Francois Imbeau- Dulac
Men’s Senior National Team About François Imbeau-Dulac
In 2020, veteran national team member François Imbeau-Dulac experienced a year like none-other but was pleased to capitalize on an opportunity to share some memorable moments with his family. He says that has put him in a positive frame of mind to chase a second career berth for the Olympic Games in 2021.
He is planning to complete his degree in communications at the Université du Québec à Montréal as well. He is also studying German and Spanish during the pandemic and admits a love for learning.
He feels his best chance to go to the Games is on three-metre synchro with partner Philippe Gagné, although he will try to snare an individual spot as well. Imbeau-Dulac and Gagné have been a team since 2014 and have accumulated a wealth of international experience.
Imbeau-Dulac made his sole Olympic appearance so far in 2012 where he finished 13th in the men’s springboard event, one spot short of the final. Imbeau-Dulac says that is still the highlight of his career and would love nothing more than to relive that experience in Tokyo.
A national team member since 2007, Imbeau-Dulac credits his love of training as the key to his longevity and durability in high performance sport. He finds nothing more satisfying than to give his all everyday at the pool. He hopes he can find a career that can match the competitiveness and adrenaline rush of diving when he retires from sport.
Imbeau-Dulac is a regular among the top-8 in 3m synchro with Gagné and 3m mixed synchro with Jennifer Abel in the Grand Prix and World Series international circuits, often rewarded with podium finishes. Along with partner Gagné, he won silver at 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia and at the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games. Paired with Abel on mixed 3m synchro, he climbed on the podium at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 World Championships. He is a five-time world team member.
Imbeau-Dulac was the top-ranked Canadian man in the 3m springboard on the FINA World Series in 2017, 2018 and 2019, finishing fifth overall the last two seasons.
He dealt with multiple hip injuries in 2014, but did compete at the Commonwealth Games and FINA World Cup. He then completely changed his technique, switching the primary leg that powers his takeoff.
He began diving at age nine at Club de Plongeon Rouge et Or in Québec City after watching athletes dive from the 3m at the pool. At the time, he was a competitive swimmer.
In his spare time, he loves to take part in dog shows and competitions, more recently with a Bouvier des Flandres named Salto, who has already won over a dozen prizes. Even though he travels quite a bit with the national team, he loves to travel and takes off as soon as he gets a few days or weeks off to discover new places and cultures. He is also a huge figure skating fan; his sister is a nationally ranked synchronized skater and follows every competition. He admits to knowing more about the figure skaters than he does divers!
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Results
2019
Competition | Date | Location | 3M | 3MS | Mixed 3M* |
Pan Am Games | 08-2019 | Lima, PER | 14th / 365.15 | 2nd / 414.21 | |
FINA World Championships | 07-2019 | Gwangju, KOR | 16th / 395.20 | 25th / 182.94 | 2nd / 304.08 |
Summer National Championships | 05-2019 | Windsor, ON | 3rd / 440.45 | ||
FINA World Series 5 | 05-2019 | London, GBR | 6th / 424.90 | 4th / 404.67 | 3rd / 319.02 |
FINA World Series 4 | 05-2019 | Kazan, RUS | 7th / 407.50 | 4th / 399.39 | 4th / 300.27 |
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2019 | Montreal, CAN | 10th / 404.40 | 5th / 409.11 | 3rd / 310.89 |
FINA Grand Prix | 04-2019 | Calgary, CAN | 6th / 427.30 | 1st / 398.73 | 1st / 304.59 |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2019 | Beijing, CHN | 7th / 403.85 | 3rd / 399.48 | 2nd / 304.08 |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2019 | Sagamihara, JPN | 4th / 433.60 | 4th / 416.37 | 2nd / 327.93 |
Winter National Championships | 01-2019 | Victoria, BC | 1st / 476.65 | 1st / 415.32 |
* All 3m synchro results are with Philippe Gagné
* All mixed 3m synchro results are with Jennifer Abel
2018
Competition | Date | Location | 3M | 3MS* | MIXED 3M |
FINA World Cup | 06-2018 | Wuhan, CHN | 10th / 398.10 | 4th / 410.67 | 13th / 238.89 (Citrini-Beaulieu) |
FINA Grand Prix 2 | 05-2018 | Calgary, CAN | 2nd / 451.50 | 1st / 396.30 | |
FINA World Series 4 | 05-2018 | Kazan, RUS | 5th / 440.90 | 4th / 391.11 | 1st / 324.96 (Abel) |
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2018 | Montreal, CAN | 5th / 448.45 | 4th / 409.86 | 1st / 325.20 (Abel) |
Commonwealth Games | 04-2018 | Gold Coast, AUS | 7th / 401.55 | 2nd / 415.23 | |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2018 | Fuji, JPN | 9th / 391.60 | 5th / 293.88 (Abel) | |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2018 | Beijing, CHN | 8th / 430.25 | 3rd / 302.67
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Winter Senior National Championships | 01-2018 | Saskatoon, SK | 3rd / 433.60 | 1st / 408.60 |
*All 3m synchro results are with Philippe Gagné
2017
Competition | Date | Location | 3M | 3MS |
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2017 | Scarborough, CAN | 1st | |
FINA Grand Prix 4 | 05-2017 | Madrid, ESP | 2nd | 1st (Gagné) |
FINA World Series 4 | 04-2017 | Windsor, CAN | 8th (Gagné) | |
FINA Grand Prix 2 | 04-2017 | Gatineau, CAN | 5th | |
FINA World Series 3 | 03-2017 | Kazan, RUS | 6th | 6th (Gagné) |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2017 | Guangzhou, CHN | 5th (Gagné) | |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2017 | Beijing, CHN | 11th | 6th (Gagné) |
FINA Grand Prix 1 | 02-2017 | Rostock, GER | 5th | |
Winter Senior National Championships | 02-2017 | Calgary, CAN | 2nd |
2016
Competition | Date | Location | 3M | 3MS |
FINA World Series 3 | 04-2016 | Windsor, CAN | 9th | 3rd (Gagné) |
FINA Grand Prix 4 | 04-2016 | Gatineau, CAN | 6th | 1st (Gagné) |
FINA World Series 2 | 03-2016 | Dubai, UAE | 7th | 7th (Gagné) |
FINA World Series 4 | 03-2016 | Kazan, RUS | 10th | 4th (Gagné) |
FINA World Series 1 | 03-2016 | Beijing, CHN | 11th | 7th (Gagné) |
FINA Diving World Cup | 02-2016 | Rio, Brazil | 25th | 7th (Gagné) |
German Grand Prix | 01-2016 | Rostock, GER | 5th | 1st (Gagné) |
2015
Competition | Date | Location | 3M | 3MS |
Winter Senior National Championships | 12-2015 | Saskatoon, SK | 2nd | |
FINA World Aquatic Championships | 07-2015 | Kazan, RUS | 32nd | 5th (Gagné) |
Pan Am Games | 07-2015 | Toronto, CAN | 6th | 2nd (Gagné) |
FINA World Series 6 | 05-2015 | Merida, MEX | 12th | 4th (Gagné) |
FINA World Series 5 | 05-2015 | Windsor, CAN | 10th | 5th (Gagné) |
Summer Senior National Championships | 05-2015 | Victoria, BC | 2nd | |
FINA World Series 4 | 05-2015 | London, GBR | 9th | 5th (Gagné) |
2014
Competition | Date | Location | 1M | 3M | 3MS |
Pan Am Festival | 09-2014 | Mexico City, MEX | 5th | 2nd (Gagné) | |
Commonwealth Games | 07-2014 | Glasgow, SCO | 12th | 7th | |
FINA World Cup | 07-2014 | Shanghai, CHN | 18th | 7th (Gagné) | |
Summer Senior National Championships | 05-2014 | Winnipeg, MB | 2nd | ||
Gillette Canada Cup | 05-2014 | Gatineau, QC | 5th | 4th (Gagne) | |
Winter Senior National Championships | 03-2014 | Saskatoon, SK | 2nd | ||
Germany Grand Prix | 02-2014 | Rostock, GER | 18th |
2013
Competition | Date | Location | 1M | 3M | 10M | 3MS |
FINA World Aquatics Championships | 07-2013 | Barcelona, ESP | 27th | 20th | 3rd | |
Summer Senior National Championships | 05-2013 | Quebec City, QC | 1st | 1st | ||
USA Grand Prix | 05-2013 | Fort Lauderdale, USA | 14th | 2nd | ||
Gillette Canada Cup | 05-2013 | Gatineau, QC | 6th | 1st | 5th (Sabourin-Germain) | |
Winter Senior National Championships | 02-2013 | Winnipeg, MB | 2nd | 3rd | 1st (Sabourin-Germain) | |
German Grand Prix | 02-2013 | Dresden, GER | 5th | 11th |
2012
Competition | Date | Location | 3M |
Olympic Games | 07-2012 | London, GBR | 13th |
Italy Grand Prix | 06-2012 | Rome, ITA | 5th |
Spain Grand Prix | 06-2012 | Madrid, ESP | 6th |
Canadian Diving Trials/Summer Senior National Championships | 05-2012 | Montreal, QC | 1st |
USA Grand Prix | 05-2012 | Fort Lauderdale, USA | 7th |
Tin Bo Travel Canada Cup | 05-2012 | Montreal, CAN | 5th |
German Grand Prix | 02-2012 | Rostock, GER | 8th |
2011-2002
Competition | Date | Location | 1M | 3M | 10M | 3MS |
Winter Senior National Championships | 12-2011 | Victoria, BC | 2nd | |||
FINA World Aquatics Championships | 07-2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 25th | 29th | ||
Italy Grand Prix | 06-2011 | Bolzano, ITA | 13th | |||
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2011 | Edmonton, AB | 1st | 2nd | ||
USA Grand Prix | 05-2011 | Ft. Lauderdale, USA | 10th | |||
Canada Cup | 04-2011 | Montréal, QC | 9th | |||
Russian Grand Prix | 02-2011 | Penza, RUS | 9th | |||
Winter Senior National Championshps | 01-2011 | London, ON | 3rd | |||
Spain Grand Prix | 07-2010 | Madrid , ESP | 6th | |||
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2010 | Saskatoon , SK | 3rd | 4th | ||
USA Grand Prix | 05-2010 | Ft.Lauderdale, USA | 6th | |||
Canada Cup | 05-2010 | Montreal, QC | 12th* | |||
Russian Grand Prix | 03-2010 | Moscow, RUS | 10th | |||
German Grand Prix | 02-2010 | Rostock,GER | 6th | |||
Winter Senior National Championships | 01-2010 | Etobicoke, ON | 2nd | |||
Canada Games | 08-2009 | Charlettown, PEI | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd (Morneau.M) |
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2009 | Quebec City, QC | 2nd | 1st | ||
Spain Grand Prix | 05-2009 | Madrid, ESP | 8th | |||
Canada Cup | 05-2009 | Montreal, QC | 12th | |||
Russian Grand Prix | 03-2009 | Moscow, RUS | 10th | |||
Winter Senior National Championships | 02-2009 | Calgary, AB | 3rd | 4th | ||
FINA World Junior Championships | 09-2008 | Aachen, GER | 11th | 24th | 5th (Bouchard) | |
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2008 | Thunder Bay, ON | 2nd | 1st | 7th | |
Maple Leaf Simply Fresh Diving Trials | 06-2008 | Victoria, BC | 3rd | |||
Italy Grand Prix | 06-2008 | Rome, ITA | 16th | |||
Maple Leaf Simply Fresh Canada Cup | 05-2008 | Montreal, QC | 16th | |||
International Lambertz-Springen | 04-2008 | Aachen, GER | 15th | 5th (Bouchard) | ||
Russian Grand Prix | 04-2008 | Moscow, RUS | 13th | |||
Winter Senior National Championships | 03-2008 | Regina, SK | 1st | 3rd | ||
China FINA Grand Prix | 02-2008 | Shenzhen, CHN | 18th | |||
CAMO Invitation (junior) | 12-2007 | Montreal, QC | 2th | 4th | ||
Pan Am Jr. Championships | 11-2007 | Puerto Rico | 5th | 5th | ||
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2007 | Montreal, QC | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | |
Summer Senior National Championships | 07-2007 | Montreal, QC | 6th | 5th | ||
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2007 | Winnipeg, MB | 10th | 18th | 6th | |
Internationales Printenspringen | 04-2007 | Aachen, GER | 8th | 9th | 9th | |
Winter Senior National Championships | 01-2007 | Quebec, QC | 7th | 11th | 10th | |
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2006 | Edmonton, AB | 4th | 6th | 3rd | |
Canada Cup | 05-2006 | Victoria, BC | ||||
Winter Senior National Championships | 01-2006 | Winnipeg, MB | 13th | 16th | 10th | |
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2005 | Quebec, QC | 4th | 4th | 4th | |
Summer Senior National Championships | 06-2005 | London, ON | 16th | 22nd | 10th | |
Winter Senior National Championships | 03-2005 | Quebec, QC | 17th | |||
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2004 | Victoria, BC | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | |
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2003 | London, ON | 11th | 18th | 16th | |
Speedo Junior National Championships | 07-2002 | St-John’s, NL | 13th | 7th | 5th |
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Career highlights
- 1 Olympic Game (London 2012)
- 1 Pan American Games medals
- 1 Commonwealth Games medals
- 2 World Championships podium
National Best
485.90
Men’s 3m
2013 Summer Senior Nationals
461.40
Men’s 3m
2016 FINA World Series – Dubai
418.68
3m synchro
FINA Grand Prix 2016 – Rostock