Team Canada: Pan Am Ready

This weekend, six of Canada’s top athletes, two of our brilliant coaches, and one of our most accomplished officials landed in Santiago, Chile, to compete, coach, and officiate at the 2023 Pan American Games. The squash competition will be held from October 31st until November 5th with events in Men’s and Women’s Individual, Teams, and Doubles, and Mixed Doubles as the only co-ed event for squash. Riding the exciting wave of squash’s inclusion into the 2028 Olympic Sport Program, Team Canada will have even higher aspirations and motivation to succeed at these Pan Ams.  

Team Canada’s squash team for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games is: 

David Baillargeon (Montreal, Que.)
Nicole Bunyan (Victoria, B.C.)
George Crowne (Oakville, Ont.)
Hollie Naughton (Mississauga, Ont.)
Graeme Schnell (Calgary, Alta.)
Nikole Todd (Regina, Sask.) 

The athletes will compete in the following events: 

Individual Event – Women: 

Hollie Naughton
Nicole Bunyan 

Women’s Doubles: 

Nikole Todd
Hollie Naughton 

Team Event – Women: 

Hollie Naughton
Nicole Bunyan
Nikole Todd 

Individual Event – Men: 

David Baillargeon
George Crowne 

Men’s Doubles: 

David Baillargeon
Graeme Schnell  

Team Event – Men: 

David Baillargeon
George Crowne
Graeme Schnell 

Mixed Doubles: 

Nicole Bunyan
George Crowne 

 

The six athletes qualified for Team Canada based on their PSA rankings, their recent head-to-head results, and/or their performances at previous Pan American Games and Championships. The Canadian squash team qualified for the Santiago Games at the 2023 Pan American Championships in Cartagena, Colombia in June. 

Team Canada’s squash team alternates, coaches, and official for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games are: 

Alternate Athletes 

Danielle Letourneau (Calgary, Atla.) – Alternate Athlete (Non-Travelling)
Liam Marrison (Markham, Ont.) – Alternate Athlete (Non-Travelling)
Iman Shaheen (Ottawa, Ont.) – Alternate Athlete (Non-Travelling)
Brett Schille (Calgary, Alta.) – Alternate Athlete (Non-Travelling) 

Coaches 

Yvon Provencal (Montreal, Que.) – Coach
Graeme Williams (Windsor, Ont.) – Coach 

Official 

Viano Oghenekevwe 

FPS Representatives

Lolly Gillen, Secretary General
Reinaldo Rivas, Technical Committee

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Emily Hall, Programs and Communications Coordinator
Squash Canada
C: 289-556-6660
E: emily.hall@squash.ca

Tara MacBournie, Team Canada Santiago 2023 Sport Communications Lead
Canadian Olympic Committee
C: 647-522-8328
E: tmacbournie@olympic.ca