Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 17, 1984
• Invested on: April 10, 1985

Already the winner of a silver medal, he shattered both his own world record and the previous Olympic recordvwhen he raced to a gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, thenvhelped the men's 4 by 100 relay team to win another silver medal.