Dec 18, 2020
As the year is coming to a close, we would like to recognize the Provincial & National Records set during the first quarter of our 2020-2021 season. These athletes have persevered through uncertain times, and we would like to congratulate them on their hard work.
Laon Kim (HYACK)
11-12 Men 200m Freestyle SCM
1:59.58
National Record
Lucas Kim (HYACK)
11-12 Men 400m Freestyle SCM
4:15.26
National Record
Markus Thormeyer (UBCT)
Senior Men 200m Backstroke SCM
1:50.27
National Record
HYACK Swim Club
Kim L., Yang B., Chan A., Kim L.
11-12 Men 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay
8:44.40
National Record
HYACK Swim Club
Orogo P., Jung J., Zhang H., Wang M.
13-14 Men 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
1:40.53
HYACK Swim Club
Orogo P., Zhang H., Jung J., Wang M.
13-14 Men 4 x 100m Medley Relay
4:00.67
Congratulations! We cannot wait to see more records fall in the New Year.
Nov 26, 2020
Introducing The Swim BC Officially Unofficial Rankings
The O.U Rankings
This program is intended to be an opportunity for all clubs in BC to share performances, whether they be from a sanctioned time trial, a race rehearsal in workout, a get-out swim or one a last rep in a descending set. Coaches are encouraged to submit any times; Swim BC will rank and publish daily (or as best we can, pending a high volume of submissions)
When: November 30 – December 22, 2020 // January 4 – 31, 2021 (collect and submit times over Christmas break, we’ll rank them when staff return from holidays)
Where: Club training session or scheduled time trial
Who: All Swim BC Swimmers registered in the Competitive Category
Why: We know training through COVID is becoming a challenge for all. With no specific and immediate competitive goal on the horizon we’ve created an opportunity to get a relatively quick sense as to where swimmers stand. In discussion with several coaches, we thought it would be a positive step to bring the province together, create an opportunity to see what your competitors are doing and how you compare
Events: All Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship events
Age Groups: 12 & Under; 13 – 14; 15 & Over
The Details:
Swim BC will be collecting and publishing results from time trial or coach timed swims though December and January. The opportunity is simply to provide an outlet for racing and inspire your swimmer’s competitive spirit.
- Swimmers must be fully registered in the appropriate “Competitive” category.
- We’ll accept times from a sanctioned Time Trial, unsanctioned Time Trial, or any other swim deemed fair by the coach. It goes without saying that honesty will be the best policy when submitting times – the only way this program works if an ‘honest watch’ is used!
- We’ll start with SCM rankings – we’ll consider LCM if we get enough submissions.
- Results will be compiled and updated daily (or as quickly as possible) on the Swim BC Website.
- Results will be ranked by Age Group, Gender, and Time.
Coaches submit swimmer’s times to Cory Beatt via the O.U. Rankings Submission Spreadsheet. Please indicated the following information:
- Name (if Para – classification)
- Age (at the time of the performance)
- Club
- Event
- Course – SCM (we’ll do LCM if there’s enough demand)
- Time (mm:ss.00)
- Type of Start – please correct the time if alternate starts are used (we recognize not everyone has access to an idea racing environment)
- Blocks start – no time correction
- No blocks / start from deck – .5 sec correction (time – .5 sec = submitted time)
- Push start – 1.5 sec correction (time – 1.5 sec = submitted time)
Be Safe – Have Fun – Swim Fast
Nov 18, 2020
Paris & Beyond Swim Camp
Swim BC has partnered with Swimming Canada to deliver a virtual swim camp for distance-oriented athletes. The camp will be running from November 21 – 28th and will consist of a Zoom presentation on Saturday, November 21st, a practice template to be completed at the swimmer’s home clubs through the week, and a final Zoom presentation on Saturday, November 28th.
Swim BC would like to thank the efforts of Swimming Canada for their work in organizing the camp. Specifically, thank-you to Mark Perry, Ken McKinnon, and Connor Michie and the support staff at Swimming Canada.
Swimmer selection has been based on the athlete’s performances in the 400 Free, 800 Free, 1500 Free, and 400 IM. We would like to congratulate the following swimmers and their coaches on their selection:
Female
Ashley McMillan KISU
Camryn Stannard NRST
Emily De Jager SPART
Erin Epp KAJ
Madisen Jacques SPART
Julia Strojnowska CDSC
Tiffany Tancon HYACK
Katelyn Schroeder LOSC
Male
Calvin Slinn WDSC
Yu, Tong Wu SKSC
Peter Huang HYACK
Diego Paz KCS
Justin Fotherby KISU
Hugh McNeill LOSC
Larry Yu ISC
Samuel Pei RAPID
Edward De Jager SPART
Coaches
Judy Baker WDSC
Mark Bottrill HYACK
Justin Daly SPART
Brad Dalke KCS
Emil Dimitrov KAJ
Scott Flood NRST
Tina Hoeben KISU
Brian Metcalfe LOSC
Rob Pettifer RAPID
Reg Shaw SKSC
Kelly Taitinger CDSC
Dave Tontini ISC
Jy Stewart PSW
Leanne Sirup DST
Vincent Chung CHENA
Aidan Chudleigh EVDSC
A camp report will be published upon its completion.
Nov 13, 2020
Thank-you to those who have expressed interest in the Swimmingly platform, an easy way to hold Time Trials and Virtual Swim Meets. We have nearly 1/3rd of the BC Teams interested in getting set-up with Swimmingly.
Swimmingly is a very simple platform that has three key benefits that are helpful during COVID times:
- Easy Set-up: It only takes 10 to 15 minutes to set-up the meet before the first race is off of the blocks.
- No Touch Points: The meet is run off of people’s personal devices. There are no stopwatches, clipboards, pencils, or paper.
- Virtual Swim Meets: Swimmingly has the ability to merge results from different club’s time trials to make a virtual swim meet.
If you’re interested, but have not yet completed the Swim BC Swimmingly Inquiry Form, please do so as soon as possible. Swim BC will be coordinating the purchase of the Starter Kit in the coming weeks and will be leveraging the bulk purchase to better rates.
To assist clubs with the start-up costs for Swimmingly, we’re very pleased to inform you that the BC Swim Coaches Association (BCSCA) will be initiating a $500.00 grant program for each age group club in the province. Among other eligible expenses, the BCSCA Board has agreed to add the cost of the Swimmingly Starter Kit and Clubhouse Subscription to the allowable expenses. The BCSCA will be releasing details on this program shortly. Swim BC thanks the BCSCA for the opportunity and their support of the Swimmingly initiative.
If you would like more information regarding Swimmingly, please review our last article, view the swimmingly website, or contact Cory Beatt – Swim BC Technical Director.
Oct 30, 2020
Since the beginning of the season we’ve been anticipating what a return to competition might look like, and what would be required to keep our swimmers, coaches and officials safe. To address this, Swim BC has determined that step one is introducing “in-club” Time Trials with significant amendments to required officiating complements, working to maintain total participants under 50 individuals.
Attached is the Swim BC “Return to Competition Guidelines Step 1 – Time Trials”. This document incorporates viaSport Phase 3 competition guidelines as well as Swim BC Return to Swimming Guidelines. Please review the document carefully and determine what your club’s time trial opportunities may be. Please note that Swim BC does not require a further club Board motion to adopt these guidelines.
Future Competition: Swim BC will be communicating a decision as to whether the Winter Championship Meets (Divisional and Provincial) will go forward as planned. That announcement will be made November 30th. Any possibility for a return to standard competition (intra-club, regional and invitational) will be made in conjunction with viaSport guidelines and the BCCDC / PHO orders.
