OUR AMBASSADORS

La Traversée du Lac Tremblant welcomes renowned athletes and ambassadors to make the event shine locally and internationally.

Sylvie Fréchette

Spokesperson

Sylvie Fréchette is a double Olympic medalist in synchronized swimming. She is a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.

For Sylvie, open water swimming is a fun discipline accessible to all: amateur or experienced swimmers, young or old, it’s never too late to start. She invites you to discover this wonderful discipline with her on August 6h.

Pierre Lavoie

Guest of honor

Triathlete and engaged athlete, Pierre is also cofounder of the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie and of the initiative 1 000 000 de KM Ensemble. This year, Pierre will be joining us as Honorary President of la Traversée du Lac Tremblant 2022.

Read his story >
Bertrand Venturi

Official Coach
World Cup Coach and elite open water swimmer, multiple participations in European and world competitions. European vice champion in 25km distance in 2010.

Coach Bertrand at your service >

Xavier Desharnais

Ambassador

Long distance swimmer, #1 in Canada, #3 in the world. Double champion of the Traversée du Lac St-Jean.
Justine Brousseau

Ambassador
Justine Brousseau is a long-distance swimmer from Quebec and the first Québécoise to complete both the Catalina Crossing and the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim.

Read her history

Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches

Ambassador
Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches is a professional triathlete and ultra-marathon runner. He is also a doctoral student in Sports Science and a coach. Antoine has accumulated several Top 5s over the 70.3 distance, including a 3rd position at the 70.3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee and a 4th position at the Ironman in Mont-Tremblant.

Photo: Alexandra Côté-Durrer
Normand Piché

Ambassador
Normand Piché is an exceptional swimmer who was the first man from America to swim across the 5 continents, and the first in the world to achieve it in less than 80 days.

Read his story >

Photo: Annie-Claude Roberge

Myrianne Côté

Ambassador
Coach, triathlete and founder of Triconnexion. For her, coaching is the art of combining lifestyle, action, pleasure and results.

La Traversée du Lac Tremblant / Ultraswim Canada is presented by Événements plein air Laurentides located in Mont-Tremblant (Quebec).

For any question or comment, contact us at info@traverseelactremblant.ca.

OUR AMBASSADORS

La Traversée du Lac Tremblant welcomes renowned athletes and ambassadors to make the event shine locally and internationally.

Sylvie Fréchette

Pierre Lavoie

Bertrand Venturi

Xavier Desharnais

Justine Brousseau

Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches

Normand Piché

Myrianne Côté