By Coach Hope, On Saturday, May 10, Gators attended the VPSC Chena LMR. As the end of the season nears, motivation levels were seen at a peak. The meet consisted of shorter distances, allowing great opportunities for swimmers to demonstrate their sprinting abilities. The swimmers showed excellent performance during the meet, with several swimmers attending morning practice in addition to the meet on the same day. Overall, everyone is stepping up in their races, with noticeable improvements in competitive spirit and strategy. Go Gators!

We’re excited to announce our summer programming for 2025. Competitive groups- we will be offering a one-month summer camp from July 2 to August 3, with a competition in Victoria scheduled for July 26&27. This camp will provide extended training and help the swimmers stay active over the summer break. Development groups- we will be running our traditional two-week summer clinic during July and August. This program is designed to help swimmers develop essential swimming skills and improve their technique in all four strokes. We are currently awaiting final confirmation...

By Coach Daniel, During the first weekend of May, Gators attended the first of various swim meets scheduled for this month. West Coast Open, hosted by Richmond Rapids, was the first opportunity for some swimmers to test themselves in a long course pool (50 mts). Along the three-day meet our athletes were able to demonstrate their preparation and ability to perform in a different meet environment. Through the first two days at the West Coast Open, our athletes showed a strong performance. Day 1 and 2 Gators filled up the...

By Coach Helen, On April 13, 2025, our club hosted the Gators Development Meet at the Templeton pool. This meet provided many swimmers the opportunity of what a racing environment feels like, competing against many other swimmers from different clubs. Swimmers stepped out of their comfort zone to swim more challenging events like 200IM, 100IM, and 50fly. The pool was filled with energy, everyone cheering on for their teammates and achieving many personal bests. Thank you to all the parent volunteers who made the meet run smoothly, we couldn’t do...

By Coach Daniel, Gators’ athletes went back into racing mode on April 12 and 13. After attending PSW spring invitational at Grandview heights aquatic centre, Junior and Senior groups went back in action to begin the second cycle of the season. After having a well-deserved week off during spring break, swimmers came back energized and ready to do their best. During the two-day (three session) meet, eighty-four (84) new personal best times were achieved. Saturday morning session had a great start as the team started with new 100 FR and...

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...