"We are deeply saddened by the passing of former Olympic coach Julie Sauvé, who touched so many lives in her illustrious career," said Art Swimming Canada on its Facebook page, adding that more information will be posted "soon".The news was first reported by Radio-Canada on Tuesday.Sauvé worked in the world of Canadian artistic swimming for more than 35 years until 2012, when she was fired by the national federation. After announcing her retirement, she finally agreed to lead the Brazilian team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.It was under Sauvé's tutelage that Fréchette won Olympic gold at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, shortly after her boyfriend's suicide. Fréchette received his medal more than a year later, after FINA and the International Olympic Committee concluded that a judge had accidentally given him the wrong score.Sauvé was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2006, Canada's Olympic Hall of Fame in 2012 and Quebec's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.