AAA Provincial Begin Thursday, July 6th
17 CRKW swimmers will compete this weekend at the BC Provincial Swimming Championships. Sending it's biggest team in anyones memory, CRKW is looking to continue to show it's improvement over the past few seasons. Live results can be found by clicking here.
The following news article was in the Saanich News today, talking about the increase in the level of swimming in British Columbia.
05-Jul-06by Don Descoteau Saanich News
Young swimmers are getting faster in British Columbia.
That much is clear by the fact that more than 600 athletes will be at Saanich Commonwealth Pool and Elk Lake between this Thursday and Monday contesting the B.C. Provincial AAA-Open Long Course Championships.
"It says good things about swimming in B.C.," said Margaret Penning, club president of meet host Pacific Coast Swimming and co-manager for the provincial meet. "I think you're seeing more people who are working hard and being committed."
The Capital Region is no slouch in contributing to that total, as about 100 athletes from PCS, Island Swimming and the JayVacs club are suiting up. In fact, Greater Victoria, with its outstanding facilities and top-notch coaches, is one of the fastest growing areas in B.C. for competitive swimmers, Penning said.
Rod Barratt, athletic development co-ordinator for PCS, also coaches young swimmers for the club at Commonwealth pool. He expects the meet to be a fast one.
"It's going to be very competitive to get into the top eight," he said. "I'd say very few kids are going to sail into the finals."
Qualifying for this meet in the first place is no small feat for the swimmers age 15 and under, since they must record AAA-level times in their events. Despite the stringent requirements, an amazing 50 of 52 clubs provincewide will be represented.
Competitors at this week's events run the gamut, from eight year olds getting their first taste of a high-level meet to Olympian Rick Say and open water specialists Karley Stutzel and Dave Creel, who could represent Canada in Beijing in 2008 when their discipline is included for the first time in the Olympics.
The provincials get underway tomorrow (July 6) at 9 a.m. and run through Sunday. Heats run daily with finals set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Open water competition goes Monday at Elk Lake. For ongoing results go to http://www.pacificcoastswimming.com.
The following news article was in the Saanich News today, talking about the increase in the level of swimming in British Columbia.
05-Jul-06by Don Descoteau Saanich News
Young swimmers are getting faster in British Columbia.
That much is clear by the fact that more than 600 athletes will be at Saanich Commonwealth Pool and Elk Lake between this Thursday and Monday contesting the B.C. Provincial AAA-Open Long Course Championships.
"It says good things about swimming in B.C.," said Margaret Penning, club president of meet host Pacific Coast Swimming and co-manager for the provincial meet. "I think you're seeing more people who are working hard and being committed."
The Capital Region is no slouch in contributing to that total, as about 100 athletes from PCS, Island Swimming and the JayVacs club are suiting up. In fact, Greater Victoria, with its outstanding facilities and top-notch coaches, is one of the fastest growing areas in B.C. for competitive swimmers, Penning said.
Rod Barratt, athletic development co-ordinator for PCS, also coaches young swimmers for the club at Commonwealth pool. He expects the meet to be a fast one.
"It's going to be very competitive to get into the top eight," he said. "I'd say very few kids are going to sail into the finals."
Qualifying for this meet in the first place is no small feat for the swimmers age 15 and under, since they must record AAA-level times in their events. Despite the stringent requirements, an amazing 50 of 52 clubs provincewide will be represented.
Competitors at this week's events run the gamut, from eight year olds getting their first taste of a high-level meet to Olympian Rick Say and open water specialists Karley Stutzel and Dave Creel, who could represent Canada in Beijing in 2008 when their discipline is included for the first time in the Olympics.
The provincials get underway tomorrow (July 6) at 9 a.m. and run through Sunday. Heats run daily with finals set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Open water competition goes Monday at Elk Lake. For ongoing results go to http://www.pacificcoastswimming.com.
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