimmer was going to win the prestigious 32 km Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean. After coming in fourth last year, Desharnais re-focused and re-tooled himself to be prepared to claim victory in the famous Canadian race. Amid a flotilla of cheering fans on boats spread across the lac St-Jean, the personable swimmer from Sherbrooke dug deep and came back to stand on top of the podium with Tomi Stefanovski. For his fourth-place overall ranking in the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix despite missing 2 of the 7 series races, for his competitiveness and joy in participating in marathon races around the world never without a smile on his face before or after a swim, for his victor under tremendous pressure in his native province, Xavier Desharnais is a worthy nominee for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year."
2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nominees
1. Adam Walker (Great Britain), Oceans Seven Swimmer
2. Allan Lopes Mamédio do Carmo (Brazil), FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup Champion
3. Colin Hill (Great Britain), Race Director & Open Water Ambassador
4. Ferry Weertman (Netherlands), 2-time European Champion
5. Henri Kaarma (Estonia), Ice Swimmer & Cold Water Ambassador
6. Joanes Hedel (France), FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Champion
7. Joseph Locke (U.S.A.), Farallons Freestyler
8. Lewis Pugh, OIG (Great Britain), Ocean Advocate
9. Otto Thaning, M.D. (South Africa), Oldest English Channel Swimmer
10. Phil White (U.S.A.), Outstanding Organizer
11. Tomi Stefanovski (Macedonia), Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean Co-Champion
12. Xavier Desharnais (Canada), Traversée Internationale du lac St-Jean Co-Champion
Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean Victories
Desharnais talking about his victories at the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean, together with Guillermo Bértola
External Links
- Pros on the Podium – Men
- Pros on the Podium – Women
- The Difficulty Of Officiating Open Water Swimming Races
- Xavier Desharnais
- Victorious Vegans And Vegetarians
- 2011 FINA 10K World Cup
- La Traversée internationale du lac Memphrémagog
- Xavier Desharnais Facebook page
- Xavier Desharnais Twitter account
- After 7 Hours It Comes Down To 2 Seconds
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- All Kinds Of Races At Traversée du lac Memphrémagog
- Live Broadcast Live Webcast of the Traversée Internationale Du Lac St-Jean
- It Is Going To Be An Adventure
- Festivities Of Traversée du lac Memphrémagog Begin
- It Is Going To Be An Adventure
- Festivities Of Traversée du lac Memphrémagog Begin
- Richard Weinberger And Martina Grimaldi Headline Traversée
- Billy O'Connor Crosses Where There's A Big Expanse Of Water
- Endurance Adventure Management
- All Kinds Of Races At Traversée du lac Memphrémagog
- Strategies At The Traversée du lac Memphrémagog
- Xavier Desharnais Is Knocking At The Door
- A Royal Flush - The King And Queen Of The Sea
- Xavier Deshamais, Very Vegan And Swimming Fast
- King And Queen Of The Sea Grid Race Results
- Facial Hair Sporting All Kinds In The Open Water
- Open Water Observations From Aaron Peirsol
- School Is Out For Xavier Desharnais
- Wipe Out In The Open Water
- Sam de Bona, Poliana Okimoto Are King, Queen Of The Sea
- Split Times, Average Times Of King And Queen Of The Sea
- Gloves For High-Tech Swimsuits
- Rosario Race Goes Back To The Future
- Second Leg Of La Copa Grand Prix Quini 6
- Streamlined Optimal Breathing In The Open Water
- Lucky Sevens In Rosario
- Petar Stoychev On The Opposite End Of The Stick
- Fabiana Lamberti Wins Maratón Acuático de Rosario
- Simone Ercoli Leads 3 Amigos In Rosario
- Italian Polizia Go 1-2-3 In Rosario's Maratón Acuática
- L’aventure de l’eau libre
- Librairie Poirier
- Rio Olympics, Two Tales Of A City
- How Copacabana Beach Changes Things In The Olympics
- Up To A Half Million Eyes On The Water
- Olympic Marathon Swimming Success Foreseen In Rio
- Guanabara Bay Is Not Copacabana Beach
- Two For Tomi, One For Canada
- When The Local Boy Wins
- How Close Is Close After 7 Hours?
- Matteo Furlan Has Reasons To Smile
- It Takes Two To Tango, Especially With Xavier Desharnais
- The Power To Believe By Karina Fassi
- 2014 Capri-Napoli
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year Nominees
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
- 2014 WOWSA Awards Nominees
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nominees
- Henri Kaarma, 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year
- Xavier Desharnais, The Vegan Swimmer
- Pilar Geijo Wins 4th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
- Xavier Desharnais Wins 4th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
- Evgenij Pop Acev Is World Grand Prix Champion
- Alex Meyer Returns To Lac St-Jean, Trying The Traversée
- Alex Meyer Guided By A Hero Of The Past
- After 101 km, Stefanovski And Stochino Tie
- Guillermo Bertola Wins, Sets Record In Lac St-Jean
- Evgenij Pop Acev, Guillermo Bertola Win FINA Grand Prix
- Xavier Desharnais remporte la Traversée internationale du lac Saint-Jean
- Guillermo Bértola, Xavier Desharnais Talk About Traversée
- Around The World In Competition And Camaraderie
- Jacques Amyot Exemplified Greatness
