Prince George, B.C. (October 29, 2018) – The 2018 Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport were presented last night to eight outstanding Indigenous youth athletes from British Columbia’s Northeast Region. The Awards were presented during a formal celebration held at the Nusdeh Yoh Aboriginal Choice School in Prince George, BC. The Northeast is the first of the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council’s (I·SPARC) six regions to honour Indigenous athletes through this unique province-wide awards program.

Penticton, B.C. (November 8, 2018) – The 2018 Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport were presented last night to eight outstanding Indigenous youth athletes from British Columbia’s Interior Region. The Awards were presented during a formal celebration held at the Outma Sqilx’W Cultural School in Penticton, BC. The Interior is the third of the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council’s (I·SPARC) six regions to honour Indigenous athletes through this unique province-wide awards program.

Preparing for Podium performances at the Paralympics of Paris 2024 will be front of mind for 16 of Canada’s brightest young Para swimmers when they assemble in Toronto in October as part of the Swimming Canada NextGen program.

Among those selected to attend are three Swim BC athletes.

Following is a quick overview for 2018-2019 Senior Circuit #1.
Complete meet information is now available on the Swimming Canada website.

The 2018 Swim BC and BCSCA Awards banquet took place in conjunction with the Swim BC AGM, the BCSCA AGM, and BCSCA annual conference. The highlight of the evening, however, was the induction of two new members into the BC Swimming Hall of Fame, a pair that formed arguably the greatest tandem in Canadian swimming history: Ryan Cochrane and his coach, the deceased Randy Bennett.