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...

By Coach Hope, In one of the first meets of 2025, the Juniors, Gold, and Silver members competed in the Chena 12 & under meet and achieved fantastic results. On Saturday, they competed in 100 IM, 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly, 100 fly, and the 200 mixed IM relay. Best times were seen all across the board, with multiple swimmers achieving and approaching divisional qualification times. The relays were especially outstanding due to the heightened team spirit, allowing Gators to win a majority of the relay heats. After beginning...

2025 January to March Schedule Change Notes Swim Meets and Practice Changes: - On January 25&26, Elite, Senior and Junior are attending the CDSC Mies Schootman invitational and Chena 12under meet. The practices for those groups are cancelled. - On Feb 1 & 2, Senior and Junior are attending the LMR champs, and a few Elites attend PSW invitational. Senior A/B: The practice on Saturday, Feb 1 at Templeton is cancelled. Swimmers who are not attending the meet will have practice at Renfrew pool on Saturday from 6:15-8:30 am. The...

By Coach Daniel, Holiday season began with our club swimming at Fast Meet swim meet. This competition was hosted by Richmond rapids. Teams from all over BC (mainland and island) attend the meet at Watermania, from Dec 19th to Dec 22nd. The first day of the meet was the Fast in Fast meet. This day only 50’s (BK, FL & BR) and relays were swum. Thursday good races results allowed 6 gators to reach finals. On top of this, a new provincial and new divisional were achieved. Friday was boosted,...

By Coach Hope, The Gators developmental and competitive groups participated in the last time trial of this season on Saturday, December 21st. With events ranging from 25m kick to 200 free. Excellent swims were seen from all groups, including lots of best times despite racing without a diving block. The immense effort from all the swimmers was evident throughout the night, and it was made possible by months of hard work this fall. It was lovely to witness high team spirits, with swimmers constantly cheering on their peers and competitors....

By Coach Karman, On Sunday. December 15, 2024, 15 swimmers from Gold, Silver, and Alligator attended the Chena Development Meet at Harry Jerome Pool. Our swimmers had a great time racing and cheering for their peers. There were many highlights, one being many swimmers best times in 200 and 100 IM with 3 new LMR qualifiers! With the upcoming Christmas season we celebrated with candy canes! Congratulations to the new LMR qualifiers, Chanel Iv, Seva Furanov, and Ray Yang!