Today was a great day of swimming for PCS, we had lots of fun and lots of finalists!

Tonight in the 400 freestyle finals, we had Jemma Stevens go a 5.50.83, she dropped 6 seconds from prelims! Kennedy Aragon-Scriven dropped ten seconds from her 400 freestyle prelim time to go a 4.51.68, her first time under 5 minutes, way to go Kennedy! Lia Lancaster was an alternate for 400 free, her prelim time was 4.56.0.(also first time under 5:00)

The 14th Annual PCS Xmas Cracker Meet is just 4 weeks away!

The elves have been busy,
Checking lists twice,
But your name is not on them,
Neither naughty or nice!

So here's how to fix that,
As quick as you can.
Volunteer on the website,
Would be your best plan.

Volunteer early!
That would be right.
And you could see Tigh Na Mara,
For not one, but 2 nights!

You may find the meet package for Xmas Cracker now posted under the meet on the upcoming events list.

Our first meet of the year, 2014 Senior Circuit 1, is just a week away!  Our senior athletes have been working hard since getting back in the water mid-Septmeber.  Come out and support them October 25 at Saanich Commonwealth Place by volunteering to help out with the meet.  If you are new to the club and swim meets in general, Senior Circuit is a great opportunity to learn some of the jobs since it is a short meet with only 1 session.  Volunteering is easy and can be done online through the PCS V

UVic may be closing the outdoor pool at the Ian Stewart complex indefinitely.  A few PCS parents have organized a farewell/save-the-pool event for tomorrow. The idea is to pack the pool with as many people as possible to demonstrate how useful the facility is to everyone.

The Save the Pool event will take place on Friday, October 10, 2014 at 12:00-12:30pm at the Ian Stewart Outdoor Pool.

Stop the closing of the pool by joining us on deck or in the water. Let's pack the pool and make a splash!

Congratulations to all of the PCS swimmers whose hard efforts last season resulted in their being named to the Swim BC and SNC development teams. Selection was based on LC performances in the 2013-14 season. Well done athletes and Coaches Rod Barratt, Brent Gaudreau and Cody Flegel (Lucas Tyler).

SNC National Junior ID team: Lauren Crisp, Molly Gowans, Lucas Tyler

Swim BC Youth Junior Team: Lucas Tyler, Eden Kormendy, Molly Gowans

Swim BC Prospects Team: Jessica Luo, Sophie Tarrant, Allison Ballantyne

Congratulations to our coaches and swimmers on being awarded the 11 & Under Coaching Staff of the Year for 2013-14 at the recent BCSCA/Swim BC Awards evening. The award goes to Mark Lancaster, Dave Creel, Cody Flegel, Brent Gaudreau and Ryan Slater for the hard work and performances of their young charges. Well done all!

Just a reminder to everyone that the 2014-2015 PCSPA Annual General Meeting is taking place this Sunday, October 5, 2014 fro 11:30am to 1:00pm at Saanich Commonwealth Place.

The AGM takes place at the same time as the "Swim with the Vikes" event.  Bring your swimmers to the pool for some fun with the senior athletes and join us for the meeting to learn more about your club!

Just a reminder that the PCS Welcome Back and Registration BBQ is tonight, 5:00pm at Beaver Lake.

Jon McKay raced in the 10km Open Water race yesterday, winning his second silver medal of the competition after his club record performance in the 1500 Fr on Wednesday.  The junior Pan Pacific 10km race was combined with the senior Pan Pacific Championship open water field after their race was postponed due to water quality concerns, making the field much quicker and experienced than expected.  Jon stayed with the front pack until about 500m to go before falling back, easily beating all but one of the junior competitors.