12 Facts About Richard Weinberger

Richard Weinberger is the 2011 Pan American Games champion and has a bronze medal from the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.

Richard Weinberger participated in Open water swimming at major international competitions at a relatively young age.

Richard Weinberger became the first Canadian to win a medal in the event.

Richard Weinberger did however come within seven tenths of a second of a medal despite this, but only finished fifth.

Richard Weinberger won the Silver Medal at the 2015 FINA World Cup event in Chun'an China then later that year qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by finishing 8th at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

Richard Weinberger went on to finish 3rd at the 2015 Rio Olympic Test Event.

Richard Weinberger was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Richard Weinberger headed to Rio with a strong performance at the 2016 FINA World Cup event in Hungary where he won the bronze medal finishing less than half a second behind silver and just over two seconds behind gold.

Richard Weinberger finished in 17th place at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Richard Weinberger was often moved around as his father is a commercial pilot.

Richard Weinberger spent much of his life in Surrey, British Columbia, where he attended Semiahmoo Secondary School, but moved to Victoria, British Columbia to attend the University of Victoria where he currently resides and trains.

Richard Weinberger admits that swimming in the open water sometimes scares him, as he often encounters wildlife in the water or even the vast depths of the ocean can lead to it getting into his head.