Coaching Resources

Swim BC is excited to be hosting the BC Swimming Congress September 30th – October 3rd at the Westin Resort & Spa in Whistler, BC. The theme for the 2021 Congress is One BC, Moving Forward Together focussing on moving past the disruption of COVID-19 and celebrate coming back together as one united swimming community. Registration is now open! Early Bird registration for the Team Aquatic Supplies BC Swim Coaches Conference is open until August 31st.

For more information and to register, click here.

Given last season’s competitive calendar was cut short, we have made a number of one-time changes to the program. This year’s grant allocations are based on the following distributions, taking into consideration Club Grant eligible performances from 2018-19 and 2019-20.

• • 40% ($ 42,000) – based on 2019-20 Grant
  • 15% ($ 15,750) – based on 2019-20 BC ID Teams
  • 15% ($ 15,750) – based on 2020 Winter BC Provincial Championships
  • 15% ($ 15,750) – based 2019-20 International Competitions (Euro 2020 Meet)
  • 15% ($ 15,750) – based on 2019-20 National and Provincial Records

Total Club Grant funds for 2020-21 – $105,000

Club Grant funds are not allocated to a specific individual. They are intended to support clubs in continued development toward competitive performance outcomes. Please refer to the Swim BC Club Grant Information and the Swim BC Club Grant Criteria documents for further details. The list of Club Grant recipients can be found here.

The opportunity to use eligible expenses for COVID stimulated costs (ie/ pool time and coaching salaries) as was permitted after March of last year, will be assessed regularly by Swim BC. Should the opportunity to utilize Club Grant funds for “COVID-related expenses” occur, this will be communicated clearly to all programs. Please note that for now, only eligible expenses as per the Club Grant program are acceptable.

Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, through a partnership with the Province of British Columbia, viaSport, the network of PacificSport centres, and Swim BC, collaborates to deliver programs and services to place BC athletes onto National Teams, and ensure athletes and coaches have every advantage to win medals for Canada. The partners work jointly to encourage sport excellence and increase podium performances in communities throughout BC.

Through the above partnership, and with the above purpose in mind, Swim BC nominates athletes and their coaches who meet specific criteria for Canadian Sport Institute Pacific / PacificSport athlete or coach registration. Upon registering, athletes and coaches can engage in enhanced programs, benefits, and selected support services through Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and the network of PacificSport regional centres in BC.

Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and PacificSport athlete support is tiered across four levels based on performance, each with a slate of designated benefits.

Coach Selection

Personal coaches can also receive access to benefits if they currently coach an athlete selected to the Athlete Nomination List. Like the athletes, coaches will receive a notification via email. For more information on services for coaches, please see the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific website.

Athlete Selection