By Coach Anchie, We had 10 swimmers from the Elite group attend the Olympian Swimming Long Course Invitational on April 5&6. This meet was the first long course meet in the season for some of the swimmers, and our athletes did a great job. We achieved 40 personal long course best times and gained valuable racing experience in a long course setting. Our Elite group is refreshed after spring break and ready to dive into the second training cycle with renewed motivation and focus. Great job, team!

By coach Daniel, Just before a competitive break, our club co-host and participate in the Chena/Gators meet at Harry Jerome Pool in North Vancouver. During March 15 and March 16, our gold, youth, junior, senior and elite swimmers, were part of the 200 swimmers coming from 5 different clubs. It was great to see a big group of Gators racing and cheering for each other. This swim meet allowed many of the swimmers to test themselves on new events. The effort was consistent and it was great to see some...

By Coach Anchie, The 2025 Winter Provincial Championships brought together more than 650 athletes from over 45 teams. Uma, Sophie, Ethan, Jaden, Freddy, Ryan and Steven representing the Gators with pride, delivered excellent performances across the 4 days competition. On the first day, Ethan demonstrated incredible resilience, overcoming sickness to qualify for the 200 breast final, where he placed 7th. Jaden stood on the podium with a bronze medal in the 50 free and set a new club record for 15-16 boys long course 50 free with a time of...

By Coach Karman, On Sunday, March 9, 2025, 12 swimmers from Gold and Silver attended the Hollyburn Development Meet at Hollyburn Country Club. The swimmers had a great time cheering loudly for their peers and competing after practicing hard throughout the season. The swimmers swam many challenging and new events such as the 200 IM, 100 IM, 200 free, and 200 free relay with 3 new LMR qualifiers! The swimmers achieved many best times and lots of progress. This was a great meet to end off before many swimmers head...

By Coach Kaylee, On Saturday, February 15, 85 of our developmental and competitive group swimmers came together for the Gators Mid-Season Time Trial. This event provided a fantastic opportunity for swimmers to measure their progress at the halfway point of the season and allowed our younger athletes to gain valuable experience in a competitive setting. The day was filled with impressive performances across all groups, with many swimmers achieving personal bests and stepping out of their comfort zones to try new events, ranging from 25m to 200m races. They also...

By Coach Daniel, The season had officially reached its first half and peak weeks for our swimmers. Winter Divisional meet set the beginning of this period, and it was a success. Hosted by Surrey Knights, at Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex, Winter Divisional reunited ten swim teams from the Vancouver Fraser Division and around 350 swimmers. Our Gators athletes (20) were a mixed of experienced divisional swimmers (14) and first-time divisional swimmers (6). The combination resulted in a great experience for our swimmers during the 3 day [prelims & finals]...

By Coach Anchie, PSW hosted the Winter Invitational at Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre on February 1 & 2. It was a high-level meet requiring Western Standards qualification. Uma, Jaden, Freddy and Ryan from Elite A attended the competition. As the first long course meet of the season, it provided a great opportunity for the swimmers to gain valuable experience and push for personal bests. On Saturday, Uma had a strong showing, qualifying for finals in all three of her events. She finished 6th in the 400 free, 9th in the...

By Coach Daniel, There is always room to keep preparing and achieving new goals. That was the team experience this past weekend (Feb 1-Feb 2) at the LMR Champs, at Watermania. Saturday and Sunday morning sessions gave out 13&O athletes, while our 12&U swimmers owned the evenings. They all had the chance to try new events and reach new goals. Keeping the momentum and good results from last week, the team was able to achieve new divisional standards and add two new athletes to our final divisional roster. Within weeks...

By Coach Anchie, Congratulations to Jaden Leung for being selected as a member of the Swim BC Prospects Provincial Team! This recognizes Jaden’s hard work, dedication, and outstanding achievement in meeting the Swim BC Prospects time standards and ranking in the top 30 male athletes in BC. We’re proud of Jaden and can’t wait to see him excel in his swimming journey. Way to go, Jaden! Swim BC team standards

By Coach Daniel, Weeks into the new year, our Gator athletes returned to competition at the CDSC Miles Schootman swim meet. Hosted by the Canadian Dolphins, the Vancouver Aquatic Centre was home to 400 swimmers from 12 teams. Three long days of competition demonstrated that speed and endurance are the only required elements to succeed. Our athletes also showed patience and mental strength to manage their energy during a long swim meet. There was no better way to begin a 3-day swim meet. Our swimmers and relay teams were great...