News & Updates

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 …

The O.U. Rankings 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 …

Swim BC now requires certain club volunteers to provide CRC’s.  Like all organizational policies, it is the club’s responsibility to adhere to Swim BC policy.  Therefore, it is the club that is responsible to present to …

Thank-you to those who have expressed interest in the Swimmingly platform, an easy way to hold Time Trials and Virtual Swim Meets. We have nearly 1/3rd of the BC Teams interested in getting set-up with Swimmingly.   

This bulletin is an update to the bulletin sent November 9th, 2020. Understanding this new Provincial Health Order has created confusion in interpretation at all governing levels including viaSport. Swim BC is attempting to communicate in …

Jeannie Lo (CDSC) The Swim BC President’s Award is awarded to a long serving individual within the BC Swimming Community who has had a significant and lasting impact on the direction of the sport. This year’s …

Hyack Swim Club The Hyack Swim Club has a rich legacy of performance, since their inception in 1973 through to and including this past 2019-2020 season. They demonstrate strong governance; have a highly qualified and fully …

Bailey Herbert (LOSC) Bailey Herbert swims for the Langley Olympians. She is the winner of the 15 & Over Aggregate Award at BC Winter Provincial Championships. She also was a member of the BC Provincial Team …

Peter Huang (Hyack) Peter Huang swims for the Hyack Swim Club. At Winter Provincials in Victoria, he broke the National Record in the Long Course Men’s 13-14 400m Free. During the 2019-2020 season, he also broke …

Arianna Hunsicker (SKSC) Arianna Hunsicker swims for Surrey Knights Swim Club. She is an accomplished swimmer and has been an excellent representation of BC Swimming Excellence. Arianna scored 3379 Canadian Para Points from the events she …

Cameron Chambers (KAJ) Cameron Chambers swims for Kelowna Aquajets. During Provincial Championships, he scored 4033 Canadian Para Points from all Para events swam. Cameron is a hard-working athlete and Swim BC commends him for representing BC …

Tina Hoeben (KISU) Tina Hoeben is the long-time Head Coach of KISU Swim Club in Penticton BC. An accomplished coach who has pursued education through the National Coaching Certification Program, National Women in Coaching programs and …

Brian Metcalfe (LOSC) Brian Metcalfe is the Head Coach of the Langley Olympians Swim Club and the first recipient of this new Swim BC award. A highly respected coach in the BC and Canadian swimming community, …