Due to the COVID-19 situation in Ontario and other provinces, Swimming Canada is changing the Olympic & Paralympic Swimming Trials, Presented by Bell.
Swimming Canada’s primary selection event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic teams was scheduled to run May 24-28 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (“TPASC”).
“In light of the state of emergency and stay-at-home order in Ontario, as well as travel restrictions in and out of other provinces, Swimming Canada’s board of directors, in consultation with management, has determined that the May dates for Trials are no longer viable,” said President Cheryl Gibson, who led an emergency board meeting to review the situation Monday evening. “We have therefore asked management to explore plans to hold the Trials in June.”
“The Olympic Trials will now be held at TPASC June 19-23, replacing the previously scheduled Invitational Qualifier. Swimming Canada is also pursuing options for holding the Trials elsewhere in North America should running the event in Toronto not be viable based on factors at the time. The dates would remain the same in an alternate location. A decision of whether to move the event, if possible, will be made by the end of May or sooner,” said CEO Ahmed El-Awadi. More…
Due to the COVID-19 situation in Ontario and other provinces, Swimming Canada is changing the Olympic & Paralympic Swimming Trials, Presented by Bell.
Swimming Canada’s primary selection event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic teams was scheduled to run May 24-28 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (“TPASC”).
“In light of the state of emergency and stay-at-home order in Ontario, as well as travel restrictions in and out of other provinces, Swimming Canada’s board of directors, in consultation with management, has determined that the May dates for Trials are no longer viable,” said President Cheryl Gibson, who led an emergency board meeting to review the situation Monday evening. “We have therefore asked management to explore plans to hold the Trials in June.”
“The Olympic Trials will now be held at TPASC June 19-23, replacing the previously scheduled Invitational Qualifier. Swimming Canada is also pursuing options for holding the Trials elsewhere in North America should running the event in Toronto not be viable based on factors at the time. The dates would remain the same in an alternate location. A decision of whether to move the event, if possible, will be made by the end of May or sooner,” said CEO Ahmed El-Awadi. More…
The results from the BC Virtual Provincial Championships have been updated to reflect a number of changes:
A number of results have been amended to correct inputting errors.
Relays have been removed from the scoring.
We are sorry for any inconvenience that these changes may have caused.
Please find the updated Results and Team Scores on the Results page.
After receiving feedback from a number of swim clubs on issues related to the inability to conduct fair and equitable relays under the current Provincial Health Order guidelines, the Swim BC Staff, in consultation with the Competition Development Committee, have decided to remove all relays from scoring at the Virtual Winter Provincial Championships. The results for the relay swims will be posted, not scored.
Swim BC is pleased to be announcing Challenge Set #2 in partnership with Team Aquatic Supplies and RaceTek. Awards totalling over $ 15,000 will be presented to the cumulative top point earners in each of the categories at the conclusion of the 12-week (6 set) program.
Next week’s sets are:
Challenge Set #2
All Able-Bodied 10 X 100 Free Swim / Kick by 50m on 2:20
Para (S1 – S7) 6 X 50 Fly Swim (Intervals Below)
Para (S8 – S14) 6 X 100 Fly Swim (Intervals Below)
Please note
At no time is it permissible to run this event in a way that contravenes the current Provincial Health Order. All social distancing and other protocols must be in place.
Arm Pulls are not permitted during the kick.
For pool configuration considerations, the set can be conducted alternating one Swim / Kick and the next Kick / Swim.
Each swim must be recorded. Swimmers may be required to assist by recording on Sintra Plastic, Waterproof Paper, or Laminated Sheets.
Para Intervals
6 X 50 S1 on 4:30, S2 on 4:00, S3 on 3:10, S4 on 2:50, S5 on 2:20, S6 on 2:00, S7 on 1:50
6 X 100 S8 on 3:20, S9 on 3:00, S10 on 3:00, S11 on 3:20, S12 on 3:10, S13 on 3:00, S14 on 3:00
If you have any questions, please contact Cory Beatt.
All submissions will be accepted via the supplied spreadsheet (link) and must be submitted to Cory Beatt (cory.beatt@swimbc.ca) by Monday, April 26th.
Thank-you Team Aquatic Supplies and RaceTek for your support of this initiative.
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:
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.
