Birthdate: December 12th, 1995
Hometown: St-Louis-de-Gonzague, QC
Canoe Club: Kayak Valleyfield
Sport: Men’s Canoe
Coach: Anthony Colin / Louis-Philippe Légaré
Instagram: @yannick_c1_can
Yannick Laviolette’s first canoe race was at Nationals in 2012, and his first year on the national team was in 2013! He trains in Valleyfield, Quebec but has also trained with the Ottawa River Runners.
Yannick loves the community that canoe kayak has given him and he is training hard to be able to compete in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo!
FUN FACTS:
Nickname: Yan
Favourite training: Paddling
Pre-race meal: Food
Post-race meal: Poutine
Other sport(s): Kayak polo
Guilty pleasure: Dessert
Superhero: Iron man
Favourite word: Challenging
