Canadian Olympic Swimmer Markus Thormeyer Named CSI Pacific Athlete of the Month Powered by 2XU
CSI Pacific – VICTORIA, BC – Markus Thormeyer, a registered athlete with CSI Pacific since 2013 and part of the Swimming Canada National Training Centre in Vancouver, recently competed at the Canadian Swimming Trials and absolutely shattered expectations. Markus went a perfect 4 for 4 winning all of the races he competed in: 100m & 200m Freestyle, 100m & 200m Backstroke. In doing so, Markus set four personal bests and one Canadian record! (100m Backstroke).
Due these incredible accomplishments, Markus has been named CSI Pacific Athlete of the Month Powered by 2XU for April 2019.
Markus was a 2016 Olympian in Rio, finishing 7th place in in the Men’s 4x100m Free Relay and earned a Bronze medal in the 100m Backstroke at the Commonwealth Games. As well, he won seven Golds and set seven meet records at the 2019 U Sports Championships.
Previous winners have included Celina Toth (Diving Canada) Hayato Sato (Curling Canada), and Simon d’Artois (Freestyle Canada).
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Offering world-class Olympic and Paralympic training environments in Vancouver, Whistler and Victoria, Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (www.csipacific.ca) is committed to Powering Performance. Inspiring Excellence. Working with national sport organizations and fuelled by our national and provincial partners such as Sport Canada, viaSport, Own the Podium, Canadian Olympic Committee, Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Coaches Association of Canada, we are driven by our mantra to Collaborate. Serve. Innovate.
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For more info contact:
Noah Wheelock
Manager, Communications & I.T.
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific
250.220.2534
250.813.3474
nwheelock@csipacific.ca