Craig Dagnall began the long course swimming season with a bang this past weekend at the first annual LOSC Invitational in Langley, BC. After breaking the BC short course Provincial record in the 800 freestyle twice within one month Dagnall continues to impress. His winning time of 9:49.35 broke the old record of 9:58.12 by Patrick Downing from Hyack in 2001. Dagnall finished the weekend with six first place finishes in the 200 / 400 / 800 freestyle, 100 / 200 butterfly and the 200 IM.
Pacific Coast Swimming had some impressive performances during the weekend at the 2003 Team Aquatic Supplies BC Provincial Championships en route to an impressive team finish.
Day one of the 2003 Team Aquatic Supplies BC Provincial Championships saw Pacific Coast Swimming's Craig Dagnall break his own provincial record in the 800 freestyle. Craig went out in 9:38.23 for the 800 split in his 1500 freestyle on Thursday. Dagnall held the old record set at 9:51.85.
PCS Swimmers collected a ton of hardware from the 2003 Western Canadian Championships in Regina last weekend. Greer Jacks won gold in the 100, 200, 400 freestyle and Eric Schmidt won the bronze in the 100 and 200 backstroke. Visit our Meet Results page.
by Rich Cole Story taken from UVic's "Martlet" newspaper
Students from around the countr packed their bathing suits, shaved their bodies and traveled to Commonwealth Place for the 2003 CIS Championships last weekend.
Hosted by UVic and their affiliate Pacific Coast Swimming (PCS), the competition offered Speedo-heads the weekend of a lifetime. The event's highlights included the shattering of 13 CIS records, not to mention one Canadian and one world record.
by Rich Cole Story taken from UVic's "Martlet" newspaper
The Vikes' successful showing at Commonwealth pool last weekend illustrates the depth of the Varsity program, as UVic continues to dominate the CIS's year after year.
by Pete Lewis - UVic Vikes Athletics and Recreation
Victoria, B.C. - Day one of the Canadian University Sport Swimming Championship saw over 30 teams with approximately 312 athletes converge on Saanich Commonwealth Place. The Vikes certainly made their presence felt in this pool of talent. Tension was high as several CIS records were broken, culminating in Brian Johns of UBC breaking a world record in the 400m individual medley.
