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Coach Liam Donnelly retiring from SFU

Apr 8, 2021

In an announcement from SFU, Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation, Theresa Hanson, said “After 30 years of dedication to the swim program and student-athletes, Coach Liam Donnelly is retiring from SFU. He leaves a legacy of team and individual titles and national championships. For the full announcement please visit the SFU Athletics page. We wish Liam well in his retirement and thank him for his service to SFU.” Swim BC congratulates Liam on his retirement from SFU. We thank him for his contributions to BC swimming and look forward to future contributions through his recent appointment with SFA.

CHALLENGE SET #1 (APRIL 5 – 11)

Mar 31, 2021

Swim BC is pleased to be announcing our Challenge Set initiative in partnership with Team Aquatic Supplies and RaceTek. The program will include one challenge set every second week for a total of 6 challenges. Awards totalling over $ 15,000 will be presented to the cumulative top point earners in each of the categories. More information on the program is available here. Challenge Set #1 2008 & Younger 1200m IM Mixer 2007 – 2003 1500m IM Mixer Varsity 1500m IM Mixer Para (S1 – S14) Timed 30 Minute Freestyle Swim What is an IM Mixer? It is a continuous timed swim that is IM and Free based. To help remember the swims order, think of it in its 300m blocks as below:

1200m IM Mixer (YOB 2008 & Younger)	1500m IM Mixer (YOB 2007 – 2003 + Varsity)
25 Fly + 75 Free 25 Back + 75 Free 25 Breast + 75 Free — 50 Fly + 50 Free 50 Back + 50 Free 50 Breast + 50 Free — 50 Fly + 50 Free 50 Back + 50 Free 50 Breast + 50 Free — 25 Fly + 75 Free 25 Back + 75 Free 25 Breast + 75 Free Push Start Continuous Swimming	25 Fly + 75 Free 25 Back + 75 Free 25 Breast + 75 Free — 50 Fly + 50 Free 50 Back + 50 Free 50 Breast + 50 Free — 75 Fly + 25 Free 75 Back + 25 Free 75 Breast + 25 Free — 50 Fly + 50 Free 50 Back + 50 Free 50 Breast + 50 Free — 25 Fly + 75 Free 25 Back + 75 Free 25 Breast + 75 Free Push Start Continuous Swimming

All submissions will be accepted via the supplied spreadsheet and must be submitted to Cory Beatt by Monday, April 12th via the Challenge Set 1 Submission Spreadsheet. Please note that when submitting the results spreadsheet, it will require the entrant to list the swimmers name (as it is in the RTR database), SNC ID Number, and Results for the challenge set. The correct time format must be used, MM:SS.00 for the results to correctly calculate. Thank-you Team Aquatic Supplies and RaceTek for your support of this initiative.

Divisional Championship Team Scores

Mar 23, 2021

Swim BC would like to congratulate all teams on their outstanding performances at the Virtual Divisional Championships. The top three finishers from each division are: Vancouver Coastal Division :

Vancouver Pacific Swim Club – 2648 Pts
Wayland Swim Club – 2571 Pts
Canadian Dolphins Swim Club – 2100 Pts

Fraser and Island Division

Simon Fraser Aquatics – 2226 Pts
Pacific Sea Wolves – 1484 Pts
Langley Olympian Swim Club – 1470 Pts

North and Interior Division

Kelowna Aquajets – 4344 Pts
Kamloops Classic Swimming – 1861 Pts
Prince Rupert Amateur Swim Club – 1652 Pts

We are proud of our the accomplishments of our clubs and thank each of the 39 participating programs, swimmers, and their coaches. The full Virtual Divisional Championship Team Scores can be found here.

SWIM BC CHALLENGE SETS

Mar 18, 2021

Swim BC is pleased to be announcing our Challenge Set initiative in partnership with Team Aquatic Supplies and RaceTek. The program will include one challenge set every second week for a total of 6 challenges. Awards totalling over $ 15,000 will be presented to the top finishers in each of the following categories:

Year of Birth 2008 & Younger	Women & Men
Year of Birth 2007 – 2006	Women & Men
Year of Birth 2005 – 2004	Women & Men
Year of Birth 2003 & Older	Women & Men
Para (All Ages)	Women & Men
Varsity	Women & Men

The initiative will kick-off with the first challenge on Monday, April 5th, with that week’s challenge announced the week before. Thanks-you Team Aquatic Supplies and RaceTek for your continued support.

Divisional Championship Results Posted

Mar 12, 2021

Swim BC is very pleased with the great response to the Virtual Divisional Championships. We have had many reports of how this virtual meet generated direction, excitement, and great swims from our teams from across the province. A total of 767 swimmers from 38 teams participated in the three Divisional Championships. Congratulations to all the participating swimmers, coaches, and clubs! You can find the results posted on the Swim BC website here.

2021 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS CANCELLED

Mar 5, 2021

Swimming Canada has unfortunately announced the cancellation of the 2021 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships (May 21-23) and the combined 2021 Canadian Junior & Senior Swimming Championships (July 26 – August 2). CEO Ahmed El-Awadi said about the cancellation “Due to the high number of participants expected at these events, it would not be possible to put the proper distancing protocols in place to ensure these events run safely. In addition, the amount of travel required to attend these events was a major factor in the decision.” To read the full announcement, click here.