OAS is pleased to announce Courtney Durand as the 2025 Canada Games Team Manager and Assistant Coach. In this role Courtney will work alongside Head High Performance Provincial Coach Yingli Hou to support the development of Ontario’s HP Junior athletes and select, prepare and accompany Team Ontario to the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Welcome to the OAS Team, Courtney!
A full bio can be found below.
Courtney Durand
Courtney has been involved in the sport of artistic swimming for over 20 years as both a coach and an athlete. She is the Head Coach of Granite Artistic Swimming and works primarily with the 13-15 and Junior High Performance athletes. As a coach, she loves to develop new and innovative ideas in routines and drills to help swimmers progress in the sport. Courtney believes that the most successful athletes come from a well-balanced environment with focuses on strong work ethic, positive reinforcement and clear feedback.