Joseph Bartoch (born January 3, 1983) is a former competition

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from Canada, who specialized in the

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

events. He claimed a bronze medal as a member of the third-place Canadian team in the 4x100-metre medley relay at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

in Beijing in the 100-metre butterfly and the 4x100-metre medley relay, and in the same events at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London.Olympic results

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1983 births Living people Canadian male butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada UNLV Rebels men's swimmers Canadian expatriate swimmers in the United States Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers from London, Ontario World record setters in swimming Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub

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