Safety Management For Open Water Workouts

May 5, 2021

As we progress towards warmer weather across BC many member’s have been inquiring about open water training opportunities.  Open water training will definitely create opportunity for Masters as they can move from limitations placed on training by the Provincial Health Order (PHO) from 2 per session indoors, to 10 outdoors (physically distancing 3m).    For Masters and any Age Group programs looking to move training outdoors, we’ve expanded last year’s Open Water Swimming recommendations to a more comprehensive “Safety Management for Open Water Workouts” document.  If your club is planning open water activities, we ask that club boards become familiar with this document, particularly to ensure open water activities are ‘permitted’ by waterway authorized governing bodies, and that Health Authorities deem water quality safe for swimming activities.  Coaches are encouraged to develop safety plans and ensure introduction to open water swimming is taken seriously with inexperienced, novice and younger participants.    A quick note regarding competition, we do not anticipate the current province-wide restrictions and PHO limitations to be eased in a substantive manner to permit open water competition this summer. 

BC SWIMMING CONGRESS – SAVE THE DATE!

May 5, 2021

Swim BC is excited to announce that we will be offering the 2021 BC Swimming Congress this year! The dates for the 2021 BC Swimming Congress will be October 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The 2021 Congress includes the Team Aquatic Supplies Coaching Conference, Club Development Series, Officials Symposium and Swim BC AGM. We are still endeavouring to offer an in-person conference this fall but will pivot to a Virtual delivery if necessary. We will keep the membership informed on updates and chances as they are made.

Challenge Set #2 Results Now Available!

Apr 30, 2021

Challenge Set #2 came to a close earlier this week. The results have been tabulated and you can view the full results on our Results page. Now that 2 challenge sets are completed we are introducing Cumulative Point results. These are the combined total points earned by each participant from each Challenge Set. The current top 5 swimmers in each category after Challenge Set #2 are listed below. Women 2008 & Younger
  1. Kelly Qi (WDSC) – 99 Points
  2. Michelle Zeng (WVOSC) – 98 Points
  3. Mutsuki Porter (CDSC) – 93 Points. (Tied for 3rd)
  4. Taryn Weatherhead (SOSC) – 93 Points (Tied for 3rd)
  5. Jiaying Wang (NRST) – 92 Points
Men 2008 & Younger
  1. Matthew Friesen (WDSC) – 98 Points
  2. Scott Watson (KAJ) – 94 Points
  3. Liam Shew (KAJ) – 92 Points
  4. Alex Wang Chi Cheng (CDSC) – 83 Points
  5. Minhyuk Park (LOSC) – 81 Points
Women 2006 – 2007
  1. Sienna Angove (KCS) – 99 Points
  2. Julia Strojnowska (CDSC) – 96 Points
  3. Leilano Fack (LOSC) – 94 Points
  4. Isabella Mady (WDSC) – 87 Points
  5. Maria Saldana Riebeling (CDSC) – 86 Points
Men 2006 – 2007
  1. Paul Orogo (HYACK) – 99 Points (Tied 1st)
  2. Jeremy Slinn (WDSC) – 99 Points (Tied 1st)
  3. Aiden Kirk (KAJ) – 96 Points
  4. Justin Jung (HYACK) – 93 Points
  5. Matthew Wang (HYACK) – 92 Points
Women 2004 – 2005
  1. Allison Shen (HYACK) – 96 Points
  2. Eloise Allen (CHIN) – 94 Points
  3. Rachel Tong (HYACK) – 90 Points (Tied 3rd)
  4. Michelle Shen (HYACK) – 90 Points (Tied 3rd)
  5. Katelyn Schroeder (LOSC) – 90 Points (Tied 3rd)
Men 2004 – 2005
  1. Peter Huang (HYACK) – 100 Points
  2. Aidan Erickson (LOSC) – 97 Points
  3. Parker Cameron (KCS) – 91 Points
  4. Piyush Kaul (LOSC) – 90 Points
  5. Nathan Leung (WSC) – 86 Points
Women 2003 & Older 
  1. Naomi Cole (WDSC) – 92 Points
  2. Ocean Roos (NRST) – 90 Points (Tied 2nd)
  3. Severen Parr (LOSC) – 90 Points (Tied 2nd)
  4. Enzi Han (CDSC) – 89 Points
  5. Jessica Thiede (SOSC) – 82 Points
Men 2003 & Older
  1. Calvin Slinn (WDSC) – 100 Points
  2. Hugh McNeill (LOSC) – 98 Points
  3. Diego Paz (KCS) – 95 Points
  4. Jack Cameron (KCS) – 93 Points
  5. Jakob Brager (NRST) – 88 Points
Varsity Women
  1.  Georgia Pengilly (KAJ) – 100 Points
Varsity Men
  1. Channah Yip (SFU) – 50 Points
  2. Marc Toyata (UVIC) – 50 Points
  3. Alex Woinoski (SFU) – 49 Points
  4. Leo Fath (SFU) – 48 Points
  5. Jayden Cole (SFU) – 47 Points
Para Men
  1. Cameron Chambers (KAJ) – 94 Points

Changes to the Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials

Apr 28, 2021

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…

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