Canada Games kicked off on August 6th with Opening Ceremonies. Team BC has a contingent of 382 Athletes competing, 27 of which are Swim BC athletes! BC athletes came together for the first provincial Pep Rally of the games to set the tone for the competition.
“The Canada Summer Games provides a much-needed developmental opportunity for our swimmers. This multi-sport experience is unique and significant in each swimmer’s progress through the sport.” – Cory Beatt, Swim BC Technical Director
Day 2 was the start of the swimming competition, which earned Team BC our first 4 medals! Our medal winners are:
Julia Strojnowska – Bronze – Women’s 1500m Freestyle – 17:17.74
Julia Strojnowska, Leilani Fack, Maria Saldana Riebeling & Sienna Angove – Silver – Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – 8:22.90
Peter Huang, Aidan Erickson, Laon Kim, Bill Dongfang – Silver – Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – 7:45.81
“To have the opportunity to be the first Team BC medal winner is amazing. I could hear the drums and the Team BC fans – seeing them made me want to go faster,” Julia Strojnowska
The Canadian Junior & Senior Championships wrapped up on August 1st. 114 BC swimmers representing 24 clubs travelled to Montreal to compete. 92 medals were won by BC swimmers, 31 of which were Gold!
Three BC Swimmers brought home High Point Aggregate awards. Congrats to the award winners:
Laon Kim (HYACK) – Male 14-15 High Point Aggregate
Adam Wu (SKSC) – Male 16-18 High Point Aggregate
Blake Tierney (UBCT) – Male 19+ High Point Aggregate
Another highlight from the competition was Laon Kim (HYACK) who broke 3 Provincial Records and 1 Canadian Age Group Record! He broke the Provincial Records in the long course 13-14 50m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly & 400m Medley and the National record in the long course 13-14 800m Freestyle.
On August 1st, the competition moved to the Open Water competition at Montreal’s Olympic Rowing Basin. BC swimmers brought home 5 Open Water medals. Congrats to the following swimmers:
3000m Freestyle (Women 15-17) – Julia Strojnowska, CDSC – Silver
Swim BC would also like to recognize the BC Officials who attended Junior and Senior Champs. Thank you to Sheila Nelson, Jon Govier, Norma Lachance, Nora Lee, Victor Goh & Glenn Greig.
The BC Provincial Championships saw 570 swimmers attending from 35 teams at the UBC Aquatic Centre. Congratulations to the swimmers, coaches, and teams on their performances.
The top five placing teams
SKSC 2,304.0 Points
HYACK 2,206.5 Points
ISC 1,980.0 Points
SFA 1,868.5 Points
CDSC 1,812.5 Points
Thank you to the meet management and the many volunteers who made this event a success. A special thank-you to:
Vancouver Pacific Swim Club
Meet Manager – Kathy Findlay
Meet Referee – Derek Wheeler
UBC Aquatic Centre
Swim BC, together with host Vancouver Pacific Swim Club and UBC Aquatic Centre, are pleased to announce that a limited number of spectator spaces will be made available for each session of the 2022 BC Summer Provincial Championships (July 14-17, 2022).
The priority of Swim BC and event officials is to ensure a quality swim meet by prioritizing the field of play. As such, spectators will only be permitted once all volunteer positions for each session have been filled.
A maximum of 200 spectators at any time will be permitted within the north side of the mezzanine seating area of the UBC Aquatic Centre.
Session specific wristbands for up to 200 spectators will be handed out fifteen minutes prior to the start of each session at the southeast entrance of the UBC Aquatic Centre (not the main entrance). A maximum of 250 wristbands will be made available for each session to facilitate new entries should some spectators elect to leave the facility.
Event Volunteers: Sign-up for a front row seat! Family and friends are encouraged to volunteer to support the event. Details for volunteer positions can be found here.
