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Great news for those interested in applying to the LA28 program - Cycle 1 of 2024-2025 has officially reopened its application window for a limited time!

The new deadline to apply is November 15, 2025.

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TO OUR VALUED MEMBERS

As most club applications have been vetted and approved (83 clubs), you are becoming familiar with the Swimming Canada Registration and Event Management System. Please know that we are profoundly aware of the many issues occurring as club registrars endeavour to register swimmers, coaches and officials. We are doing our very best to provide both Swimming Canada’s resources and information, as well as taking the time to generate and support that messaging with Swim BC information.

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Do you know a dedicated volunteer in the swimming community?

Swim BC wants to hear from you!

Swim BC is now accepting nominations for the Volunteer of the Year award for review by the Awards Committee.

British Columbia swimmers have been showcasing their talent and dedication on the global platform in Canberra, Australia. The 2024 Junior Pan Pacs commenced today in Canberra, Australia, with five BC swimmers representing four different BC clubs. Marc Tremblay was selected as a team coach to accompany and guide the Canadian team.

We are proud to share the inspiring journey of Doctor Jeremy Bagshaw. He was born in Singapore, spent his early childhood in Indonesia, and later relocated with his family to Victoria. He studied at St. Michael’s University School and received training at Island Swimming, where he swam with UVic alumnus and Olympian Ryan Cochrane.

Swim BC congratulates all swimmers and coaches competing and excelling at the 2024 Speedo Canadian Swimming Championships.  We also pass along our profound thanks to all the supportive parents, clubs and officials who made the swimmers dreams of attending the 2024 Speedo Canadian Swimming Championships a reality.

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The Speedo Canadian Swimming Championships kicks off July 24th in Toronto with a strong BC presence. Among the 929 swimmers from across Canada attending, 161 BC swimmers representing 25 BC swim clubs will see action. Pool events will be held at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre over 6 days, Open Water events will be conducted on July 30that the Welland International Flatwater Centre.

Good luck to all the athletes competing at at the 2024 Summer BC Provincial Championship meet on July 11-14, 2024.

Thank you to all officials and volunteers who have signed up to support this competition.

Thank you to Kamloops Classic Swimming for hosting.

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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

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. 

Olympic and Paralympic Wrap Up

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.

Swim BC swimmers finished the competition with a Canadian record and two age group Provincial records.

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)

It was a memorable night for BC-based swimmers on day 6 of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, presented by Bell.

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)

The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell, at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre continued on Friday, May 17th as the meet entered day 5 of 7 days. The meet continues to add new records to the books and additional Olympic and Paralympic qualifiers.

The day included new Canadian Records by Sebastian Massibie in the S4 50 Back and Shima Taghavi in the 11 - 12 Girls 200 Breast.

A Finals
Men’s Para 50 Back    Gold        Sebastian Massabie, PSW (55.32)
Women’s 100 Free      8th          Danielle Hanus, RAPID/HPC VAN (55.44)
Men’s 200 Back           SILVER  Hugh McNeill, UBCT/LOSC (1:58.49)
Men’s 200 Back           5th          Raben Dommann, HPC VAN (2:00.02)
Men’s 200 Back           9th          Thomas Caruso, SPART/SFU (2:04.21)
Women’s 200 Breast   9th          Shima Taghavi, HYACK (2:32.60)
Men’s 200 Fly              8th          Bill Dongfang, ISC (2:00.60)
Men’s Para 200 IM      4th          Fernando Lu, LOSC (2:20.30)

Junior Finals
Women’s 100 Free      6th          Leilani Fack, LOSC (56.35)
Men’s 200 Back           7th          Paul Orogo, LOSC (2:05.85)
Men’s 200 Back           8th          David Maibaum, RAPID (2:07.19)
Women’s 200 Breast   2nd        Danielle Barberie, NRST (2:33.58)
Women’s 200 Breast    6th        Macey Larson, LOSC (2:37.47)
Men’s 200 Fly               1st         Aiden Kirk, KAJ (2:02.61)
Men’s 200 Fly               2nd        Tristan Govier, HST (2:03.33)
Men’s 200 Fly               4th         Zachary McLeod, WDSC (2:04.27)
Men’s 200 Fly               7th         Jihoon Bae, LOSC (2:06.25)

The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell continued on Thursday, day four of the 7-day competition. 

A Finals

Women’s 200 Back        4th        Bridget Burton, UBCT/ISC (2:12.14)

Men’s Para 100 Free      Gold     Sebastian Massabie, PSW (1:25.07)

Men’s Para 100 Free      5th        Fernando Lu, LOSC (56.77)

Men’s 800 Free             3rd        Aiden Kirk, KAJ (8:11.93)

Junior Finals

Women’s 400 IM           1st         Naomi Mynott, WDSC (4:56.39)

Women’s 400 IM           2nd        Ashley Ko, LOSC (4:57.61)

Women’s 400 IM           6th        Ziyuh Liu, CDSC (5:04.61)

Men’s 100 Free             10th      River He, RAPID (52.62)

Women’s 200 Back        6th        Calli Saunders, SPART (2:18.72)

Men’s 800 Free             4th        Zachary McLeod, WDSC (3:22.93)

Men’s 800 Free             9th        Danny Park, LOSC (8:40.39)

Day 3 of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell, at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre.

A Finals

Men’s 200 Free             4th                    Jeremy Bagshaw, ISC (1:48.49)

Women’s 100 Back        7th                    Danialle Hanus, RAPID/HPC VAN (1:01.20)

Men’s 200 Breast          Bronze              Justice Migneault, HPC VAN (2:13.52)

Men’s 200 Breast          6th                    Justin Jung, LOSC (2:17.82)

Men’s Para 150 IM        Gold                 Sebastian Massabie SM4, PSW (3:00.75)

Junior Finals

Men’s 200 Free             6th                    Aiden Kirk, KAJ (1:53.75)

Women’s 100 Back        7th                    Natascha Borromeo, WVOSC (1:03.89)

Women’s 100 Back        9th                    Calli Saunders, SPART (1:04.09)

Men’s 200 Breast          5th                    Kia Namba, ISC (2:23.41)

Men’s 200 Breast          6th                    Evan Vellescig, HYACK (2:24.12)

1500 Free Timed Finals

Senior Top 10

Women’s 1500 Free      Silver                Julia Strojnowski, LOSC (16:42.99)

Women’s 1500 Free      9th                    Michelle Zeng, WVOSC (17:26.37)

Junior Top 10

Women’s 1500 Free      Gold                 Julia Strojnowski, LOSC (16:42.99)

Women’s 1500 Free      6th                    Michelle Zeng, WVOSC (17:26.37)

Women’s 1500 Free      9th                    Naomi Mynott, WDSC (17:29.04)

The second day of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre did not disappoint.

A Finals

Men’s 400 IM                Bronze  Collyn Gagne, LOSC (4:11.69)

Women’s 200 Free        4th        Emma O’Croionin, HPC VAN (1:57.86)

Men’s 100 Back             4th        Raben Dommann, HPC VAN (54.06)

Men’s Para 100 Breast   Bronze  Fernando Lu, LOSC (1:12.87)

Junior Finals

Men’s 400 IM                3rd        Tuja Dreyer, ISC (4:26.50)

Men’s 400 IM                4th        Aiden Kirk, KAJ (4:32.62)

Men’s 400 IM                10th      Zachary McLeod, WDSC (4:41.32)

Women’s 200 Free        7th        Leilani Fack, LOSC (2:03.20)

Men’s 100 Back             2nd        Paul Orogo, LOSC (57.12)

Men’s 100 Back             4th        Tristan Govier, HST (58.58)

Women’s 100 Breast     3rd        Shima Taghavi, HYACK (1:10.78) - New Canadian Record

The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell, commenced on May 13th at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Multiple Swim BC athletes delivered standout performances on the opening day of competition.

Congratulations Swim BC swimmers:

A Finals

Men’s 400 Free                Bronze                  Jeremy Bagshaw, ISC (3:52.87)

Women’s 400 Free       Bronze                   Julia Strojnowska, LOSC (4:11.08)

Men’s Para 50 Fly          Silver                      Sebatian Massibie S5, PSW (39.68)

Men’s Para 100 Fly       Silver                      Fernando Lu S10, LOSC (59.35)

Women’s 100 Fly           4th                         Danielle Hanus, RAPID/HPCVN (58.87)

Women’s 100 Fly           6th                         Leilani Fack, LOSC (59.44)

Men’s 100 Breast          6th                         Justice Migneault, HPCVN (1:01.75)

Junior Finals

Men’s 400 Free             Bronze                  Aiden Kirk, KAJ (3:58.18)

Women’s 400 Free       Bronze                   Ashley Ko, LOSC (4:20.97)

Women’s 400 Free        7th                         Michelle Zeng, WVOSC (4:26.99)

Women’s 400 Free        9th                         Maria Saldana Riebeling, CDSC (4:28.58)

Women’s 100 Fly           9th                         Paige Korbely, HYACK (1:02)

Men’s 100 Breast          7th                         Justin Jung, LOSC (1:05.29)

Men’s 100 Breast          9th                         Ivan Sun, VPSC (1:05.90)

Swim BC is immensely proud to rally behind the 143 swimmers representing 27 clubs from across BC and the Yukon, as they gear up for the highly anticipated 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Trials in Toronto, ON, from May 13th to 19th. These Trials serve as a testament to the dedication, talent, and hard work of our athletes, reflecting the depth of excellence within BC's swimming community.

Swim BC sends our sincerest best wishes to each competitor, coach and official, recognizing that they bear the pride of their clubs, communities, and province as they step onto the national stage to showcase their skills at this competition.

Top BC Swimmers to watch:

           Hugh McNeill (UBCT) 200 Back
           Emma O’Croinin (HPCVN) 200 Free
           Collyn Gagne (LOSC) 400 IM & 200 IM
           Jeremy Bagshaw (ISC) 400 Free 
           Danielle Hanus (RAPID) 100 Back
           Sebastian Massibie (PSW) World Record Holder S4 50 Fly

Collection of the latest Membership & Coach Bulletins.

Sebastian Massabie from the Pacific Sea Wolves broke the World Para Swimming World Record today in the S4 50m Butterfly while competing at the 2024 Citi Para Swimming World Series USA in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Our recent Prospects Women's Camp held in Victoria, BC, brought together 29 of the top athletes from 12 clubs across the province for a weekend of training and learning. The camp aimed to provide a safe and enjoyable environment while fostering collaboration among swimmers and coaches from diverse backgrounds.

The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Trials have changed locations from Montreal to Toronto. The competition will run in the same format and dates as originally planned.

Some of the finest young Canadian swimmers took to the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg March 21 – 24. When the dust settled, LOSC claimed number one status.

“They all work very hard and it’s nice to see their performance come through and come together as a team to win this; it was really fun,” said LOSC head coach Ryan Skomorowski. “We’ve got to get working really hard now and really focus on grinding it out and getting ready for (Olympic & Paralympic) trials (May 13-19 in Montreal).”

LOSC was ably represented by several swimmers, including Julia Strojnowska, Leilani Fack and Ashley Ko. The trio competed in all three women’s relays, winning a pair of golds and a silver. They also, as individuals, copped their fair share of hardware.

“It’s extra special (winning as a team) because we get to see all the work we’ve done together and when you win it feels really good to be there together,” said Strojnowska, who won a gold, silver and bronze on her own. She tied with Rebecca Smith of Cascade for the top performer in the women’s open category.

Being successful as a team is something that Fack says is extra important to her and her mates.

“It definitely is,” she insisted, “because when we train together we see how hard each of us works and to see that pay off, it’s just heart-warming in a different way.”

There were a number of standout performances on the weekend, including that of Aiden Kirk of the Kelowna AquaJets, tops in the junior boys division. The 16-year-old was a gold medalist in the 14-16 age group 1500m free, the 100m free, the 400m IM, as well as the 400m free, in which he went under four minutes for the first time.

“I felt pretty good about that,” Kirk said of that swim. “I honestly didn’t think I was going to go that fast so it’s kind of a shock … and it’s just super exciting to have done that time; I’m super pumped about it.”

He was also thrilled, understandably, with his overall medal haul.

A total of 452 athletes from 67 clubs competed in the four-day meet. The top scoring BC clubs were:

LOSC 1st

KAJ 3rd

WDSC 5th

CDSC 7th

ISC 9th

A total of 22 BC clubs participated in the competition

Get ready for an exhilarating event as Pacific Coast Swimming gears up to host the Provincial Championships from March 7th to the 10th! With an impressive lineup of 630 swimmers from 38 different clubs, this promises to be a thrilling showcase of talent and determination. Join us for four days of intense competition and unforgettable moments in the pool.

2024 Divisionals and Provincial Swim Meets to be live-streamed

We are excited to announce the release of the first edition of our tri-annual Performance Report for the 2023-24 season, covering the period from September 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. This report is a comprehensive overview of the achievements and progress within our swimming community, offering valuable insights into the performances of our athletes at both provincial and national levels.

This inaugural edition highlights key areas such as SCM Top Times, the 10 & Under Pentathlon, and Making Waves, which recognizes remarkable accomplishments of our swimmers. It's designed not only to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of our athletes but also to serve as a tool for continuous development and inspiration for our coaches and swimmers.

Marc Tremblay, head coach of the Kelowna Aquajets, is Swimming Canada’s 2023 junior coach of the year!

Tremblay’s coaching resume includes time on the pool deck with the Vernon Kokanees, Edmonton Keyano and the University of Alberta varsity squads. From 2011-21, he was in charge of Calgary’s Cascade Swim Club age group program and is now calling BC home as he enters in his third season with the Kelowna Aquajets.

Over his almost 40 year tenure Tremblay has coached many provincial, national and international swimmers including being named to the coaching staffcoaching staff at both the 1997 and 2002 Pan Pacific Championships.

Swim BC is seeking a new member of our team for the role of Performance Development Manager. 

The Performance Development Manager will work in conjunction with the Technical Director to manage technical operations, event coordination, and program financials, ensuring the effective execution of program objectives. This individual must be adept in data analytics, possess strong communication skills, and have the ability to address challenges proactively. Adaptability and a hands-on approach to operational tasks are crucial for this multifunctional role.

Congratulations to HYACK's Shima Taghavi on breaking the National Age Group Record for the women's SCM 200 Breast in a time of 2:29.69!  Shima broke the record previously held by Courtenay Chuy which had been on the record books since 1998.  In addition to her National Record, Shima also broke the BC Provincial Record in her 100 Breast with a time of 1:11.39.  Congratulations Shima!