This past weekend saw four Inconnu swimmers head down south to compete in the BC Winter Provincial Championships with Owen Lang, Alex McDonald, Ryder Modde, and Nate Rogers representing the team. The meet was held at the Saanich Commonwealth Pool in Victoria with Short Course Prelims and Long Course Finals. BC Provincial Championships is one of the premier swim meets hosted in the province with swimmers needing to qualify in previous meets by swimming under tough time standards in order to race in each event. Owen Lang and Alex McDonald...

Last weekend, February 25-27th, twelve Inconnu swimmers made the trip down south to sunny Penticton to compete in the North & Interior Divisional Championships. The meet provided the competitors a chance to race with some of the best swimmers our regions have to offer. Julien Kemp, Ryder Modde, Viggo Pedersen, Rylan Pomeroy, Finn Rogers, Kieran Rogers, Nate Rogers, and Mason Stirling represented our Men with Tegan Nielsen, Sire Oyedeji, Mya Waberski, and Frankie Woods representing our Women. Right from the first session the Inconnu swimmers came in fired up, ready...

This past weekend, Feb 4-6th, Owen Lang and Alex McDonald made the trip down to Edmonton to compete in one of the Alberta Provincial Series Meets. Swimmers from across Canada came to compete, including teams from Manitoba and Quebec, who brought Jr. and Sr. National Team members with them. For Owen and Alex this meet was about continuing to gain long course experience while racing some events that they may not typically enter. Both stepped up the the challenge with great attitudes as Owen walked away with 5 lifetime best...

Winterfest Meet Report Hello all, This past weekend 28 swimmers made the cross-border trek to take on the Grande Prairie Piranhas in a one day dual meet. Ages 7 to 16, Inconnu swimmers competed across a myriad of strokes and distances, all 400m or under. This was the second meet in Grande Prairie that Fort St. John has been to this season and first of the new year. This meet was a little different than the previous as the pool was setup to 50m (Long Course) as compared to our...

Cale Murdock, who grew up swimming in Fort St. John, will be swimming for a spot on the Canadian Olympic team this April at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto. Cale Murdock, who grew up swimming in Fort St. John, will be swimming for a spot on the Canadian Olympic team this April at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto. Murdock will swim against 19 other athletes in the 200m and 400m freestyle disciplines at the trials, which take place April 7 to 11, 2021. Murdock is excited to finally...

The Inconnu Swim Club will have a new leader this year — Curtis Robinson is joining the club as its new coach. “I'm a big proponent of technique where the swimmer is as efficient as possible, minimizing risk of injury,” says Robinson. “From there, making sure it's fun.” Born and raised in Northern California, the 35-year-old was asked by former teammate and outgoing Inconnu coach, Norah Vogan, if he'd consider making a move North. “For me, I think we all do this sport because it's fun,” Robinson said, describing his...

This past weekend, June 21 to 23, 11-year-old Nate Rogers represented the Inconnu swim club in Chilliwack BC at the 2019 Summer Age Group Championships. Nate competed in seven events over the three-day swim meet. "Nate has a great attitude when it comes to swimming and competing," Coach Norah Vogan said. "He was so positive and excited to be there!" Rogers competed against other 11-year-old boys from all over the province. "It's a great opportunity for our swimmers to watch how others race and compete. The more racing the better,"...

The Inconnu Swim Team held their annual awards wrap-up on June 13. This event is a celebration of the swim season for swimmers and their families, and recognizes their accomplishments throughout the season. The club would like to extend a special thank-you to Norah Vogan for her unwavering commitment to our club for the past season, we wouldn’t be here without you! We would like to also recognize our three long-time graduating swimmers: Alexandria Hedges, Jayden Forster and Jaime Jodoin. Our club will miss you and we wish you the...

Thirteen Inconnu swimmers were in Kamloops, BC for the TRU Wolfpack Invitational swim meet last  weekend, June 6 to 9. This swim meet had morning and evening sessions, where the top 7-14 swimmers from the morning races compete again. These are called the A and B finals.This meet showed off a lot of talent from swim clubs from around the province and Alberta. "This meet had deep competition when it came to the younger swimmers (11- 15 years old), which is  exciting for the young swimmers we brought," said Coach...

The Fort St. John Inconnu swimmers were in Grande Prairie May 3 to 5 for the Northern Lights  Invitational. It was an amazing weekend packed with best times and team building for the 15  swimmers that attended. A huge congratulations to Nate Rogers, 11, for becoming our newest qualifier for Swim B.C. Tier 1  Provincials! Nate has been pursuing this goal for months and finally his hard work has paid off. Nate is now going to attend Age Group Provincials in Chilliwack this June. Julien Kemp was a common name...