Tricia Smith unanimously re-elected as president of Canadian Olympic Committee

Tricia Smith, a four-time Olympian and Olympic rowing silver medallist, was unanimously re-elected as president of the Canadian Olympic Committee on Sunday. She first took over the role in 2015.

Lara Mussell Savage and Tim Powers newly elected to the board of directors

The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 28, 2025 10:06 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

Canadian Olympic Committee president Tricia Smith addresses a crowd gathered for the restoration of the late Olympian Percy Williams’s two Olympic gold medals during a ceremony to present the restored medals to his family at the BC Sports Hall of Fame in Vancouver on February 24, 2023. — Tricia Smith Smith, a four-time Olympian and 1984 Olympic rowing silver medallist in Los Angeles, first took over the role of Canadian Olympic Committee president in 2015. (Marissa Tiel/Canadian Press/File)

Tricia Smith was unanimously re-elected as president of the Canadian Olympic Committee on Sunday.

Smith, a four-time Olympian and Olympic rowing silver medallist, first took over the role in 2015.

The Vancouver native was re-elected to the International Olympic Committee in October.

Marie-Huguette Cormier, Hubert Lacroix, Jaquie Parchment and Saäd Rafi were re-elected to the COC board of directors, while Lara Mussell Savage and Tim Powers were newly elected.

Cormier, a two-time Olympic fencer, was appointed vice-president by the board.

The COC membership includes 97 voting members from national and multi-sport organizations, athletes, general members and other sport leaders.

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Tricia Smith unanimously re-elected as president of Canadian Olympic Committee

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