Lynn Séguin
Canadian modern pentathlete
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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 63–64) | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | Claude Séguin | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
Chronobrywy 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
From 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
In 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]