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Divisional and BC Provincial Championships
March 16, 2022
On January 26th Swim BC made the decision to move forward with the 3 Winter Divisional Swim Meets and the BC Winter Provincial Championships. In six short weeks, our swimming community rallied to host these four competitions amidst COVID-19 restrictions and an ever-changing environment. Our membership pulled together and through a massive hosting effort, the four meets were successfully held.
It can’t be said enough that there are many “thank you’s” to go out to all who made these events happen, thank you! In particular, a special acknowledgement of thanks goes to the host clubs and their meet organizing committees, the officials, facilities as well as our dedicated swimmers, their coaches, and club support systems.
Over the three Divisional meets, and the Provincial Championships 1,140 swimmers were able to compete, representing 49 teams from each region of the province.
Divisionals
The three Divisional Swim Meets, held concurrently February 25 – 27, 2022, included 675 swimmers from 43 clubs. A total of 263 swimmers achieved 592 swims at the BC Winter Provincial Championships standard. The results for the three meets have been correlated and can be viewed here.
We would like to recognize the extra efforts of the following partners in the hosting of these meets:
| Vancouver Coastal | Fraser & Island | North & Interior |
| Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Meet Manager – Jeannie Lo Meet Referee – Linda Metcalfe Vancouver Aquatic Centre
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Nanaimo Riptide Swim Team
Meet Manager – Jeremy Orton Meet Referee – Glenn Greig Nanaimo Aquatic Centre
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KISU Swim Club
Meet Management Team – Pam Rutten, Sharon McLeish, Rebecca Wickett, and Jacki Kliever Meet Referee – Mike Stamhuis Penticton Community Centre
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Winter Provincial Championships
The Swim BC Winter Provincial Championships were held in Victoria March 10 – 13, 2022. The meet was attended by 45 teams and 703 swimmers. The results of the individual swims have been compiled into a filterable file and can be viewed here. PDFs of the results can also be found on our results page.
Thank you to everyone’s effort in the running of the BC Championships with a special mention to our partners:
- Pacific Coast Swimming
- Meet Manager – Jeff Stevens
- Meet Referee – Glenn Greig
- Saanich Commonwealth Place
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Winter Provincial Club Champions
Congratulations to the Surrey Knights Swim Club for winning the Team Banner as the Top Scoring Club at the meet. The top 10 teams are listed below, with the full team scores available here:
- Surrey Knights Swim Club – 1,957. 50
- Simon Fraser Aquatics – 1,691
- Kelowna AquaJets – 1,598. 50
- Island Swimming – 1,479. 50
- Langley Olympians – 1,328
- Pacific Sea Wolves – 1,293
- Canadian Dolphin Swim Club – 1,218. 50
- Hyack Swim Club – 1,144
- Vancouver Pacific Swim Club – 1,135. 50
- Pacific Coast Swimming – 849. 50
Aggregate Awards
The following Individual Aggregate Awards have been earned by the top-scoring swimmers in each of the age categories:
| Women | Men |
| 11 – 12 Years | 11 – 12 Years |
| Kelly Choi PRASC | Matthew Cao PSW |
| 13 – 14 Years | 13 – 14 Years |
| Kelly Qi WDSC | Laon Kim HYACK |
| 15 – 17 Years | 15 – 17 Years |
| Julia Strojnowska CDSC | Adam Wu SKSC |
| 18 & Over | 11 – 12 Year |
| Erin Epp KAJ | Cale Murdock WLBF |
The top three finishers in each age group are available here.
Provincial Records
Four Provincial Records were achieved, all in relay swims. Congratulations to swimmers and their coaches on this achievement:
- 11-12 Men 4X50m Free (SCM) PSW – Neil Zhou, Max Wu, Borui Zhang, Matthew Cao
- 11-12 Men 4x100m Free (SCM) PSW – Neil Zhou, Max Wu, Borui Zhang, Matthew Cao
- 15-17 Men 4x50m Medley (SCM) ISC – Marcus Mak, Kristofer Hulten, Bill Dongfang, Ethan Fast
- 15-17 Women 4x50m Medley (SCM) LOSC – Katelyn Schroeder, Sienna Harder, Madisen Jacques, Leilani Fack
Congrats swimmers! We can’t wait to see everyone’s performances in our next Provincial Champs.