CELEBRATING COACHES WEEK 2021

CELEBRATING COACHES WEEK 2021

Sep 16, 2021

Coaches Week 2021 is from September 18 to 26th. Swim BC would like to acknowledge the great work our coaches do in representing our sport and guiding our athletes. Thank-you for all that you do. We are sharing with you several initiatives to celebrate Coaches Week. Swimming Canada Swimming Canada is making the following eLearning modules free to coaches from September 18 – 26, 2021. Please visit the Swimming Canada LMS for any of these modules:
  • Introduction to Para-swimming
  • Introduction to Open Water Swimming
  • Coaching Masters Swimmers
  • Healthy Eating
viaSport To celebrate Coaches Week viaSport has several announcements. For full details, visit their website. Some of these items are highlighted below:
  • #ThanksBCcoach Social Media Contest
  • Northern BC Coaching & Officiating Development Fund

2021-22 TECHNICAL PROGRAM PRESENTATION

Sep 16, 2021

On September 24th Swim BC will be presenting the technical program to Swim BC coaches for the 2021-22 season and beyond. This will be followed by questions and answers, then a collaborative workshop. Your participation and input are greatly valued and appreciated. Friday, September 24th  10:00 – 12:00 pm Registration is required. Only pre-registered coaches will be receiving the links to the video conference. Register here. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Cory Beatt (cory.beatt@swimbc.ca).
2021 BC SWIMMING CONGRESS CANCELLED

2021 BC SWIMMING CONGRESS CANCELLED

Aug 31, 2021

Download PDF Swim BC is profoundly disappointed to announce the cancellation of the 2021 BC Swimming Congress.  Over the last week or so the incredible shift in COVID-19 daily transmission rates, hospitalizations, and deaths, coupled with the BC Government’s formal announcement to delay moving to Step 4 of the BC Restart Plan, left us, we feel, with no option.  Making this decision was incredibly challenging, however knowing our moral and fiduciary obligation is to ensure prioritization of our membership’s physical, mental, and financial well-being, we are comfortable with the decision. Any member or guest having made a reservation at the host hotel, please note that your reservation will be cancelled automatically, and any payment collected will be reimbursed. In our dialogue with the hotel, we had ensured that the 30-day cancellation deadline was frozen, so that is not an issue. Swim BC staff have communicated with Eventbrite, the event management and ticketing website used to coordinate conference and banquet ticket sales, and we can confirm that all collected fees will be refunded shortly. Moving forward, we will work to envision rescheduling and reprogramming.  We’ll likely look to online delivery options for the Team Aquatic Supplies Coaches Conference and the Officials Symposium content.  Similarly, we’ll investigate mechanisms to bring the information we had intended to deliver in the Club Development Seminars to you electronically. For our Provincial Award recipients, we’ll determine how we will announce and celebrate your achievements to the membership in the coming weeks. Similarly with our esteemed Hall of Fame inductees, your moment will be celebrated, sadly not this year – we’ll work to get information to you shortly. The Swim BC AGM will be re-scheduled and held as a virtual AGM.  Once the Swim BC Board has had a chance to review the options, official notices will be sent to the membership. In due course, we’ll look to this news as a simple setback and move on.  For now, it’s imperative we do everything we can to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and work to get our sport back in the water, competing, excelling, and enjoying the experience it affords all of us, no matter what our role. Thanks for your understanding,   Ken Radford Executive Director
Weinberger, Tildesley and Simpson to be inducted into BC Swimming Hall of Fame

Weinberger, Tildesley and Simpson to be inducted into BC Swimming Hall of Fame

Aug 19, 2021

The BC Swimming Hall of Fame Committee (Brian Johns, Doug Perks, Chris Hindmarch-Watson, Ken Radford and Sam Thoms) are pleased to announce the 2021 inductees.  Richard Weinberger, Donovan Tildesly and Ted Simpson are to be inducted at the BC Swimming Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet October 2nd, held in conjunction with the BC Swimming Congress.
Here are some quick facts on the newest BC Swimming Hall of Fame inductees: Donovan Tildesley (swimmer):
  • Canada’s flag bearer at 2008 Paralympics
  • Sydney 2000 Paralympics – Bronze 200 Medley
  • Athens 2004 Paralympic – Silver 200 Medley + 400 freestyle; Bronze 100 Freestyle
  • Beijing 2008 Paralympics – Bronze 100 freestyle
  • World Record holder
  • Tildesley attended the University of British Columbia graduating with a BA in 2008. Donovan works full-time as an insurance broker in Vancouver and is also a professional inspirational speaker, sharing his stories with audiences of all ages, from business executives to schoolchildren.
Richard Weinberger (swimmer): Ted Simpson (coach):
  • Ted was the Head Coach of the Vancouver Y Torpedoes and in later years, coached Masters swimmers. He was valued as a coach who made swimming fun and made swimmers feel good about themselves.
  • Coach of Olympians Ron Jacks and Bill Mahony
  • 1966 British Empire Games Coach, both his swimmers (Jacks and Mahoney) medalled at these Games
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Aug 11, 2021

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be taking place from August 24th until September 5th. The swimming competition at the games will run from August 24th until September September 3rd. We are excited to cheer on the Canadian Paralympic Team, especially the members of the Paralympic Swim Team. You can stream all the events through CBC Sports. To keep up with all the action in the pool during the games check out the following links: CBC Sports – Streaming | Broadcast Schedule Paralympics – Swimming Competition Schedule Swimming Canada – News & Articles | Canada Day by Day Schedule | Canada Individual Events  

BC Olympian Results

Aug 11, 2021

Swim BC would like to recognize the performances by BC athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Brent Hayden  4th – 4 X 100 Free Relay 9th – 50m Freestyle Markus Thormeyer 4th – 4 X 100 Free Relay 7th – 4 x 100 Medley Relay 16th – 200m Backstroke 19th – 100m Backstroke Hau-Li Fan 9th – 10km Open Water Kierra Smith 14th 100m Breast  

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