The results for the BC AA Championships in Penticton are now posted on the Results Page. Pictures and write-up from the weekend will be posted later today.

VICTORIA – What does it take to be among the best open water swimmers in the world? Nineteen-year-old Richard Weinberger appears to have the guts, stamina and talent to be with the best if his performance this past Sunday at a World Cup in Brazil is any indication.

Afflicted with a serious case of food poisoning which caused diarrhoea and vomiting, the morning of the race, Weinberger soldiered on to the starting dock in Santos and swam the 10 kilometre event in two hours and 15 minutes and 05.12 seconds for 21st place.

We have joined forces with Michael Steele Luxury Hair, a local hair and body products line.

Michael Steele has produced for us a custom shampoo and conditioner. It is packaged in a great looking blue bottle with the PCS logo on it and product information.

The products are free of parabins and harmful chemicals so they are good for the environment and for us and our children.

OTTAWA (CIS) - Swimmers Nicholas Sinclair of Victoria and Martha McCabe of UBC and are the BlackBerry Canadian Interuniversity Sport female and male athletes of the week for the period ending January 24, 2010.

After three long days of competition, the 2011 Short Course Vancouver Island Regional Championships came to an exciting end with PCS claiming top spot as the team that scored the most points. This is a first for PCS since it was established in 2002. The meet also saw 9 Club Records and 15 Meet Records broken. Many swimmers also ended the meet with new time standard and best time achievements. Congratulations to all swimmers and coaches!

Here are some of the highlights from Day 3:

VICTORIA - On Monday, the Canada West announced that UVic Vikes swimmer Nick Sinclair has been awarded Male Athlete of the Week, in recognition of his outstanding performance at the conference championship.

Sinclair completed the awards hat trick at the Canada West swimming championships on the weekend. The Victoria rookie was named the conference's Athlete of the Meet, Rookie of the Year and All-Star after a six-medal performance in Lethbridge.

By Mike Tucker, UVic Communications Officer

LETHBRIDGE - UVic Vikes men's swimmer Nick Sinclair completed the awards hat trick at the Canada West championships. The Victoria rookie added three more medals and was named the conference's Athlete of the Meet, Rookie of the Year and First Team All-star.

FULL RESULTS

By Mike Tucker, UVic Communications Officer

LETHBRIDGE - With a double gold medal victory by rookie Nick Sinclair, the UVic Vikes swimming team continued to make waves on day two of the Canada West championships.

FULL RESULTS

Sinclair struck gold twice, first taking the 400m individual medley then winning the 200m back stroke in record time. Sinclair's time of 1:59.54 in the 200 back broke the UVic school record of 2:01.01, set by Derek Doerksen in 2009.

By Mike Tucker, UVic Communications Officer

LETHBRIDGE - Craig Dagnall won the UVic Vikes men's swimming team's first gold medal at the Canada West conference championship since 2003 after winning the 1500m.

FULL RESULTS

Dagnall, a rookie from Claremont Sec., was first to touch with a time of 15:46.84. The last time a member of UVic's men's team struck conference gold came in 2003 when David Creel won the 1500m.

The Vikes also added a pair of silver medals in the 50m backstroke men's and women's races for a successful opening day in the pool.

Congratulations to all our UVPCS swimmers and coaches on their fine performances in Duncan at the Vancouver Island Region (VIR) Short Course Championships!! Highlights included lots of best times, top-8 and medal finishes and a new club record.