News & Updates

“Grow our sport” and “build our capacity” are two integral goals of Swim BC’s Strategic Blueprint.  To achieve these goals, we’ve been working to envision opportunities for clubs that may help to expand their programming.  While not yet fully developed and delayed by COVID, …

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 …

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and Provincial Health Order restrictions, Swim BC will be running a Spring – Summer edition of the Officially Unofficial Rankings. This popular initiative saw over 1,100 swimmers participate from 31 …

Swim BC is pleased to be announcing Challenge Set #2 in partnership with Team Aquatic Supplies and RaceTek. Awards totalling over $ 15,000 will be presented to the cumulative top point earners in each of the categories at the conclusion of the …

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 …

The results from the BC Virtual Provincial Championships have been updated to reflect a number of changes: A number of results have been amended to correct inputting errors. Relays have been removed from the scoring. We …

Swim BC is pleased to be announcing Challenge Set #2 in partnership with Team Aquatic Supplies and RaceTek. Awards totalling over $ 15,000 will be presented to the cumulative top point earners in each of the …

It’s my unfortunate task to inform our membership of the official cancellation of the BC Summer Divisional competitions and BC Championships.

Swim BC, in partnership with the BC Summer Games Society and I·SPARC (the Indigenous Physical Activity & Recreation Council), is pleased to be offering the Indigenous Community Swimming Leadership Program. Successful applicants will be supported through …

In an announcement from SFU, Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation, Theresa Hanson, said “After 30 years of dedication to the swim program and student-athletes, Coach Liam Donnelly is retiring from SFU. He leaves a legacy …

Swim BC is pleased to be announcing our Challenge Set initiative in partnership with Team Aquatic Supplies and RaceTek. The program will include one challenge set every second week for a total of 6 challenges. Awards …

Swim BC would like to congratulate all teams on their outstanding performances at the Virtual Divisional Championships. The top three finishers from each division are: Vancouver Coastal Division : Vancouver Pacific Swim Club – 2648 Pts …

Swim BC is pleased to be announcing our Challenge Set initiative in partnership with Team Aquatic Supplies and RaceTek. The program will include one challenge set every second week for a total of 6 challenges. Awards …

Swim BC is very pleased with the great response to the Virtual Divisional Championships.

Swimming Canada has unfortunately announced the cancellation of the 2021 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships (May 21-23) and the combined 2021 Canadian Junior & Senior Swimming Championships (July 26 – August 2). CEO Ahmed El-Awadi said about …

Congrats to all the BC Coaches who were selected to be apart of the 2021 Coach Development Groups. From Swimming Canada’s High Performance Director, John Atkinson “These groups are very important for the present and future …

As March 8 approaches, we want to share six of the ways you can celebrate and acknowledge International Women’s Day.

Applications are now open for the Indigenous Youth Sport Legacy Fund. With the purpose of supporting high-performance Indigenous athletes pursuing excellence in sport, this grant covers expenses related to registration, coaching and equipment. Check out the …

The Swim BC office has been made aware that the competition window for the Virtual Provincial Championships may cause a challenge to some clubs due to the timing of the Spring Break. To accommodate these issues, …

Coaches, please note that the Virtual Divisional Championships have been structured in a way that provides you with the flexibility to run the races as will fit best into the pool time constraints that you have. …

Please see the following new release from Swimming Canada: On Friday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Swimming Canada provisionally nominated six athletes to represent Team Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games from July 23 …

Swim BC is pleased to be introducing a new program, the Swim BC Pacific Wave. An email was sent to each club with eligible swimmers. It is the club’s responsibility to notify their swimmers of the …

Please see below important information about the upcoming Virtual Divisional and Provincial Championships.   The competition dates have changed to respect the current Provincial Health Order. The meets have been pushed back two weeks:   Virtual Divisional Championships …

December 28th the Ministry of Health updated the province-wide restrictions for sport with the following clarifications and amended definitions: “Adult team sport” has been revised to “group sport”:  Group sport is defined as sporting activity involving …

As the year is coming to a close, we would like to recognize the Provincial & National Records set during the first quarter of our 2020-2021 season. These athletes have persevered through uncertain times, and we …

As an alternative to our recently cancelled provincial competitions, Swim BC will be hosting the “Virtual Winter Divisional Championships” and “Virtual Winter Provincial Championships” for all eligible swimmers. Due to the current Public Health Orders, swims …

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the Swim BC membership with timely interpretation of the Public Health Order announced by the PHO December 2nd and followed up by the publication of the Order December 3 at 11:30 am. The …

This program is intended to be an opportunity for all clubs in BC to share performances, whether they be from a sanctioned time trial, a race rehearsal in workout, a get-out swim or one a last rep in a descending …

Thank you to those members who were able to attend the AGM and participate in its success. Your 2020-2021 Swim BC Board of Directors are: Linda Metcalfe (President) Mike Ball Liz Collins Eric Gottardi Michael Hoche Sheila Nelson …

Sport is an important part of BC communities, and many organizations have been striving to see Sport represented in our government. With the announcement of the BC government’s new cabinet, Sport has taken a big step …