Byron MacDonald is a former swimmer who competed for Canada in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.
17 Facts About Byron MacDonald
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Byron MacDonald is currently the head coach of the Toronto Titans for the International Swimming League, and has.
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Byron MacDonald was born to Kenzie Angus Byron MacDonald of Mississauga, Ontario, whose family had immigrated from the Isle of Skye in Scotland, and Mary Betts Pebbles of Ancaster, Ontario, whose family had immigrated from England and were successful millers in Ancaster.
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Byron MacDonald grew up in suburban Chicago, where he attended New Trier High School, the first American high school with an indoor pool.
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Byron MacDonald was a member of its first graduating class, in 1968, and first All-American athlete.
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Byron MacDonald accepted a scholarship to attend the University of Michigan and was an All American in his three years of Varsity competition.
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Byron MacDonald graduated with a Bachelors in Business Administration in 1972 and returned in the Fall of 1973 to do his master's degree in Education, graduating in 1975.
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Byron MacDonald did swim for the University of Toronto team and was named All Canadian and helped Toronto to the national title.
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Byron MacDonald began his coaching career in the Fall of 1976 at York University, located in the suburbs of Toronto.
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Byron MacDonald took the team from 28th in the country to 3rd in his second year at the helm of the team and was named Coach of the Year.
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Byron MacDonald moved to the University of Toronto in the Fall of 1978 to be the head coach of the Men's team.
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Byron MacDonald would assume the head coaching duties of the Women's team as well in the Fall of 1983.
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Two of Byron MacDonald's swimmers have won Olympic Bronze Medals: Marcel Gery in 1992 Barcelona, 4x100 Medley Relay and Kylie Masse, 2016 in Rio in 100m backstroke.
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Byron MacDonald was an assistant coach on the 1992 Olympic Games Canadian coaching staff.
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Byron MacDonald was the Canadian Head Coach for the 1989 Pan Pacific Competition and the 1993 FISU Games.
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Byron MacDonald has acted as a commentator for swimming events; he was a two-time recipient of the Gemini Award for Best Sports Play-by-Play or Analyst in recognition of his swimming analysis on CBC at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Byron MacDonald married Lisha van Leeuwen in 1990 and they had three children together, Shane, another son and a daughter.