About Swim BC

The Swim BC President’s Award is awarded to a long serving individual within the BC Swimming Community who has had a significant and lasting impact on the direction of the sport. This year’s winner is Jeannie Lo from Canadian Dolphins Swim Club. Swim BC profoundly values the strength of our club system. It is volunteers such as Jeannie that provide the leadership and untold hours of volunteerism that move our sport forward. The work she has done to not only advance your clubs “Return to Swimming” opportunities to gain access to the Vancouver Aquatic Centre in the face of challenging conditions, but to have also represented all clubs that access pool time at the VAC, has provided a strong voice for our sport. We cannot thank Jeannie enough for her service to BC swimming.

Swim BC Club of the Year – Hyack Swim Club

The Hyack Swim Club has a rich legacy of performance, since their inception in 1973 through to and including this past 2019-2020 season. They demonstrate strong governance; have a highly qualified and fully registered coaching staff; they rank at the top of the province in combined club FINA points; combined Provincial Champ scoring; total number of National qualifiers; number of registered officials; have demonstrated a positive swimmer registration and retention trend; and fully participated in all Swim BC Provincial Championship meets.  Swim BC congratulates the Hyack Board of Directors, coaching staff, swimmers and parents on being named the Swim BC Club of the Year for 2019 -2020.

Swim BC Male Provincial Swimmer of the Year – Peter Huang (HYACK)

Peter Huang swims for the Hyack Swim Club. At Winter Provincials in Victoria, he broke the National Record in the Long Course Men’s 13-14 400m Free. During the 2019-2020 season, he also broke 8 Provincial Records. Peter is extremely hard working and dedicated to our sport. Swim BC would like to recognize his accomplishments and commend him for representing BC Swimming Excellence.

Swim BC Female Provincial Swimmer of the Year – Bailey Herbert (LOSC)

Bailey Herbert swims for the Langley Olympians. She is the winner of the 15 & Over Aggregate Award at BC Winter Provincial Championships. She also was a member of the BC Provincial Team which travelled to Luxembourg and swam in the 200m IM Final. We cannot commend Bailey enough for the representation of your club and your province in swimming excellence.

Swim BC Male Provincial Para Swimmer of the Year – Cameron Chambers (KAJ)

Cameron Chambers swims for Kelowna Aquajets. During Provincial Championships, he scored 4033 Canadian Para Points from all Para events swam. Cameron is a hard-working athlete and Swim BC commends him for representing BC Swimming Excellence.

Swim BC Female Provincial Para Swimmer of the Year  – Arianna Hunsicker (SKSC)

Arianna Hunsicker swims for Surrey Knights Swim Club. She is an accomplished swimmer and has been an excellent representation of BC Swimming Excellence. Arianna scored 3379 Canadian Para Points from the events she swam at BC Provincial Championships. Swim BC would like to acknowledge Arianna’s hard work.

Swim BC Female Coach of the Year – Tina Hoeben (KISU Swim Club)

Tina Hoeben is the long-time Head Coach of KISU Swim Club in Penticton BC. An accomplished coach who has pursued education through the National Coaching Certification Program, National Women in Coaching programs and serves as a role model and mentor to other coaches across the province. Tina was selected as the Assistant coach for the BC Provincial “ID” team, participating fully in the training camps and in-season travel experience to the Euro 2020 competition in Luxembourg.  As the Head Coach of KISU, she has coached many targeted athletes, provincial and national team members. Swim BC believes Tina embodies all the elements that signify coaching excellence. Congratulations on being named the first ever Swim BC Female Coach of the Year.

Swim BC Male Coach of the Year – Brian Metcalfe (Langley Olympians Swim Club)

Brian Metcalfe is the Head Coach of the Langley Olympians Swim Club and the first recipient of this new Swim BC award. A highly respected coach in the BC and Canadian swimming community, Brian has many years of coaching experience and education. Selected as the Head Coach for the BC Provincial “ID” team for 2019-20, the program featured two training camps and an in-season travel experience to the Euro 2020 competition in Luxemburg. During the 2019-2020 season, Brian coached several Langley Olympians who were selected as targeted athletes and provincial team members and coached one swimmer to a provincial record. Brian is a major asset to the BC Swimming community and this award reflects that status.

Volunteer of the Year – Carmen Massey (Columbia Shuswap Selkirks Swim Club)

Carmen Massey is currently in her second term as the President of the Columbia Shuswap Selkirks Swim Club’s. Her contribution to the fabric of BC swimming through her selfless efforts with the Selkirks has been significant. During her time as president, Carmen has initiated a focus on Board governance and fiduciary responsibilities. She has liaised with other clubs in the community to enhance opportunities and share resources, contributing to club membership growth of 40% prior to COVID.  Balancing a full career, post-secondary education and family, Carmen has managed to carve out time to build a board culture that focuses on strategies and tasks, ensuring the club is sustainable through growth and accessibility. Swim BC profoundly values the strength of volunteers such as Carmen, providing selfless leadership and untold hours of volunteerism in moving our sport forward.

Official of the Year – Piero Porreca

Piero Porreca is a highly accomplished level 5 official who provides selfless leadership to the Swim BC officiating fraternity and swimming community.  Piero is currently a Regional Officials Director in the Lower Mainland, a challenging role requiring liaison with Club Officials Directors, leading certification clinics, along with the provision of officiating services for many clubs. Piero also sits on the Swim BC Officials Committee, the key leadership group for BC swimming officials.  As a very active BC Swimming community member, he has contributed a remarkable number of hours of volunteerism and leadership. His selflessness benefits thousands of youth in achieving their goals. Piero has contributed to countless competitions, from club time trials to provincial championships. He has been an exceptional mentor for other officials in our community. It goes without saying that officials are profoundly integral to our sport, Swim BC cannot thank Piero enough for his unselfish service.