Team BC has selected Raben Dommann to carry BC’s flag in the 2017 Canada Summer Games Closing Ceremony in Winnipeg.
The North Vancouver swimmer powered his way to eight medals, including five golds in the Pan Am Pool, part of the BC swim team’s 52-medal haul at the Games.
The pool portion of the 2017 Canada Summer Games wrapped up Friday as BC claimed more medals and maintained the dominance shown earlier in the week. Events of the day included Men’s 1500m Freestyle, 50m Freestyle, Women’s 800m Freestyle, 200m IM, and the 4x100m Medley Relay.
Read MoreHere is a recap from TSN on Swimming at the Canada Games.
It was another stellar performance for Team BC swimmers at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg Thursday evening.
Read MoreThursday night was the penultimate finals session in the pool for the 2017 Canada Games, and SwimBC swimmers have not slowed down. Event from the evening included the 200m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 50m breaststroke (S1 to S3) multi-class, 100m breaststroke (S4 to S14) multi class, 200m backstroke, 50m backstroke Special Olympics, 100m butterfly, and 200m medley relay.
Read MoreAt the halfway point of the 2017 Canada Games, SwimBC athletes continue to pick up hardware and best times. Events from the evening included the 100m backstroke, 50m backstroke for S1 to S5 multi-class, 400m freestyle, 200m breaststroke, 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly for S8 to S14 multi-class, and the 400m freestyle relay.
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It was a wet and soggy day in Winnipeg reminding all of Team BC that we are west coasters at heart.
Read MoreAfter two days of competition in the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg, it appears painted finger nails may be contributing to Team BC’s success.
Read MoreIt was an evening of podium finishes for Team BC swimmers at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg on Tuesday with two gold, two silver and six bronze medals.
Read MoreThe 2017 Canada Summer Games continued with Day 2 of the swimming events as BC athletes looked to improve upon an already stellar start. Starting off with the 100m Freestyle, Jessica Luo tied for third with a time 58.00 on the Women’s side while Tyler Wall took home a gold medal for BC with a time of 52.36. Genny Verge and Mikyla Carlow finished second and third in the Women’s Special Olympics 100m Freestyle, with times of 1:26.76 and 1:28.59. On the Men’s side, Jesse Shade claimed on of his two gold medals of the day in the 100m Free, going a solid 1:00.33 and beating the rest of the field by about 6 seconds!
Read MoreTeam BC swimmers won four medals as the 2017 Canada Summer Games swimming competition began on Monday at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg.
It was double gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay races for Team BC.
Raben Dommann (North Vancouver) struck gold in the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg as the 2017 Canada Summer Games swimming competition got underway on Monday afternoon.
Read MoreTeam BC members are settling into the 2017 Canada Games Athletes Village at the University of Manitoba after arriving on Saturday from the West Coast. They took a break from their training and practice sessions on Sunday to attend the Team BC week two pep rally. It was a chance for athletes from all the sports to get to know each other and practice some new cheers.
Read MoreNational Coaches Week is September 17-25. An initiative of the Coaches Association of Canada and the Provincial and Territorial coaching organizations, this week celebrates the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. This week is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying #ThanksCoach.
Read MoreSwimBC is pleased to congratulate the following swimmers and their respective clubs on being named to the 2017 Team BC Canada Games team for swimming.
Read MoreThe memo below was sent to coaches of para-swimmers who had swimmers declared available for selection on Monday, April 3, 2017.
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