VICTORIA—Triathlon Canada welcomes Dan Proulx back to the community as high performance director to guide the organization toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and beyond.
The Calgary-based Proulx returns to the Triathlon Canada Nation after a 16-year stint coaching within Cycling Canada’s national program, including the last three as head coach.
Early in his coaching career, Proulx was an accomplished coach and leader in triathlon. He was the head coach of the University of Calgary Triathlon Club and the Triathletics Sports Club for several years, the latter being one of the first junior-focused triathlon training programs in the country. Proulx also worked with Triathlon Canada as a junior coach at the 1995 world championships and led several junior national development camps for the organization. In 1994, he was one of two coaches selected to represent Canada at the first international triathlon coaching symposium in Paris.Many have already reached out and have said, ‘Welcome home,’” laughed Proulx, who also served a brief stint as a cycling coach and consultant at Triathlon Canada’s National Performance Centre in the early 2000s. “I’ve always had a strong connection to the sport. Even as a cycling coach, I always followed what has been happening in triathlon, so I’ve always maintained a connection to the sport. To me, the organization is trending in the right direction with a very strong pool of athletes across the country. The leadership Phil (Dunne) has put into place raised the bar, and I’m looking forward to building on that momentum.”