Manon Simard | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Director-general |
Organization | CEPSUM |
Manon Simard is a Canadian sports executive currently serving as Director-general of the CEPSUM at the Université de Montréal. Named Director-general in 2020, she is the first woman to hold the position in the university's history. A former athlete on the Canadian national swim team, she had almost qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics, ranked 19th in the world for the 100 metre backstroke. She joined the Université de Montréal in 1995 as Sports Excellence Coordinator for the relaunched Montreal Carabins.
References
- "Manon Simard devient la première femme au poste de directrice générale du CEPSUM". RDS.ca (in French). 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- Durocher, Pierre (27 November 2014). "Manon Simard: la battante". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- "Ma patronne était nageuse". La Presse (in French). 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- "Manon Simard – Woman of Distinction 2016". Women's Y Foundation. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- "Tous sports confondus, Manon Simard est-elle le meilleur DG au Québec?". HuffPost Québec (in French). 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- Living people
- Université de Montréal alumni
- Canadian female backstroke swimmers
- Montreal Carabins
- Canadian sports executives and administrators
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 1987 Pan American Games
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen