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!

By Coach Anchie, We had 10 swimmers from Elite groups participate in a team travel meet in Victoria from December 5-8 for the PCS Christmas Cracker Invitational, which brought together over 600 athletes from 19 teams. The event was structured with preliminaries and finals, utilizing two 8-lane, 25-meter pools running simultaneously during prelims to accommodate the large number of participants. Our swimmers were at the pool before 8:00 AM and competed until 8:00 PM daily. This meet was not just about competing but also about the valuable experience of travelling...

By Coach Daniel, Every season requires a new challenge and the Delta Sungod Distance Meet was a great one for our swimmers. During December 1st, 2024, swimmers represented our club at the annual distance meet hosted by Delta swim team. This swim meet is recognized by having only 400’s, 800’s and 1500’s events. Our swimmer and club were part of this great event and they did a great work. Our junior swimmers swam 400 FR, while Senior swimmers and two junior swimmers swam the 800 FR. All swimmers were able...

By Coach Anchie, Twelve swimmers from the Elite participated in the SKSC SC Fall Invitational on November 23&24, achieving impressive results across the sessions. In the 13&under sessions, 3 swimmers achieved over 90% personal best times, with individual time drops ranging from 10 to 20 seconds. Notable achievements included Ethan Man reaching a Provincial Standard in the 100m Breaststroke and achieving the Divisional Standards in three backstroke events, Adella Duan qualifying for Divisional Standards in the 100 and 200 Free, and Connor Soong securing Divisional Standards in the 50 and...

By Coach Hope, The Gators 12 and under LMR meet on November 10th was a great success for the Junior, Gold, and Silver groups. The swimmers showed excellent dedication to team spirit through constant, energetic cheers for their teammates. The supportive environment was reflected through everyone’s performance, with almost every swimmer achieving best times and getting closer to making divisional standards. In addition to sportsmanship, the swimmers pushed their competitive limits throughout the entire session. Everyone showed great focus towards their race and demonstrated an impressive ability to overcome their...

By Coach Daniel, Two weeks after our season debut, swimmers from our competitive Junior and Senior participated in the Brad Reid Memorial Swim Meet hosted by Hyack swim club. This was a three-day meet, from November 8th to November 10th, and had a prelims and finals format. Friday was a good first step for our swimmers. The meet began with five key events, 100 FR, 200 FL, 100 BR, 200 BK and 400 FR. Our swimmers got their new personal best times. While every swimmer was performing up to expectations,...