Dustin Hersee (born August 14, 1975) is a former

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from Canada, who competed at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

in Sydney, Australia. There he ended up in 20th place in the men's 200-metre backstroke event, clocking 2:01.34 in the preliminary heats. He worked at St. George's Senior School Vancouver coaching the competitive, learning, and provincial groups there, until he left in 2015. Hersee started in 2001 as the full-time physical education teacher and aquatics director at St. George's School. As head of aquatics, He and his coaching staff have led the St. George's Swim team to 12 consecutive provincial championships, and also coaches the snowboard team. Hersee enjoys yoga, surfing, biking, and ocean swimming in his spare time.

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1975 births Living people Canadian male backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers from Vancouver Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics UBC Thunderbirds swimmers Pan American Games competitors for Canada {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub