Yannick Lupien (born February 21, 1980 in Laval, Quebec, Canada) is a former

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who represented Canada at the

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and

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. His best Olympic result was sixth place as a member of the Canadian team in the 4x100-metre medley relay in Sydney in 2000. Originally from

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, in 2012 Lupien began a career as a professional

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in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.

References

1980 births Living people Canadian male freestyle swimmers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Olympic swimmers of Canada Sportspeople from Laval, Quebec Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in swimming Laval Rouge et Or athletes Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub