2024 Swim BC Summer Divisionals Information

Jun 19, 2024

Good luck to all of the athletes competing in the Swim BC 2024 Summer Divisionals.  Thank you to all of the officials and volunteers who have signed up to support these competitions, they could not happen without you!  For specific meet information see below:
Summer Divisionals – Island & Coastal Vancouver June 28-30 RAPIDS (Richmond) Click Here
Summer Divisionals – North & Interior June 21-23 VKSC (Vernon) Click Here
Summer Divisionals – Fraser & Vancouver June 28-30 SPART (Chilliwack) Click Here

Swim BC Announces Open Water Championships Cancellation 

Jun 13, 2024

With an abundance of caution, the Organizing Committee and Swim BC staff have decided to cancel the BC Open Water Championships. Originally scheduled for Friday, June 14th, the unseasonably cold spring has led to water temperatures falling below the thresholds set by Swimming Canada and World Aquatics rules.  The Competition Managers have been closely monitoring the temperature of the Sasamat Lake competition course. The temperature has consistently hovered between 15 to 16°C, which is below even the wetsuit threshold rules. Furthermore, the current weather forecast predicts overnight lows of 3°C and a high of 11°C on race day, with rain. These conditions have made it clear that canceling the event is the safest decision.  Swim BC prioritizes the well-being and safety of all participants. Although this cancellation is extremely inconvenient for participants, officials, and support personnel, we cannot ensure the safe delivery of the event under these conditions. We are deeply grateful for the efforts and leadership of the SFA organizing committee, particularly Paul and Miranda McNamara, and Open Water officiating expert Mike Stamhuis.  All entry fees will be refunded. We will contact all payees with refund information next week.   

2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials Wrap-up

May 27, 2024

An exciting 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials recently completed at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. The competition served as the selection competition for the 2024 Paris Olympic, 2024 Paris Paralympics, 2024 World Junior Championships, and the 2024 World Junior Open Water Championships. The competition saw world records, several national records and many provincial records broken in a competition. BC based swimmers and swimmers representing BC programs making the team Olympic and Paralympic teams include: 2024 Olympic Games  Swimmers  Jeremy Bagshaw (ISC) Emma O’Croinin (HPC – Vancouver). Staff  Scott Talbot, Coach (HPC – Vancouver) Support Staff  Jan Hanan, Team Manager (Vancouver) Tom Vandebogaerde, Performance Scientist (HPC Vancouver) Two additional swimmers who train full time in BC but represent out of province clubs also made the team Finlay Knox and Blake Tierney (both train at HPC Vancouver). 2024 Paralympic Games  Swimmers  Sebastian Massabie (PSW) Coach: Jy Lawrence Fernando Lu (LOSC) Coach: Ryan Skomorowski 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships  Canberra, Australia / August 12 – 26, 2024 Swimmers  Leilani Fack (LOSC) Coach: Brian Metcalfe Julia Strojnowska (LOSC) Coach: Brian Metcalfe Shima Taghavi (HYACK) Coach: Andrew Lennstrom Tuja Dreyer (ISC) Coach: Lucien Zucchi Aiden Kirk (KAJ) Coach: Marc Tremblay World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Junior World Championships  Alghero, Italy / September 6-8, 2024 Swimmers  Julia Strojnowska (LOSC) Coach: Brian Metcalfe Michelle Zeng (WVOSC) Coach: Janusz Kaczmarek Aiden Kirk (KAJ) Coach: Marc Tremblay Olivier Risk (UBCT) Coach: Derrick Schoof The following pending records were broken by Swim BC swimmers at the competition: World Record  Men’s Para S4 50 Fly Sebastian Massibie, PSW (38.68) Canadian Record  Men’s Para S4 50 Free Sebastian Massibie, PSW (38.48) Men’s Para S4 100 Free Sebastian Massibie, PSW (1:23.88) Men’s Para S4 200 Free Sebastian Massibie, PSW (3:07.00) Men’s Para S4 50 Back Sebastian Massibie, PSW (53.74) Women’s 11 – 12 100 Breast Shima Taghavi, HYACK (1:10.78) Women’s 11 – 12 200 Breast Shima Taghavi, HYACK (2:32.60) Men’s Para S4 50 Fly Sebastian Massibie, PSW (38.68) Men’s Para SM4 150 IM Sebastian Massibie, PSW (3:00.34) BC Record  Women’s 11 – 12 100 Breast Shima Taghavi, HYACK (1:10.78) Women’s 11 – 12 200 Breast Shima Taghavi, HYACK (2:32.60) Women’s 11 – 12 400 IM Shima Taghavi, HYACK (5:04.66) Women’s 13 – 14 50 Free Kelly Choi, KAJ (25.86) Women’s 15 – 17 50 Free Leilani Fack, LOSC (25.55) Sebastian Massibie was recognized as the Para Swimmer of the meet for his world record breaking swim in the 50 Fly. Additionally, Julia Strojnowski (Langley Olympian Swim Club) and Kelly Choi (Kelowna AquaJets) were honored with the $1500 Victor Davis Memorial Award during the competition. More Information Swim BC congratulates all swimmers and coaches competing and excelling at the Trials.  We also pass along our profound thanks to all the supportive parents, clubs and officials who made the swimmers dreams of attending Trials a reality.

2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials – Day 7

May 20, 2024

The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell, at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre has concluded with outstanding performances across the 7-day competition. In the Para 50m Freestyle, Danielle Dorris broke her own S7 Canadian record with a time of 33.40, while Mary Jibb also set a new S9 national standard. However, it was Aurelie Rivard who scored the most Para points in the S10 category with her time of 27.99. Sebastian Massabie etched his name into the record books once again, setting a new S4 50 Freestyle Canadian record of 38.48 to claim victory. He had come agonizingly close to breaking the record in the preliminary heats earlier in the day, touching in 38.52 to just narrowly miss his previous best mark. Penny Oleksiak crushed her lifetime best to win the event in 25.06, edging out Taylor Ruck (25.08). Neither Oleksiak nor Ruck achieved the Olympic ‘A’ cut of 24.70 for individual qualification. Two Swim BC age group records were broken in the event, Leilani Fack (Langley Olympians) in the 15 – 17 age group and Kelly Choi (Kelowna AquaJets) in the 13 – 14 age group. Josh Liendo lowered his own Canadian record in the 100m Butterfly with a world-leading time of 50.06 in the final, dropping almost three-tenths from his preliminary swim of 50.33 earlier in the day. His new mark of 50.06 moves him up to #5 on the all-time world rankings. Ilya Kharun also qualified for the Olympics with his second-place 51.09, under his previous best. Sydney Pickrem stunned with a blistering 36.29 breaststroke leg in the 200m Individual Medley, but Summer McIntosh rallied on the freestyle leg to win in 2:07.06, narrowly missing her own Canadian record. Pickrem qualified for her third Olympics with a lifetime best of 2:07.68. Canada showcased depth with four women under the ‘A’ cut, though Mary-Sophie Harvey and Ashley McMillan finished outside the top two. In the Paralympic 200 Free events, Sebastian Massabie (Pacific Sea Wolves) continued his record-breaking run by setting a new S4 Canadian record of 3:07.00 in the 200m Freestyle preliminaries. Nicholas Bennett won the Para power point battle in the same event with 1:54.78 in the S14 category. Alisson Gobeil held off Jessica Tinney in the S5 200m Freestyle showdown. Eric Brown defended his national title in the 1500m Freestyle with a winning time of 15:23.87, quicker than last year but slower than the previous Olympic Trials. After being passed by Timothe Barbeau in the 800m earlier, Brown regained the lead before the 1150m mark, with Barbeau taking second in 15:26.58. Olivier Risk and Sebastian Paulins also finished in the top four with times under 15:30. A Finals Men’s Para 50 Free      GOLD                    Sebastian Massabie, PSW (38.08) Men’s Para 50 Free      4th                              Fernando Lu, LOSC (25.05) Women’s 50 Free          7th                              Leliani Fack, LOSC (25.55) Men’s 100 Fly                    7th                              Raben Dommann, HPC VAN (53.49) Men’s 100 Fly                    9th                              Bill Dongfang, ISC (53.78) Women’s 200 IM            6th                              Danielle Hanus, RAPID / HPC VAN (2:13.61) Men’s Para 200 Free   SILVER                  Sebastian Massabie, PSW (3:07.00)   Junior Finals Women’s 50 Free          2nd                             Kelly Choi, KAJ (25.86) Men’s 100 Fly                    5th                              Tristan Govier, HST (55.45) Men’s 100 Fly                    9th                              Tuja Dreyer, ISC (55.85) Women’s 200 IM            7th                              Ashley Ko, LOSC (2:19.70) Men’s 1500 Free            1st                              Aiden Kirk, KAJ (15:47.55) Men’s 1500 Free            3rd                              Zach McLeod, WDSC (15:59.06)

2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials – Day 6

May 19, 2024

It was a memorable night for BC-based swimmers on day 6 of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, presented by Bell. Meet highlights and Swim BC results include: Jaime Cosgriffe secured a spot in the Paralympic 100m backstroke with her 1:08.52 finish, while Shelby Newkirk (1:22.33) and Emma Van Dyk (1:11.36) also met the qualification standards in their respective para events. Rising star Reid Maxwell, just 16 years old, continued his impressive performance by breaking his own Canadian S8 para record in the men’s 100m backstroke, clocking an outstanding 1:08.86. Summer McIntosh further solidified her dominance, winning the 200m butterfly in a blistering 2:04.33, the fastest time in the world this year, and securing another Olympic berth. In the men’s 200m individual medley, Finlay Knox (Vancouver High Performance Centre) shattered his own Canadian record with a remarkable 1:56.07 finish, qualifying for his first individual event in Paris and ranking 4th in the world this season. Josh Liendo also etched his name in the record books, breaking his own Canadian record in the men’s 50m freestyle with a scorching 21.48, propelling him to 4th in the world rankings. The women’s 800m freestyle saw a thrilling finish, with Julia Strojnowska (Langley Olympians) overtaking Emma Finlin in the final meters to claim the title in 8:38.36, while Julie Brousseau took third place in 8:41.03. Swim BC swimmers results: A Finals Women’s 200 Fly           10th         Leilani Fack, LOSC (2:16.39) Men’s 200 IM                     4th            Collyn Gagne, LOSC (2:01.96) Men’s 200 IM                     7th            Marcus Mak, ISC (2:03.68) Men’s 200 IM                     9th            Justice Migneault, HPC VAN (2:04.75) Men’s 200 IM                     10th         Raben Dommann, HPC VAN (2:06.65) Women’s 800 Free       GOLD  Julia Strojnowska, LOSC (8:38.36) Junior Finals Women’s 200 Fly           1st            Lily Zeng, VPSC (2:17.43) Women’s 200 Fly           2nd           Taryn Weatherhead, KISU (2:17.93) Men’s 200 IM                     1st            Tuja Dreyer, ISC (2:05.28) Men’s 200 IM                     6th            David Maibaum, RAPID (2:08.36) Men’s 200 IM                     7th            Justin Jung, LOSC (2:08.50) Men’s 200 IM                     8th            Aiden Kirk, KAJ (2:09.19) Women’s 800 Free       1st          Naomi Mynott, WDSC (9:02.31) Women’s 800 Free       4th                       Maria Saldana Riebeling, CDSC (9:11.35) Women’s 800 Free       7th            Calli Saunders, SPART (9:18.07) Women’s 800 Free       9th            Kailyn Firth, PSW (9:24.81) Women’s 800 Free       10th         Hannah Rutten, KISU (9:23.75)

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