It is with profound sadness that we pass along the news that former CONNU Head Coach, Steve Sadownick, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday.

Below is some additional information pertaining to the open water portion of the 2018 RBC Canadian Junior Swimming Championships. The linked meet package has been updated to note the venue for the Open Water race.

Swimming Canada today announced the selection process for its NextGen camps which will take place in the 2018-2019 season.  The NextGen program is designed to assist age-targeted swimmers to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, as a step on the progression toward being on the podium at the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Markus Thormeyer (HPC-Vancouver) won the 50-m freestyle and 50-m backstroke shootout races on Sunday to conclude the fifth stop on the Pro Swim series circuit, while Sarah Darcel (HPC-Victoria) who is currently training at Cal-Berkeley, also posted a win in one of the novelty events at the Santa Clara event.

The 55th annual Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet was held at the UBC Aquatic Centre this past weekend. Over the years, the meet has garnered some of the world’s top swimmers and this year is no exception. This year, the meet boasted international swimmers including twelve-time Olympic medallist Ryan Lochte, Olympic and World champion Caleb Dressel, junior world recorder holder Maxime Rooney, and the USA Junior National team.

Domestic swimmers include four-time Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak, Pan American games medallist Rachel Nicol, and the Canadian Junior team. Top BC swimmers include Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, two time Bronze World Championship medallist Yuri Kisil, and Olympian Markus Thormeyer.