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Rapids’ 12 Unders Qualify 5 to Provincials June 27, 2012 It was a great weekend for the Richmond Rapids’ 12 & under program. The team sent 19 swimmers to the BC AA Championships in Victoria. The 320 participant meet held at the Saanich Commonwealth Place was a place of magic as the Rapids put through 5 new BC Provincial Championships. For Coach Drew McClure it was a validation of the training that was done over the course of the season. “This is the culmination of the season...
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Click here for results. The group had some amazing swims this Saturday morning as AGD2 swimmers got the opportunity to race the 400 free and the 200 or 400 IM for official times. Congratulations to Sarah Crawford (8) who set a club record in the 400 freestyle for 8 & under girls and to Matthew Crawfard (10) who set a record in the 400 IM in the 10 & under boys age category. A special thank you to all the parents who helped out with timing and officiating. Volunteers will...
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Local Swim Meet Brings Great Swimmers Together Thanks to Some Great Help May 5, 2012 This year’s West Coast Open Swim Meet hosted by the Richmond Rapids was a great success. Four-hundred and fifty swimmers from around the Lower Mainland Region competed at Watermania this past weekend. This has been the club’s third major meet of the year with one more in the wings (BC Provincial Swimming Championships) in July. “Our volunteer organizers, staff and membership have done a phenomenal job in allowing us to keep bidding...
Once again the Richmond Rapids would like to thank all the volunteers who came out to make our West Coast Open Swim Meet a great success. We hosted 450 swimmers this weekend. A thank you to Ampellia Schuss, Ann-Marie Liminsang, Tanya Schneiderman, Ophelia Fung and Adrian Fung for their help organizing our Silent Auction which raised 2600 dollars. Thank you as well to the people who donated items and who helped gift wrap them. Thank you to our meet manager Ed Shaw, our officials co-ordinator Mike Crawford, our Meet Secretary...
Mies Shootman Swim Meet Great Success For Richmond Swimmers April 19, 2012 The Mies Shootman Invitational hosted by the Canadian Dolphins Swim Club remembers the substantial contribution of its namesake. Shootman, who was inducted into the BC Swimming Hall of Fame as a builder was a huge contributor in Provincial swimming. The Richmond Rapids Swim Club attended the meet in her honour with the hopes of the next level of personal achievements. The Rapids had 62 athletes attend the meet and had 26 athletes achieve 100% personal bests....
Eye Opening Experience for Dekker April 6, 2012 Touted as some of the fastest, most exciting swimming in Canada for a long time, this year’s Canadian Olympic-Paralympic Trials were a treat to see. While most people settled for watching the meet on CBC or via Swimming Canada’s live webcast, Nicolaas Dekker (17) lived it. Dekker, who swims for the Richmond Rapids Swim Club achieved qualifying times for the event and travelled to Montreal to participate. He had the opportunity to watch Canadian Olympic hopefuls vie for spots on...
