The FINA Swimming World Cup hosted the second leg of the World Cup in Toronto this past weekend. 64 BC swimmers and 22 Alternates were selected to compete against the best of the best in Toronto.
A major highlight from the weekend was Nicholas Bennett setting a World Para Swimming Record in the Men’s 200 Freestyle S14 with a time of 1:51.40!! Congrats Nick!
BC Swimmers represented Canadian Clubs 9 times during the finals. We would like the recognize:
Three BC athletes joined the Canadian Junior Open Water Team at the FINA Open Water Junior Championships in Mahe, Seychelles. Swim BC would like to recognize the following swimmers who attended the competition:
Aidan Erickson (LOSC)
Zach McLeod (WDSC)
Julia Strojnowska (CDSC)
More than 150 athletes from over 50 countries are competing at this year’s premiere event. Races are organized on a 2,500-m lap course in the Beau Vallon region of Seychelles, on the northwestern coast of Mahé. The same course was used during both the 2018 and 2019 FINA Marathon Swim World Series in Seychelles.
Julia Strojnowska competed in the Women’s 7.5km finishing in 21st with a time of 1:30:13.20. Aidan Erickson competed in the Men’s 7.5km placing in 23rd with a time of 1:22:33.20. Zach McLeod competed in the Men’s 5km placing in 17th with a time of 51:55.40.
In the relay event, Julia Strojnowska & Zach McLeod represented Canada on the 14-15 4x1500m Mixed Relay. The relay finished in 8th place, the highest Canadian finish of the weekend.
The Golden Flipper Butterfly Challenge wrapped up at the end of August. After a season of competition, British Columbia has won the Golden Flipper Challenge! Alberta has been a worthy rival throughout the season, and we congratulate all the swimmers, coaches and clubs who participated.
On the club side, the University of Calgary Swim Club took the top spot in the club rankings with a score of 932 combined points. Hyack Swim Club took the top spot in British Columbia with a combined score of 394 Points. Congrats to both clubs!
Top Performers are the swimmers who have the top combined point from the LCM results in the 50, 100, and 200 Butterfly. Top performers include:
The 18 top performers will receive a $50.00 online store purchase voucher. Participation prizes were awarded to 36 swimmers chosen at random from the top 16 athletes. They will receive a $25.00 online store purchase voucher. We would like to thank Team Aquatic Supplies & Speedo for their support in this challenge.
Swimming Canada has released the invitation list for Canadian swimmers for the FINA Swimming World Cup in Toronto, October 28th through October 30th, 2022.
Swim BC swimmers are well represented with 64 invited to compete and another 22 on the alternates list. Congratulations to our BC swimmers, coaches, and clubs.
Canada Games wrapped up on Friday after 6 days of competition. BC athletes stormed the competition with numerous podium finishes during the last 3 days. Thursday was the last day of the competition in the pool before we moved to Open Water. Congrats to the following medal winners:
Wednesday
Men’s 200m freestyle – Peter Huang – 1:54.31 – Gold
