Canada Artistic Swimming is proud to confirm that Karine Doré has been named Lead Coach of its Senior National Team. She will join the National Training Centre in January 2025 and lead the coaching staff as the team prepares for the upcoming competition season.
Karine is an experienced coach from Montreal, QC, who just celebrated her 30-year anniversary as an artistic swimming coach. At the helm of the successful Montreal Synchro Club as Head Coach since 2009, she is an experienced leader known for her passion and creativity. She has been engaged with the National Team as an assistant to prepare for multiple major events including World Championships, Pan Am Games and Olympic Games. She has also served as the Canadian Junior National Team Head Coach for the past 3 years.
“I’m really looking forward to this new challenge in my career,” stated Doré. “I’ve always been passionate about what I do and I hope I can bring this excitement and passion to the team as we start up this new Olympic Quad together. We’re lucky to have a strong group of returning athletes from last season as well as a lot of new promising athletes, and we will be working hard to provide them with the stable training environment they deserve. My vision is to work together to continue strengthening our fitness and technical skills as we continue to define the Canadian style of winning featuring a balance of difficulty, creativity and spotless execution on our programs.”
Karine will join Next Gen Head Coach Kasia Kulesza, assistant Coach Lyza Yakhno as well as a dedicated Integrated Support Team to prepare the team for the 2025 competition season, which will include participation in World Aquatics World Cup events as well as the 2025 World Championships, slated for July 18-25 in Singapore.
“We couldn’t be happier about Karine joining our coaching team in Montreal,” added Steve Wallace, Chief Executive Officer of Canada Artistic Swimming. Her expertise in leading coaching programs at the club, provincial, national, and international levels will be invaluable as we continue to elevate Canada’s high-performance program. She has already earned the respect and admiration of athletes and coaches across the country, and we’re confident that her leadership will help propel our program to new heights as we look ahead to 2025 and beyond.”
Karine can be reached at karine@artisticswimming.ca