News

Stephanie Horner Qualifies for 2016 Olympic 10km Swim Qualifier

April 8, 2016 — Ryan Clouston

PCS coached, Vikes Alum, and two time Olympian Stephanie Horner swam a very important 10km race in Fort Myers today. The field was packed with great Open Water swimmers from around the world, but Stephanie's main goal remained clear: finish as one of the top two Canadian's in the race. Three Canadian swimmers were invited to compete, and the top two would be chosen to compete in Portugal with a chance to qualify for the Olympics.

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2015-2016

Molly Gowans earns Victor Davis Memorial Award

April 7, 2016 — Ryan Clouston

We would like to congratulate our own Molly Gowans for winning one of the six Victor Davis Memorial Awards given out this year. This award is given to some of Canada's top young swimmers, and comes with some funding to help continue their training, education, and pursuit of excellence at the international level of competition.

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2015-2016

Canadian Olympic Trials Day 2 Recap

April 6, 2016 — Gareth Saunders

UVic-PCS continued their roll on day two of the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials with some great swims from some of the team’s youngest members. “The first timers (at Canadian Olympic Trials) learned a lot and are looking forward to gaining more experience as the week progresses,” said Pacific Coast Swimming Director of Athlete Development Rod Barratt. “It has been a very exciting beginning to the meet with so many Canadian records falling over the first two days. The energy in the building is amazing, and the Pan Am Games Aquatic Centre is a world class facility.”

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2015-2016

Canadian Olympic Trials Day 1 Recap

April 5, 2016 — Gareth Saunders

Women’s 400 Free

Kaitlin Gervais continued her great season with a best time in the 400 freestyle preliminaries. Her posting of 4:22.89 was good enough to position her in the B Final of the event. Gervais swam to a finals time of 4:23.82, placing her 18^th overall in a very fast women’s 400 free field.

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2015-2016

Canadian Open Water Olympic Trials

April 4, 2016 — Gareth Saunders

On April 8 in Fort Myers, Florida, UVPCS coached swimmer and UVIC Alum Stephanie Horner will be trying to continue her pursuit of qualifying for her third consecutive Olympic Games. In order to compete for an Olympic Berth at the 2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier in Setubal Portugal. Canada will send two women to Portugal, the top two Canadians of the three invited to compete for the spot in Fort Myers this week. Stephanie is one of those three swimmers, and must beat out one of the two rivals to earn her ticket.

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2015-2016

Canadian Olympic Trials Preview

April 3, 2016 — Gareth Saunders

DETAILS

April 5-10

Pan Am Games Aquatic Centre

Toronto, Ontario

Prelims: 7 a.m. PDT, Finals: 4 p.m. PDT

Live Stream: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/videos

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Swim BC Open Recap

March 15, 2016 — Gareth Saunders

A small contingent of Pacific Coast Swimming athletes hit the water this past weekend, March 12th and 13th, at the Swim BC Open at the UBC Aquatic Centre. The Bolts were lead by Erin Lawrance and Haley Bennett, who both found the podium over the course of the weekend, as they competed against numerous national team members and university swimmers.

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2015-2016

AAA's Day 4 Recap

March 7, 2016 — Gareth Saunders

In one of the closest overall team point finishes in recent memory, Pacific Coast Swimming edged out Hyack Swim Club from New Westminster by one hundred and twenty six points. A full team effort was on display from the Bolts, as they filled A and B Finals with a total of forty-six swimmers on the last night of competition, to hold off Hyack's late charge.

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2015-2016

Bolts Push to Capture Fourth Straight AAA Title Heading Into Day 4 Finals

March 6, 2016 — Gareth Saunders

After the prelims sessions on the fourth and final day of competition at the BC AAA Short Course Championships, Pacific Coast Swimming holds on to a slight lead over Hyack Swim Club from New Westminster. Looking ahead to finals, Hyack Swim Club has qualified twenty-five A Final swims and sixteen B Final swims. Pacific Coast Swimming has twenty-seven A Final swims and nineteen B Final swims.

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2015-2016

AAA's Day 3 Recap

March 6, 2016 — Gareth Saunders

Pacific Coast Swimming closed out day three of competition at Saanich Commonwealth Place by opening up a slight lead on Hyack in the overall team point scores. With multiple club and Vancouver Island Regional records on the day, the Bolts continued to push the pace as they vie for their fourth straight AAA Championship title.

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2015-2016