Men
CAN
Graeme Fish
CAN- Date of birth22 Aug 1997
- Height1810 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownCalgary
- Place of birthMoose Jaw
- Start skating / Club He began speed skating at age three in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada, and started competing at age five. He initially preferred short track until he realised his endurance abilities were better suited to long track. / Moose Jaw Speed Skating Club: Canada
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- Other nameFishy-Fish (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
- CoachBart Schouten [national], NED; William Dutton [national], CAN
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He received the 2020 Jeremy Wotherspoon Award from Speed Skating Canada. The award recognises the Canadian long track male athlete of the year. (speedskating.ca, 04 Sep 2020)
"If I don't throw up after a race, it means I didn't go all out. I like pain. I love skating. And for me, the longer the better. The longer you get to skate the better. It kind of drives me. I like pain for some reason. It might be a bit weird, but you have to be able to skate through the pain and enjoy it a little bit." (ca.sports.yahoo.com, 13 Feb 2022; cjme.com, 31 Jan 2022)
Canadian speed skater Justin Warsylewicz. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
Canadian speed skater Connor Howe. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
In November 2021 he tested positive for COVID-19 at the World Cup event in Stavanger, Norway. He was required to remain in Norway for a period of quarantine and missed the following World Cup event in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (schaatsen.nl, 06 Dec 2021)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (westcentralonline.com, 03 Mar 2022)
Setting a world record in the 10,000m at the 2020 World Single Distances Championships in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023)
OLYMPIC INSPIRATION
He credits fellow Canadian speed skater Justin Warsylewicz with inspiring him to become an Olympian. "Justin was an iconic speed skater who, before competing at the Olympics in 2006, went through heart surgery which sidelined him from the sport for some time. Luckily for him, he recovered well from the surgery and qualified to compete. Knowing everything he had to overcome to get there, it was amazing to watch him go on to win an Olympic silver in the men's team pursuit. I was fortunate enough to be coached by Justin when I first moved out to Calgary and learned so much from him. He is also from my home province of Saskatchewan and comes from the same neighbourhood." (Kinsmen Moose Jaw Speed Skating Club Facebook page, 25 Apr 2023)
He credits fellow Canadian speed skater Justin Warsylewicz with inspiring him to become an Olympian. "Justin was an iconic speed skater who, before competing at the Olympics in 2006, went through heart surgery which sidelined him from the sport for some time. Luckily for him, he recovered well from the surgery and qualified to compete. Knowing everything he had to overcome to get there, it was amazing to watch him go on to win an Olympic silver in the men's team pursuit. I was fortunate enough to be coached by Justin when I first moved out to Calgary and learned so much from him. He is also from my home province of Saskatchewan and comes from the same neighbourhood." (Kinsmen Moose Jaw Speed Skating Club Facebook page, 25 Apr 2023)
He trains at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, AB, Canada.
"My parents thought it would be a better fit than ice hockey. It was cheaper and my dad skated when he was younger."
Bart Schouten [national], NED; William Dutton [national], CAN
