By Coach Daniel, From July 11th to July 14th, the tournament capital city (Kamloops, BC) was home to the 2024 Swim BC Summer Provincial. Swimmers from 32 swim teams were present, and 450 swimmers participated in the top meet of the summer before the national meet in Toronto. Gator Swim Club delivered good results, with 10 team swimmers, to conclude the season. Thursday, A gold Start Prelims On the first day of the meet, six swimmers swam, securing two spots in the finals for the afternoon session. Uma Sukkau and...

By Coach Daniel, Chiem and Landing Leisure Center at Chilliwack, was the place where Vancouver and Fraser division swim teams met for the summer divisional. Around 300 swimmers from 12 teams made the pool roar of excitement and Gators were able to come up with good results. Friday prelims arrived and the athletes were ready to perform. Gator Swimmers were able to secure 13 spots in the finals for the first day while qualifying provincial standards during the first session. Finals began and our swimmers make things look easy. They...

By Coach Anchie, The 2024 Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet, hosted at UBC Aquatic Centre, was a thrilling event featuring 63 teams with nearly 600 athletes worldwide. Sephora Lee, Jaden Leung and Ryan Wang participated in the meet and gained invaluable experience racing against high-performance athletes on this prestigious international stage. We have achieved multiple personal best times. For our athletes, the meet was a significant step in their athletic careers, exposing them to high standards and diverse techniques. This experience will be crucial as they continue to pursue...

By Coach Agatha, Gators celebrated the end of a successful season with our annual Year End Time Trial where all groups participated, from Salamander to Elite. For the younger swimmers, this was their first time seeing the older swimmers race. Energy was high from one side of the pool to the other: swimmers cheered on their swimmates and celebrated the heat winners who won a prize. Developmental swimmers were able to try new events that they have never swam before, while competitive swimmers took the opportunity to have fun racing...

By Coach Daniel, Pacific Seas Wolf swim team hosted their annual spring swim meet this last weekend (June 8-9, 2024). PSW hosted seven other clubs and a total of 400 swimmers. Gators' mix of Junior, Senior, Gold, and Youth swimmers strongly represented our club. With a double session day, Saturday allows the Gator swimmers to test their patience for a long meet day. Results did not take long to show up and at the first event, the Gator swim team got two new standards. All the events were exciting and...

We are pleased to offer our Summer Programs and open the registration to our current members and new swimmers soon. Summer Clinic Summer Clinic is designed for current non-competitive groups. The Summer Clinic is focused on enhancing stroke technique and fundamental swimming skills. August Sessions Registration will be opened on June 6 for the current members and June 13 for new members. July sessions registration will be opened on June 18 for the current members and June 21 for the new members. Provincial/National Camp The Summer Provincial/National Camp offers an...

By coach Daniel, People say, that there is no better place to go to ski than Whistler. Regardless, this past weekend, Gators took over and showed their talents at the Whistler Swim Meet, hosted by Whistler Sea wolfs. As part of our season, this was the first travel meet for Senior groups and some junior swimmers. Around 180 swimmers were part of the swim meet and our 20 gator athletes did not disappoint on their performances. Swimmers were ready to the first set of events on Saturday, after an evening...

By Coach Anchie, Elite groups attended the Hyack Long course invitational on May 17 to 19th. The meet featured both prelims and finals, providing an excellent racing opportunity. Elite has trained hard lately and our hard work paid off. Our athletes performed well across multiple events over the three days, excelling in both the prelims and finals. In the second swim, we pushed hard to achieve even better times. As a result of our efforts, we set five new club records and achieved 28 personal best times. Special congratulations to...

By Coach Agatha, Gators’ Gold, Silver, Youth B, and Alligator swimmers attended the WVOSC Development Meet on May 19th. We started the day bright and early at the West Vancouver Aquatic Centre with our athletes ready to take on the day. Although it was a shorter meet, our swimmers still had a great time cheering each other on during each race, and spending their rest time with the coaches. Our swimmers achieved 40 best times this meet, with significant technical improvements when racing. Bellringer prizes were given to the winner...

By Coach Daniel, A three day swim meet was hosted by Richmond Rapids from May 3rd to May 5th at Watermania. For some of our swimmers this was their first Long Course swim meet, while some others used their expertise to swim over the competition. Around 350 swimmers split three days of competition in two big sessions. Mornings were swam by 14 & Over swimmers while evening sessions corresponded to the 13 & Under athletes. Great effort was displayed by both age groups. Friday showed swimmers were able to swim...