Mathieu Bois (born July 6, 1988) is a competition

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 mostly competes in the

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

events. He claimed bronze medals in the men's 100-metre breaststroke, and the 4x100-metre medley relay, at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bois made his Olympic debut at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing, China.

References

Profile Canadian Olympic Committee
1988 births Living people Canadian male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of Canada Sportspeople from Longueuil Sportspeople from Quebec Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub