2016-2017

*Original story from www.swimming.ca

CASTAIC LAKE, Calif. – Eric Hedlin of Victoria bounced back from a subpar performance in Friday’s 10 kilometre to place fifth in the men’s five kilometre event on Sunday at the U.S. Open Water Swimming Championships.

Canada fielded its team for this July’s FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest while the event was the world’s qualifier for some countries including the American and British teams.

*Original story from www.swimming.ca

CASTAIC LAKE, Calif. – Richard Weinberger of Victoria, the Olympic bronze medallist in 2012, was the top Canadian Friday with a seventh place finish in the men’s 10-kilometre race at the U.S. Open Water Swimming Championships.

Canada fielded its team for this July’s FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest while the event was the world’s qualifier for some countries including the American team.

PCS seems to have swimmers everywhere this weekend, participating in many events.  4 swimmers in the PCS family are down in California for the USA Open Water Nationals, we have a contingent over in Vancouver competing at the Hyack Invitational, some of our groups are racing here at home in the Island Medley Challenge meet, and some of our top Junior Swimmers are participating in Swimming Canada and SwimBC camps both this week and the coming week.

Follow Richard Weinberger and Eric Hedlin here now (men's 10km race started at 11:00AM), and Stephanie Horner at 1:30PM here: https://www.usaswimming.org/utility/event-pages/event-detail/2017/05/19/default-calendar/open-water-national-championships