French Canadian – 3 time Olympian – Olympic medal winner – 5 time World Medalist–Competed for France in 2008, and 2012, then for Canada in 2016– Rowed successfully across the Atlantic Ocean in 2013 – Motivational Speaker, Project Manager and Senior
Associate at Partnerships BC, Victoria, Canada

Born in France to a Canadian mother and French father, Julien grew up in Angers. After competing for France at the World Championships and two Olympic Games, which included winning the bronze medal in Beijing, 2008, Julien turned to ocean rowing. In 2013, he rowed across one of the most challenging bodies of water on Earth: the Atlantic Ocean. After a successful, yet harrowing 49day crossing, Julien went back to calmer water. Permanently crossing the ocean this time, it was in Canada that the next hapter of his adventure was written, and in 2014, he moved to Canada with his wife Katie and joined Canada’s National Rowing Team. In 2015, Julien experienced a major medical setback, and was told he would never compete again. However, through intensive rehabilitation, he defied medical opinion by going on to compete one final time in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
In 2018, Julien co-organized the 2018 World Rowing Coastal Championships in Victoria, Canada and won the Men’s Double Scull. He now lives with his family on a small island off Vancouver Island, and, together with his wife, he guides coastal rowing
tours in the Gulf Islands. Julien’s motto: “The Adventure goes on…”