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Murray Drudge
Head Swim Coach
Murray began coaching in 1978 in the Toronto area direct from a competitive swimming background at the National level. Investing ten years as an apprentice he worked under some of Canada's best professionals including world-renowned coach Paul Bergen with the Etobicoke swim club. Beginning in 1988 he started a career as a head coach and quickly made a name for himself winning the National Age group title three years in row from 1991 with the Regina Optimist Dolphins. Murray has been a National Team coach for Canada including the Pan Pacific team in 1991 and has been on numerous tour teams since representing Canada and Ontario. Recently he was awarded the High Performance coach of the year for Ontario in 2005. His peers consider him one of the best stroke technicians for athlete development. Many of Canada's best swimmers credit Murray with their rise to International prominence, most recently NYAC'S Julia Wilkinson's now in Texas A& M. He has been a stalwart in Ontario swimming and continues to produce swimmers for High performance as Head Coach for the North York Aquatic Club.
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