Philippe’s Bio

• At the 2023 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in Toronto, Vachon earned four multi-class medals, including gold in the men’s 100-m and 400 freestyle, as well as silver in the 50 free and bronze in the 100 butterfly. His performance qualified him for the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships team in Manchester, England.
• At the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, Vachon captured silver in the 400-m freestyle S8 and bronze in the 100-m backstroke S8 and the 100-m butterfly S8.
• Philippe Vachon brought home bronze and set a Canadian record in the SM8 200-m individual medley at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Vachon also finished eighth in SB8 100-m breaststroke in a personal best time.
• At the Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, Vachon placed 5^th in both the 400-m freestyle S8 and the 100-m butterfly S8.
• Vachon won a multi-class gold medal in the 100-m freestyle as well as in the 400-m freestyle at the 2022 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials. He earned bronze in the 200-m IM multi-class. His performances qualified him for both the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
• Philippe Vachon won the men’s Para multi-class 100-m and 400-m freestyle. His performance qualified him for the Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships in Cairns.
• Vachon broke the Canadian record in the 100-m butterfly at the 2017 Para-swimming Canadian Open.
• At the 2017 Canadian Swimming Championships, Vachon finished fourth in the 100-m freestyle and backstroke. He also placed sixth in the 200-m individual medley.
• At the 2017 Can Am Para-swimming Championships, Vachon had an impressive performance, capturing four gold medals in the 50-m, 100-m and 400-m freestyle as well as in the 100-m backstroke. He also added onto his medal count with a silver in the 100-m butterfly and a bronze in the 200-m medley.
• At the World Para Swimming World Series in Denmark, Vachon placed first in the 200-m freestyle and third in the 100-m backstroke.
• Growing up, Vachon also participated in other sports such as soccer, baseball and judo.
• At age 13 he began developing Charcot Marie Tooth disease, which is a neurological disability that affects his nerves, especially in his extremities.

Quick Facts

• Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/philippe.vachon.56
• Favourite Movie: Lord of the Rings
• Favourite Book: Chevalier d’Émeraude
• Favourite Band: Skillet
• Place to Visit: Hawaii
• Favourite Website: Youtube
• Music Behind the Blocks: Monster (by Skillet)