Looking for a way to make winter walks more fun for your kids? This article from Active for Life introduces a 5 Senses Walk you can do with your kids the next time you're out on the trail or by the water! See the full article HERE.
Mareya Valeva, from UVic Women's Swimming, is the first recipient of the Sybil Verch Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame Award from the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame (GVSHoF) and University of Victoria Vikes Athletics and Recreation! The Sybil Verch Award is awarded to an undergraduate woman student entering UVic from a secondary school in the Greater Victoria region who competes on a Vikes Varsity team. This is the award's inaugural year.
Attention doughnut lovers! This month, we will be organizing a Krispy Kreme doughnut fundraiser! Try to sell 10 boxes for $10 each! Pre-order forms should be out this week and will be due by February 27th. Orders will arrive and be available for pick up March 6th! Please contact Miranda Benn (mirandabenn@gmail.com) if you have any questions. Bolts, let's see how much we can raise!
"When it comes to swimming, it’s something I know how to do. But if you were to put me in my university’s swim practice for a day, I would absolutely be beat by the warmup. Personally, I think swimming is such a cool sport and I regret not continuing swim club and taking part in the sport in high school.
Thank you to all who were out for a beautiful morning in January to help out with the Bottle Drive. The drive netted the club $3900.00 toward keeping everything rolling through these strange and challenging times.
Reminder that ALL recyclable, bottles etc that can go to THE BOTTLE DEPOT can be donated to Pacific Coast Swimming. When you drop off recycables there tell the attendant that you would like the deposits to go to Pacific Coast Swimming... not PCS. (Other groups called PCS).
Covid 19 continues to create a liquid set of circumstances for all of us. We feel very fortunate that we have such a great group as members and that we have been able to continue to swim throughout much of the pandemic. You may not be aware but much of the rest of the Canadian Swim Community is faced with pool closures or heavier restrictions. Many have been out of the water for months.
28 PCS swimmers have been selected for a set of new Swim BC initiatives: the Swim BC Pacific Wave! Swimmers have been selected based on the 2019-20 FINA point Rankings Report from Swimming Canada. Through this 10 week mentorship program, swimmers will have the opportunity to virtually interact with and learn from recently retired and actively competing Olympic swimmers. They will also get to participate in a series of at home swim camps throughout the year.
Heads up! Our LFSS programs at Juan de Fuca will be back up and running starting February 1st 2021 and are now open for online registration! Levels 3-5 will be running on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00-6:40 pm or 6:45-7:30 pm. Click the link HERE for more information and to sign up now! Let's start 2021 off by improving our skills and having a lot of fun doing it!
Happy New Year from all of us at PCS! Let's get after it in 2021 and smash some goals while staying safe and healthy! We hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones.
