2015-2016

13th Annual Wavemaker Invitational Top 10 Individual Pacific Coast Swimming Results.  Congratulations to all one-hundred and twenty one club members that took part in the three day meet!

Girls Top 10 Results

Mehr Abrar – 9^th 50 bk, 10^th 100 bk

Meadow Alberts – 8^th 200 bk, 6^th 50 fly, 5^th 100 bk

The good vibes were flowing all weekend at the 13^th Annual Wavemaker Invitational.  One hundred and twenty one Pacific Coast Swimming athlete’s hit the water for one of the first long course meets of the year at Saanich Commonwealth Place.  Fifteen teams were represented over the course of the three-day meet, including the Yellowknife Polar Bears from the Northwest Territories, and the Sylvan Lake Nautical Swim Team from Alberta. 

Former Pacific Coast Swimming and UVic Vikes swimmer Stephanie Dixon was named to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday.  She is one of seven individuals that will be formally inducted on Novemeber 1st in Toronto.  Dixon represented Canada at three Paralympic Games, winning nineteen medals and setting multiple world records in the process.  On top of this, Stephanie has been a tremendous ambassador for the sport and promotor for parasport around the world.

Day six of competition at the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials was packed with action, as the final berths to the Olympic Games were on the line, as well as a number of Junior National teams being selected at the conclusion of the meet. 

Third year Vike Jon McKay swam to a fifth place finish in the Men’s 1500 Freestyle in a time of 15:35.23.  The swim, which didn’t have a best time posted by any of the top five competitors, saw only one Canadian make the Olympic Qualification Standard. 

Distance freestylers Kaitlin Gervais and Jon McKay highlighted day five at the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials in Toronto, which saw five UVic-Pacific Coast Swimming athletes hit the water. 

Gervais swam in the Women’s 800 Freestyle A Final on Saturday night, placing tenth, just over her personal best that she swam in the preliminaries session. 

Pacific Coast Swimming continued their distance freestyle roll on day four of competition at the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials in Toronto.  Second year Vike Kaitlin Gervais swam a lifetime best of 9:00.34 in the preliminaries of the women’s 800 metre freestyle, on her way to qualifying for the A flight.  Her time, a personal best by four seconds, puts her in ninth position for Saturday night’s final. 

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.

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.

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.”