Lynn Séguin (née Chronobrywy born 1962 or 1963) is a former modern pentathlon athlete. She won the Velma Springstead Trophy for Canada's best female athlete in 1983.
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Claude Séguin | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editChronobrywy graduated from Douglas College in coaching and certified as a national coach by the National Coaching Institute in Saskatchewan.[1] She is also a designated master of arms by the Fencing Academy of Canada.[2]
Career
editFrom 1980 to 1983, Chronobrywy competed at the World Modern Pentathlon Championships with a gold medal in 1983.[3] Chronobrywy won a total of 7 national pentathlon championships in her athletic career.[1]
Following her career in modern pentathlon, Chronobrywy became a fencing coach in British Columbia. She opened clubs for fencing in Maple Ridge and Aldergrove and co-led the British Columbia fencing team in the 1999 Canada Games.[1] While in British Columbia, Chronobrywy was asked to lead a Canadian women's fencing team. However, upon given a coaching opportunity by Claude Séguin after completing her training, she moved to Saskatoon in 2001.[4] Once in Saskatchewan, she taught at multiple fencing clubs and coached for Saskatchewan at the Canada Games since 2007.[5]
Awards and honours
editIn 1983, she won the Velma Springstead Trophy as the best Canadian female athlete of the year.[6] In 2016, Chronobrywy was awarded the Female Coach Dedication Award at the Saskatchewan Sport Awards.[2]
Personal life
editIn 2002, Chronobrywy married Claude Séguin.[4] In Saskatoon, she and her husband run Salle Séguin, a training ground for fencing clubs of Saskatchewan.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lynn Séguin". coach.ca. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Saskatchewan Sports Awards". Sask Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ Roberts, Fred (28 June 1984). "Female pentathletes eye Games". Montreal Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ a b Trembath, Sean (22 April 2015). "Saskatchewan's first family of fencing". QC Magazine. pp. 6–9. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Lynn Seguin - Sask Fencing". Saskatchewan Fencing Association. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Saskatchewan". Pentahlon Canada. Retrieved 28 August 2017.