Nicolas-Guy Turbide (born January 12, 1997) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who has albinism. He is a two-time Paralympic medallist, a Commonwealth Games champion, a triple Parapan American Games champion and a World silver medallist in the 100m backstroke.^[1][2]

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Nicolas-Guy Turbide

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Born	(1997-01-12) January 12, 1997 (age 27) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Oculocutaneous albinism
Disability class	S13
Club	Club de Natation Region de Quebec
Coached by	Marc-André Pelletier
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  Canada Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S13 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S13 World Championships 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S13 2019 London 100 m backstroke S13 2023 Manchester 50 m freestyle S13 Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 50 m freestyle S13 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto 100 m backstroke S13 2015 Toronto 100 m butterfly S13 2015 Toronto 200 m individual medley SM13 2015 Toronto 50 m freestyle S13 2015 Toronto 100 m freestyle S13 2015 Toronto 400 m freestyle S13

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Turbide was named Male Para Swimmer of the Year by Swimming Canada in 2016 and 2018 and was named co-winner in 2019.^[3][4] He was awarded the Medal of the National Assembly by the National Assembly of Quebec in 2016.^[5]

Named to the Canadian team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Turbide won gold in the 50 m freestyle S13 on the second day of competition, setting a new Games and Canadian record of 24.32 seconds. He said he "executed the race plan exactly the way I wanted to."^[6]