Well the 2019 UVPCS Xmas Cracker Meet has been pulled and all the prizes inside given out! Congratulations to all the swimmers and coaches for some great racing and fun times at the pool.

Events like this take the time and efforts of many people to plan and organize.  We want to give a heartfelt THANK YOU to all the organizers and volunteers for their time and hard work in making Cracker a success!

And finally, we wish all of our PCS Family and Friends a safe and happy holidays, and look forward to seeing you again at the pool in 2019!  

Day Two of 2018/19 Christmas Cracker was a success. We had several swimmers making best times and many making finals. The finals were very impressive, with a ton of swimmers moving up spots. One of the highlights of the night`s relays was the 15-17 boys relay, Jordan Cowan, Jacob Rambo, Michael Schmidt and Keir Ogilvie. These boys went in strong and came out stronger, breaking the club record in the 4x50 meter free relay.

We had a very busy and exciting day for the first two sessions of the 2018 Xmas Cracker. Lots of swimmers winning prizes left right and center for setting records, draw prizes, and best times. Lucky Lucy Hallett won two massive chocolate bars for races ending in .16, the 1500 Free (21:39.16), and the 200 IM (2:58.16). 15 and over boys relay successfully broke the club record for 200m Medley and 12 and under boys have won 200m relay, bringing home 2 confident relay wins.

Cracker time! 

VICTORIA – The University of Victoria Vikes swimming team added five individual and two relay medals on Day 3 of the Canada West Championships hosted in Calgary, Alta. Danielle Hanus raced to a gold and silver in the 200-m butterfly and 100-m backstroke, respectively. Eric Hedlin picked up his second gold of the weekend in the 400-m freestyle. Vike Josh Zakala earned silver in the men's 200-m individual medley, while Bailey Espersen got on the podium for bronze in the men's 200-m breaststroke.
 
RESULTS
 

VICTORIA – The University of Victoria Vikes men's and women's swimming teams added three more medals to their tally on Day 2 of the Canada West Swimming Championships hosted in Calgary, Alta. Danielle Hanus added her second individual gold medal of the championship after she broke the conference record and topped the podium in the 100-m butterfly.
 
RESULTS
 

VICTORIA – It was a golden day in the pool today for University of Victoria Vikes swimmers Eric Hedlin and Danielle Hanus at the Canada West Swimming Championships hosted at the University of Calgary Aquatic Centre. The UBC Thunderbirds topped the team leader board in both the men's and women's standings after Day 1 of three.
 

SwimBC has announced the selection of the Prospects Team for the 2018-19 season based on LCM performances last season. The following swimmers have been selected.

Girls: Hana Edwards, Naeva Scott-Bouris, Lily Chen

Boys: Michael Schmidt, Tom Chapman, Jacob Rambo, Anthony Gutierrez, Keir Ogilvie, Brenden Fitzpatrick and new PCS swimmer, Jordon Cowan.

Congratulations to all on their selection.

Its almost Thanksgiving.. and we have a lot to be thankful for.. thankful we can 'feel' for our friends in Alberta, without being in Alberta(wink).. thankful for the fantastic group of people we get to hang out with at the pool everyday, from parents who relentlessly transport kids back and forth (and pay their swim bills!), to volunteers and coaches who make so much to happen, to the fabulous athletes who keep showing up full of energy ready to pursue excellence in spite of all the challenges they face day to day.

Eric Hedlin won BC's Open Water Swimmer of the Year Award and coach Ron Jacks won BC's Open Water Coach of the Year Award for the 2017-18 season, as announced yesterday in Whistler at the BCSSA Conference.  Eric was present to accept the award but Ron wasn't able to be there this year.

Both Eric and Ron have won this award before, but it's always won against a lot of strong competition.  Congratulations Eric, Ron, and the rest of the PCS Family!